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The Boy from the Woods

Harlan Coben

Ages 16+

Readers rate it 3.8 (134 on Hardcover)

Released Mar 17, 2020

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A note for parents

This is an adult crime thriller by Harlan Coben featuring a missing child, bullying, and criminal investigation—not a young adult or children's book. The plot involves dark themes, bullying, and morally complex characters in a mystery involving potential crimes against a teenager. While not graphically violent, the subject matter (child endangerment, exploitation) and tone are geared toward adult readers.

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From the publisher

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... 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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  • Fiction
  • Plot driven
  • Weak Character Development
  • reflective
  • from-audible
  • Loveable Characters
  • Unloveable Characters
  • fast-paced
  • Not Diverse Characters
  • mysterious
  • dark
  • Thriller

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