Nobody’s Fool is set a year after Fool Me Once however, as someone who hasn’t read the first book, I had no issues getting into the plot of this one. Enough information was shared to ensure that I didn’t miss out on key foundations for this book.

In his younger days, former Detective Sami Kierce was backpacking in Spain and met the enigmatic Anna however the fun is shattered when he wakes up, finding Anna dead with a knife in his hand and covered in blood…so he runs.

Fast forward twenty-two years later, Sami is a private investigator running evening classes when he sees someone at the back of the room who looks just like Anna, who then bolts. What ensues is Sami’s hunt for the mysterious classroom visitor and for answers.

Nobody’s Fool is full of twists and turns, a great cast of characters, some of whom are helpful to Sami, some that are not!

A thoroughly engaging read and an absolute page turner, wanting to know how all the plot strands tie up together! It did not disappoint.

Absolutely love the character of Sami Kierce, ex-cop turned investigator/crime teacher! This second outing goes back to his youth and a surprising visitor from his past who drops in on one of his classes. Except last time Sami saw Anna, she was dead… Great characterisation and plotting.

Harlan Coben is such an amazing storyteller! This book is another page-turner and I can already look forward to seeing the series, as I am sure the story is so good, it deserves one.
I liked the link between this story and Fool Me Once, as well as the return of Sami Kierce ...and his past. Sami is trying to solve the mystery of the disappearance of Victoria Belmond, or is it Anna, the young girl he met in Spain in his youth? Who is Anna? Who is Victoria? What happened? And where does the murder of his wife Nicole fit into all this? Harlan Coben takes us through a maze of events and details, popping through the pages and taking the reader along various paths. There is a bit of a nagging feeling starting to develop through the book about who might be behind all this, but why? It all comes together at the end in a brilliant finish.
Sami is helped by the wannabe detectives who attend his detective class. I really enjoyed these characters. All have a bit of a past, strange habits and personalities, but they become very good at investigating to help Sami in his quest for the truth. In fact, I thought this might be the start of a couple more stories of this detective club. Who knows.
I really enjoyed this book, its witty style and this amazing talent Harlan Coben has of coming up with incredible scenarios. I definitely recommend this story and I cannot wait for the next one!

Thanks to Netgalley and Random House UK, Cornerstone | Century for giving me the opportunity to review this book.

A complex plot makes for a good psychological crime thriller. Typical Harlan Coben, well plotted with enough twists to keep you guessing right to the end. Good.

A typical Harlan Coben, lots of twists and turns. A body in a bed in Spain. A 18 year old goes missing on New Year’s Eve. A murderer is released from prison. An ex cop who teaches criminology. How do these all connect? I rushed through this to find out what happened.

Thanks to NetGalley and Random House for the advance copy.

Harlan Coben is a master storyteller and Nobody’s Fool doesn’t let you down in this genre of thriller. Coben’s books are always fast paced, keeping you engaged until the final twist and this is no exception. I read Fool Me Once so many years ago that to be honest I didn’t remember much about Sam at all, and this completely works as a stand alone thriller.

Sam Kierce is happily married, with a baby, an ex cop who didn’t leave the force in the best of circumstances, and although struggling financially is making his world work, taking on jobs and teaching true crime at night school.

His world is turned upside down when his ex girlfriend turns up to the night school class. He hasn’t seen her for 25 years when he left her for dead in an apartment in Spain. Sam knew he hadn’t killed her but had ended up fleeing the country when he called his dad, who told him that as a young Pakistani boy in a strange country, he should just get himself home. He has been wracked with guilt ever since.

So is this woman actually Anna, or some kind of hallucinations, or worse, a hoax? And if she is real, what happened back in Spain and why has she turned up now? This is a real life mystery that Sam can get his night class to start working on - and they prove to be ready students.

As you’d expect from Coben, the story takes quite a while to untangle and there are some dead bodies along the way. The story gets mixed up with the kidnapping of a young heiress about 25 years ago and serious money always raises the stakes.

This is a ripping rollercoaster of a read, good fun, completely enagaging, with plenty of twists along the way. Sam is a likeable lead as is his wife, Molly. You find yourself rooting for them and looking for the best possible outcome.

An easy and enjoyable read, I’d recommend this to Coben fans and anyone who likes a suburban thriller!

