The match : a novel / Harlan Coben.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781538710227
- Physical Description: 517 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: Large print.
- Publisher: New York, New York : Grand Central Publishing Large Print, 2022.
- Copyright: ©2022
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Subject: | Abandoned children > Fiction. Recluses > Fiction. Cousins > Fiction. Large type books. |
Genre: | Thrillers (Fiction) Mystery fiction. |
Available copies
- 7 of 8 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Rossland Public Library.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Holdable? | Status | Due Date |
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Rossland Public Library | FIC COB (Text) | 35162001020756 | Large Print | Volume hold | Available | - |
- Booklist Reviews : Booklist Reviews 2022 February #1
"Be careful what you search for" could be the theme of Coben's sequel to The Boy from the Woods (2020). The hero, a man named Wilde, was abandoned as a child in a chain of the Appalachian Mountains in New Jersey. The first mystery details how he survived. This follow-up explores why no one ever claimed him once he was found. Now Wilde seeks answers from an ancestry DNA site; he quickly discovers his father and then finds that he has second cousin, a reality-show star who has vanished. A group named The Boomerangs, who take it upon themselves to exact violent punishments for cruelty and abuse, may be behind Wilde's cousin's disappearance or death. The premise of Wilde reaching out doesn't fit with his being a fierce loner, nor does his character ever become completely believable. Coben seems to equate speaking very tersely with being tough and capable; the one-to-three-word exchanges of dialogue grow tiresome quickly. Still, the vigilante subplot provides enough excitement to keep the legion of Coben fans engaged.HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: Although Coben is not at his best here, his name will be enough to draw a crowd. Copyright 2022 Booklist Reviews. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2021 October
Wilde, the child rescued from the wilderness and grown to manhood in 2020's No. 1
Copyright 2021 Library Journal.New York Times best-sellingThe Boy from the Woods , returns to follow clues to who his parents were and why they abandoned him. Complicating matters, these clues are linked to a present-day disappearance that has been presumed suicideâbut who knows? With escalating sales and an exclusive multiyear deal with Netflix to develop published and future projects, Coben is booming bigger than ever. - Library Journal Reviews : LJ Reviews 2022 March
Wilde, who never knew why he was found living in the woods 30 years earlier, submits his DNA profile to several websites, seeking family connections. He meets with a man identified by one site as his father, but his answers aren't satisfying. He tries again, hoping to uncover a link to his mother. Instead, he connects with a relative whose information then disappears from the site. Wilde's resources include a foster sister who owns a security company; together, their search leads to a reality star shamed on social media who has since disappeared. Now Wilde is determined to learn why the reality star is connected with him, and whether online comments destroyed a life. The reality star is also being sought by one rogue member of a vigilante group called Boomerang that finds and punishes cyberbullies. When Wilde's search leads him to a murder victim who was targeted by Boomerang, Wilde himself becomes a suspect.
Copyright 2022 Library Journal.VERDICT The topical follow-up to Coben's best-sellingThe Boy from the Woods addresses reality shows, DNA searches, cyberbullying, and social media influencers in a suspenseful novel guaranteed to be a hit.âLesa Holstine - LJ Express Reviews : LJ Express Reviews
Wilde, who never knew why he was found living in the woods 30 years earlier, submits his DNA profile to several websites, seeking family connections. He meets with a man identified by one site as his father, but his answers aren't satisfying. He tries again, hoping to uncover a link to his mother. Instead, he connects with a relative whose information then disappears from the site. Wilde's resources include a foster sister who owns a security company; together, their search leads to a reality star shamed on social media who has since disappeared. Now Wilde is determined to learn why the reality star is connected with him, and whether online comments destroyed a life. The reality star is also being sought by one rogue member of a vigilante group called Boomerang that finds and punishes cyberbullies. When Wilde's search leads him to a murder victim who was targeted by Boomerang, Wilde himself becomes a suspect.
Copyright 2022 LJExpress.VERDICT The topical follow-up to Coben's best-sellingThe Boy from the Woods addresses reality shows, DNA searches, cyberbullying, and social media influencers in a suspenseful novel guaranteed to be a hit.âLesa Holstine - Publishers Weekly Reviews : PW Reviews 2022 January #5
Could Wilde, a 40-something man who was discovered living on his own three decades earlier in the New Jersey woods, finally learn how he came to grow up feral? Bestseller Coben provides some answers in this uneven sequel to 2020's
Copyright 2022 Publishers Weekly.The Boy from the Woods . After years of uncertainty, Wilde submits a DNA sample to a genealogy website, but after he receives a message about a possible second cousin, identified only as PB, Wilde gets distracted and never responds to PB's message. Sometime later, just as Wilde is preparing to return to the U.S. from Costa Rica, a new alert identifies his biological father as Nevada's Daniel Carter. But when Wilde tracks him down, Carter's unsure about more than a one-time meeting. Wilde reaches out to PB hoping to learn more, only to find this potential second blood relative unreachable. His search for PB enmeshes him in the messy world of internet trolls, vigilantes, and reality TV, and lands him as the prime suspect in a murder. Plenty of exciting action makes up only in part for a lack of character depth. Coben has done better.Agent: Lisa Vance, Aaron M. Priest Literary. (Mar.)