The Boy from the Woods

By Harlan Coben

A man with a mysterious past must find a missing teenage girl in this shocking thriller from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Run Away. Thirty years ago, Wilde was found as a boy living feral in the woods, with no memory of his past. Now an adult, he still doesn't know where he comes from, and another child has gone missing.No one seems to take Naomi Pine's disappearance seriously, not even her father--with one exception. Hester Crimstein, a television criminal attorney, knows through her grandson that Naomi was relentlessly bullied at school. Hester asks Wilde--with whom she shares a tragic connection--to use his unique skills to help find Naomi.Wilde can't ignore an outcast in trouble, but in order to find Naomi he must venture back into the community where he has never fit in, a place where the powerful are protected even when they harbor secrets that could destroy the lives of millions ... secrets that Wilde must uncover before it's too late.

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Published Oct 20, 2020

416 pages

Average rating: 7.47

111 RATINGS

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ElenaR
ElenaR
8/10 stars
Entertaining typical thriller, not as sanguinary as is the norm these days. The title doesn’t reflect the plot as much as it would be expected. There is a lot going on with the plot, school bullying, political issues… Lots of twits and turns that made it a little hard to concentrate on what was going on. To me and enjoyable quick read. I want to know more about what happened to Wilde in his childhood.
Shakira94
Shakira94
10/10 stars
Loved Wilde’s character! Hope we get to learn more about him in the next book! Also, I really hope there’s some justice for Raymond!
Chriss.Mo
Chriss.Mo
8/10 stars
If we could do partial ratings, I'd give this a 3.7 so I rounded up. It's definitely not my favorite Harlan Coben story but I did like the characters and banter-like dialogue. This feels like one the BBC or Netflix will convert to a mini-series in the near future. I hope they can manage to make the "ah-ha, I've found you out, now hear my 10 page monologue about every detail of how I did it" a little less cheesy.
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Ann Bredemeier
8/10 stars
really twisted story...so many plots intertwined...great characters...
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Juliaj
7/10 stars
I liked this book. It’s slow in the beginning and picks up about halfway through.

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