The stranger didn't shatter Adam's world all at once.That was what Adam Price would tell himself later, but that was a lie. Adam somehow knew right away, right from the very first sentence, that the life he had known as a content suburban married father of two was forever gone.
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Who can stop reading after these opening sentences? Definitely my kind of an introduction to a potentially gripping story.
Adam Price, an ordinary husband and father, has his life turned around in the opening pages of Harlan Corben's The Stranger. A stranger approaches Price in a public setting and tells him a shocking secret about Price's wife: that several years back while married to Price she faked both a pregnancy and a miscarriage. The stranger gives Adam additional information to confirm this story for himself. Then the stranger drives off, leaving no name or explanation.
When Adam confronts his wife, Corinne, with his new knowledge, she dodges his questions and drives off to work, sending him a text that she needs some time alone. Throughout the day she does not answer her phone or texts from Adam or their two boys. Days pass and there is no word from her. How much time does she need? What will she say to her husband about this secret?
Needless to say, Adam is confused, angry, shocked, and uncertain what to do. He just knows he wants to find his wife and get an explanation. And he is more than curious about the stranger, how he found out about Corinne's alleged deception, and what his intentions were revealing the secret. So he sets out to find her and understand the situation as well as the identity and motive of the strange.
That is just the tip of the iceberg for this thrilling, compelling story of secrets, hidden agendas, relationships, and ambitions. I won't spoil more for you by revealing anything beyond this snippet from the first pages. Suffice to say, Adam and others are now involved in something more far-reaching than their own personal secrets and confusion.
The Stranger reminds me of the movie Fatal Attraction. Something secret from your past life may someday come back and cause unforeseen problems. Problems which are impossible to ignore and difficult to clean up. The final repercussions to the secret are unknown, but undoubtedly will change many lives forever.
Highly recommended as a thriller and warning about the secrets we all have.
Adam Price, an ordinary husband and father, has his life turned around in the opening pages of Harlan Corben's The Stranger. A stranger approaches Price in a public setting and tells him a shocking secret about Price's wife: that several years back while married to Price she faked both a pregnancy and a miscarriage. The stranger gives Adam additional information to confirm this story for himself. Then the stranger drives off, leaving no name or explanation.
When Adam confronts his wife, Corinne, with his new knowledge, she dodges his questions and drives off to work, sending him a text that she needs some time alone. Throughout the day she does not answer her phone or texts from Adam or their two boys. Days pass and there is no word from her. How much time does she need? What will she say to her husband about this secret?
Needless to say, Adam is confused, angry, shocked, and uncertain what to do. He just knows he wants to find his wife and get an explanation. And he is more than curious about the stranger, how he found out about Corinne's alleged deception, and what his intentions were revealing the secret. So he sets out to find her and understand the situation as well as the identity and motive of the strange.
That is just the tip of the iceberg for this thrilling, compelling story of secrets, hidden agendas, relationships, and ambitions. I won't spoil more for you by revealing anything beyond this snippet from the first pages. Suffice to say, Adam and others are now involved in something more far-reaching than their own personal secrets and confusion.
The Stranger reminds me of the movie Fatal Attraction. Something secret from your past life may someday come back and cause unforeseen problems. Problems which are impossible to ignore and difficult to clean up. The final repercussions to the secret are unknown, but undoubtedly will change many lives forever.
Highly recommended as a thriller and warning about the secrets we all have.
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Caletti, Deb. He's Gone
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