Harlan Coben has made a career out of one particular terror: the moment you realise the life you thought you had is not real. These three standalones work that theme from different angles. A stranger in a bar delivers a secret that destroys a marriage. A man who served time finds that starting over is never as easy as it sounds. A woman walks down the aisle and six years later appears never to have existed. The plotting is surgical, and Coben never cheats. Three of his best.
The Stranger - A man's perfect life unravels when a stranger in a bar reveals a devastating secret about his wife.
The Innocent - Matt Hunter killed a man by accident and paid for it. Nine years on, a single phone call drags the past back into daylight.
Six Years - Six years after losing Natalie, Jake Fisher attends her husband's funeral and finds a widow he has never seen before.
Three masterfully plotted thrillers where every secret hides another waiting to surface.
Ian Rankin is always a good read but it is interesting to have one of his other series which shows a different style and for me the best read in the selection.
