Coben, Harlan

The stranger is an unknown being who can appear anywhere and everywhere, whispering a few words that can shatter alliances and families, then disappearing. Adam Price is the stranger's latest target. He tells Adam a secret about his beautiful wife, Corinne, which shatters Adam's comfortable life of the American dream. As Adam investigates, he realizes he has stumbled on to a conspiracy that, if not stopped, will not only ruin his life, but end it.

"A decade ago, kidnappers grabbed two boys from wealthy families and demanded ransom, then went silent. No trace of the boys ever surfaced. For ten years their families have been left with nothing but painful memories and a quiet desperation for the day that has finally, miraculously arrived: Myron Bolitar and his friend Win believe they have located one of the boys, now a teenager. Where has he been for ten years, and what does he know about the day, more than half a life ago, when he was taken? And most critically: What can he tell Myron and Win about the fate of his missing friend?"--Dust jacket.

Matt Hunter, released from prison for accidentally killing someone when breaking up a fight, has his life back on track--a beautiful, pregnant wife, and a pending deal on the house of his dreams--until he receives bizarre photographs that send him running from the law.

"Mickey Bolitar and his friends continue to investigate the Abeona Shelter, while Mickey searches for answers about his father's tragic death"--.

"Surfing an online dating site, NYPD detective Kat Donovan feels her whole world explode. Staring back at her is her ex-fiance, the man who shattered her heart -- and whom she hasn't seen in eighteen years. But when Kat reaches out to the man in the profile, an unspeakable conspiracy comes to light. As Kat begins to investigate, her feelings are challenged about everyone she's ever loved -- even her father, whose cruel murder so long ago has never been fully explained. With lives on the line, including her own, Kat must venture deeper into the darkness than she ever has before and discover if she has the strength to survive what she finds there."--from back cover.

"From #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben, a heart-pounding thriller about the ties we have to our past...and the lies that bind us together. It's a profile, like all the others on the online dating site. But as NYPD Detective Kat Donovan focuses on the accompanying picture, she feels her whole world explode, as emotions she's ignored for decades come crashing down on her. Staring back at her is her ex-fiance; Jeff, the man who shattered her heart-and who she hasn't seen in 18 years. Kat feels a spark, wondering if this might be the moment when past tragedies recede and a new world opens up to her. But when she reaches out to the man in the profile, her reawakened hope quickly darkens into suspicion and then terror as an unspeakable conspiracy comes to light, in which monsters prey upon the most vulnerable. As the body count mounts and Kat's hope for a second chance with Jeff grows more and more elusive, she is consumed by an investigation that challenges her feelings about everyone she ever loved-her former fiance;, her mother, and even her father, whose cruel murder so long ago has never been fully explained. With lives on the line, including her own, Kat must venture deeper into the darkness than she ever has before, and discover if she has the strength to survive what she finds there"--.

The secret honeymoon of a model and a Boston Celtics basketball player turns into tragedy when he supposedly drowns and secrets are slowly revealed to lead to the truth.

New York sports agent Myron Bolitar, having accepted the task of keeping an eye on women's basketball star Brenda Slaughter who has been receiving threats on her life, finds himself following a dangerous trail of lies, lust, and murder.

A surgeon suspected of killing his wife attempts to save his kidnapped infant daughter without the help of the authorities.

Sports agent Myron Bolitar answers a call for help from former lover Terese Collins who has become a suspect in the murder of her ex-husband in Paris, and soon finds himself on the run from Homeland Securty, Interpol, Mossad, and someone who does not want the truth about Terese's long-believed dead daughter to come to light.