My review: ????
The Boy from the Woods by Harlan Coben is now a man called Wilde. He doesn’t remember anything before being in the woods, and his memories tell him he way there for years.
Wilde’s now grown, joined the army, served, and now is living back near where he was found. He’s asked to help with finding a teenager that his godson knows. Hester, his godson’s grandmother, and mother of Wilde’s late best friend, is a lawyer who also joins in to help.
It’s a fast paced thriller, with story lines about politics, family, and bullying. There’s romance for an older couple, which is unusual to see, and so good it’s being normalised.
I found the book enjoyable, but it felt like there was previous story I was missing, or that it was the start of a series. Having a read around, it sounds like at least one of the characters (Hester) have been in other Harlan Coben books, which might explain that feeling.
The Boy from the Woods was published on 3rd September 2020, and you can order it from Amazon, Waterstones, or your local independent bookshop.
You can follow Harlan Coben on his website, Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
I was given this book in return for an unbiased review, so my thanks to NetGalley and to Random House Cornerstone.