Tell No One (novel)

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Tell No One
Author	Harlan Coben
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Mystery, Thriller, Crime, Suspense
Publisher	Orion Paperback, Dell
Publication date	January 7, 2002 (Orion), February 26, 2002 (Dell)
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
ISBN	ISBN 0 752 84471 7 (Orion), ISBN 0 440 23670 3 (Dell)

[edit] Description

Tell No One is Harlan Coben 2001 stand-alone thriller, The story is about Dr. David Beck, the loss was shattering. And every day for the past eight years, he has relived the horror of what happened. The gleaming lake. The pale moonlight. The piercing screams. The night his wife was taken. The last night he saw her alive.

[edit] Synopsis

TELL NO ONE is a story of loss and redemption. It begins innocently enough. Dr. David Beck and his beloved wife, Elizabeth, are celebrating the anniversary of their first kiss in the quiet of Lake Charmaine. They grew up together, first kissed at age twelve, and now, twenty-five years old and married less than a year, they return for an idyllic weekend away.

Tragedy shatters their solitude. Elizabeth is abducted and murdered, her body found in a ditch. Her killer is caught and brought to justice. But for David Beck, there can be no closure. Eight years pass. He never gets over Elizabeth's murder. He loses himself in his work as an inner city pediatrician.

But everything changes on the eighth anniversary of Elizabeth's death. Two unidentified bodies are found at Lake Charmaine, unearthed years after their deaths. But even more disturbing, Beck gets a bizarre e-mail that mentions a specific phrase — a phrase known only to him and Elizabeth. The email also tells him to click a hyperlink the next day at a specific hour — “kiss time” - 6:15PM.

[edit] Reviews

“I wanted to savor every clue, every detail, and I NEVER WANTED IT TO END.”
— USA TODAY

“Easily shifting from suspense to pathos, Coben expertly plumbs the intensity of mouring and the painful game of “what if” that comes with Beck's spark of hope... Coben has crafted a beach read so gripping it ought to come with a jumbo tube of sunscreen. Bottom line: TELL EVERYONE.”
— People Magazine (Beach Book of the Week)

“This thriller moves from heartbreaking to heartstopping without missing a beat... Edgar winner Coben makes Beck (and the reader) walk a tightrope where one false move or word can spell doom.”
— Booklist