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Twenty years ago at summer camp, Paul Copeland's sister died in the woods, the alleged victim of a serial killer. Her body was never found. Now, Paul is the prosecutor for Essex County, New Jersey, immersed in one of the biggest cases of his career-a case that will change everything he believes about the past...and the truth.

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Date: 2008-07-08
Solid Thriller
Mr. Coben consistently provides us with solid, plot driven thrillers and "The Woods" is no exception. The plot centers on a New Jersey county prosecutor, Paul Copeland, and the murder, 20 years ago, of his sister. Mr. Coben is the master of the plot twist and this one does not disappoint. This is a true page turner that will keep you guessing until the end.

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Date: 2008-07-06
The Woods
Starts off a bit on the slow side but soon enough I was unable to put it down. Had me guessing till the very end.

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Date: 2008-06-24
One heck of a roller coaster ride!
I have to admit, I was so disgusted with the court case re-hash (and revision) of the Duke "rape" case that I almost set this book aside. I'm glad I didn't. I gaggingly suffered through that part only because the premise of the book, Paul's sister's disappearance in the woods at summer camp twenty years ago, was so riveting.

I'm glad I stuck with it. This book is one heck of a roller coaster ride and Paul Copeland (Harlan Coben?) will manage to tick you off no matter what your political beliefs are!

The book raises some important questions. It's great to have morals but how will those morals survive when it comes to protecting YOUR loved one? How far will you go?

Good book.

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Date: 2008-06-16
3.5 stars. Nicely wrapped up twists - after a pleasant roller coaster ride
It's been a Coben couple of weeks. Last week I read Hold Tight. I debated if this one was better or worse. In the end, I decided unlike most critics that it's different, but that's not bad. And it's as good orbetter than the last.

While some other reviewers thought it shallow - I found that somehow in Coben's unique way he managed to keep me hooked with multiples story lines throughout (Who killed the people in the woods really? Were any of them alive? Would he win the case against the college kids? Would he get back with his old love? What was his Dad involved in? What was the camp director involved in?...) All of which were organized enough to stay up with them and tied up beautifully into a couple of nice, pleasant roller coaster twists and turns and a surprise ending. (Gratifyingly, one that didn't end up with some maniac doing the ever-so-popular over-the-top action scene to drive the story to a conclusion.

And for all the talk of shallowness - this one shared a common Coben theme about the lengths parents will go to to protect their kids (something that must be weighing on him lately - but makes it a tad more thoughtful, all the same). Maybe because it was less action-oriented and more about the story - it's less a page-turner than some of his (I confess I did put it down in favor of another book I was reading at the time for a bit) - but I was hooked to find out the answers to my questions.

I've always found Cobens characters to be less developed than Koontz - who can create the delightful odd ball, but with rarely the roller-coaster thrills that Coben manages. This one is no exception - but I still cared about them ---- through all it's twists and turns.

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Date: 2008-06-13
COULD NOT PUT IT DOWN!!!!
THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS I'VE READ IN A LONG TIME SUSPENSE UNTIL THE LAST PAGE. YOU WILL NOT BE DISSAPPOINTED!!!!

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