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Harlan Coben

Nobody's Fool Paperback By Harlan Coben

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Released: 4th December 2025. Dark secrets from former Detective Sami Kierce’s past comes back to haunt him in the unmissable new thriller from the global No. 1 bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once. *THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER* 'A tense, suspenseful and action-packed thriller' Independent 'I couldn’t put it down' Lauren Laverne, BBC The One Show 'Unbelievably brilliant' Richard Osman __________ The present day is hard enough for former Detective Sami Kierce, but his past isn’t through with him yet… Sami Kierce, a young college grad backpacking in Spain with friends, wakes up one morning, covered in blood. There’s a knife in his hand. Beside him, the body of his girlfriend. Anna. Dead. He begins to scream - and then he runs. Twenty two years later, Kierce, now a private investigator, is a new father who’s working off his debts by teaching wannabe sleuths at a night school in New York City. One evening, he recognizes a familiar face at the back of the classroom. Anna. It’s unmistakably her. But as soon as he makes eye contact with her, she bolts. For Kierce there is no choice. He knows he must find this woman and solve the impossible mystery that has haunted his every waking moment since that terrible day. His investigation will bring him face-to-face with his past. Soon he discovers that some secrets should stay buried... __________ Readers are loving Nobody’s Fool: ‘I was hooked right from the start!’ 5-star reader review ‘Compelling, addictive, and seriously electric’ 5-star reader review ‘Jaw-dropping’ 5-star reader review ‘A heart-pounding thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat’ 5-star reader review ‘This story is genius! So clever and so addictive’ 5-star reader review ‘I couldn't put this one down!’ 5-star reader review ‘Coben is a master’ 5-star reader review ‘Epic!’ 5-star reader review ‘Highly addictive and entertaining’ 5-star reader review ‘A twisty thriller, packed full of suspense, drama and mystery’ 5-star reader review Praise for Harlan Coben: 'A GREAT writer' JOHN GRISHAM 'Never lets you down' LEE CHILD 'Simply one of the all-time greats' GILLIAN FLYNN 'The modern master of the hook and twist' DAN BROWN 'One of the world's finest thriller writers' PETER JAMES 'I love Harlan Coben. I've read all his books' BILL NIGHY ‘My favourite thriller writer ever’ REESE WITHERPOON

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    Released:
    4th December 2025
    Format:
    Book
    Barcode:
    9781804943434
  • Description

    Dark secrets from former Detective Sami Kierce’s past comes back to haunt him in the unmissable new thriller from the global No. 1 bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once.

    *THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER*

    'A tense, suspenseful and action-packed thriller' Independent
    'I couldn’t put it down' Lauren Laverne, BBC The One Show
    'Unbelievably brilliant' Richard Osman

    __________

    The present day is hard enough for former Detective Sami Kierce, but his past isn’t through with him yet…

    Sami Kierce, a young college grad backpacking in Spain with friends, wakes up one morning, covered in blood. There’s a knife in his hand. Beside him, the body of his girlfriend. Anna. Dead. He begins to scream - and then he runs.

    Twenty two years later, Kierce, now a private investigator, is a new father who’s working off his debts by teaching wannabe sleuths at a night school in New York City. One evening, he recognizes a familiar face at the back of the classroom. Anna. It’s unmistakably her. But as soon as he makes eye contact with her, she bolts.
    For Kierce there is no choice. He knows he must find this woman and solve the impossible mystery that has haunted his every waking moment since that terrible day.
    His investigation will bring him face-to-face with his past. Soon he discovers that some secrets should stay buried...

    __________

    Readers are loving Nobody’s Fool:

    ‘I was hooked right from the start!’ 5-star reader review

    ‘Compelling, addictive, and seriously electric’ 5-star reader review

    ‘Jaw-dropping’ 5-star reader review

    ‘A heart-pounding thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat’ 5-star reader review

    ‘This story is genius! So clever and so addictive’ 5-star reader review

    ‘I couldn't put this one down!’ 5-star reader review

    ‘Coben is a master’ 5-star reader review

    ‘Epic!’ 5-star reader review

    ‘Highly addictive and entertaining’ 5-star reader review

    ‘A twisty thriller, packed full of suspense, drama and mystery’ 5-star reader review


    Praise for Harlan Coben:

    'A GREAT writer' JOHN GRISHAM

    'Never lets you down' LEE CHILD

    'Simply one of the all-time greats' GILLIAN FLYNN

    'The modern master of the hook and twist' DAN BROWN

    'One of the world's finest thriller writers' PETER JAMES

    'I love Harlan Coben. I've read all his books' BILL NIGHY

    ‘My favourite thriller writer ever’ REESE WITHERPOON

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