This is a clever crime thriller that I really enjoyed.
Sami Kierce has tried to put his past behind him and is happy with his wife and young child, but when he sees someone from his past, he can’t help but react.
Kierce tries to speak to the woman but when she runs, he’s unable to catch her.
He’s able to track her to her home and is surprised to find a huge property and armed men protecting it.
Kierce is later made an offer he can’t refuse and the story then kicks up a gear.
I won’t spoil what happens as you need to let it all unfold gradually as you read it, and you won’t be disappointed.
Thanks to Random House UK for the opportunity to read this book.

This was a 4.5* read. Harlan Coben is one of my favourite authors and thus gripping suspense novel had me hooked all the way through. Would highly recommend this book.

Nobody’s Fool by Harlan Coben beat any expectations I had out of the park!!!
Sami Kierce is a private investigator, trying to navigate his life after a face from the past turns up in the back of his night class. This woman looks remarkably like an old girlfriend he thought he killed while he was in Spain. He was having some time out before settling into medical school, back when he was young. He never knew what happened and it has always haunted him. Obviously he starts to find out what happened and where she is….
There are so many tidbits here and there for us as the reader to connect up, that I was really obsessed with it!! Top marks!!!!
Many thanks to Random House Uk for the opportunity to read this arc copy via Netgalley. My opinion is my own.
#Netgalley, #RandomHouseUk, #HarlanCoben.

Nobody’s Fool is the second book in this series but can definitely be read as a standalone.
Sami is young and backpacking around Spain with his friends until he meets Anna. He falls head over heels but when he wakes up next to her with a knife in his hand and her covered in blood and dead his carefree life ends instantly. His father tells him to get home asap and it is never spoken about again. Now Sami is a private investigator who also runs classes for wannabe investigators, whilst at a class a woman that looks similar to Anna walks in then runs out. Sami follows her as he needs to know how she can be alive and what she has been doing. The path takes a very different direction and has him looking at his past in a totally different way.
This was a decent read, I wasn’t sure where this was going but you are given a full conclusion at the end, leaving no unanswered questions for me. The characters were varied and added to the storyline massively. The book flowed well and had a good pace and I enjoyed it.
I would like to thank NetGalley and Random House UK, Cornerstone for this ARC I received in exchange for an honest review.

Fantastic as always from Coben. Love his rule of writing and ability to make you keep reading. Great storyline looking forward to more from this author

Always a fan of Harlan Coben, I was excited to get a copy of Nobody’s Fool and it doesn’t disappoint.
This is the second book in the Sami Kierce series, taking place a year after ‘Fool Me Once’, but it doesn’t matter if you’ve not read the first – I hadn’t.
Sami’s life has imploded, he lost his job as a Detective and now works as a private investigator for a law firm and a night-school teacher for true crime fanatics. A criminal imprisoned for the murder of Sami’s fiancée has been released following allegations of corruption against Sami, and now a face from the past appears at the back of his class. However, not just any face from the past, but his former-lover who he believed was dead.
Sami must track Anna down to finally put the ghosts to rest. But what will be revealed when he does?
Full of twists and turns, they all sounded believeable (unlike some thrillers). I loved it!
Thank you to NetGalley and the publishers for giving me an advanced review copy in exchange for an honest review.

Another fantastic book by Harlan Coben. Every time a new book is released, I can't wait to get my hands on it and this one certainly didn't disappoint.

I really loved the main character Sami Kierce, he is unrelenting in his desire to find the truth behind the mystery that has haunted him for many years. He is a warm, relatable, family man with so much tenacity. He has a lovely family around him with his father, his wife Molly and his son Henry.

The plot is full of unexpected twists and turns to keep you on the edge of your seat and unable to put the book down, no matter how long ago you should have went to sleep!

As expected this is another captivating read by Harlan Coben.

Thank you to Netgalley and the publishers for kindly allowing me to read this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is my very first Harlan Coben book and it has instantly made me a fan! I could not put this book down. Usually I am reading at least two books at a time but I didn't even want to pick anything else up until I finished this.

The characters are complex, have emotional depth and have detailed backstories that make you really invested in them. The plot hooks you in and keeps you desperate to find out what the truth is. Coben's writing is so detailed you feel like you are in the story.

I enjoyed that, although Sami isn't a cop anymore, there was still that element as that's who he is at his core. The insistence in finding out the truth. I would love to be in his class.

Even the side characters were so detailed you could easily picture them. I'd love more of Polly and Gary with their sleuthing skills.

The slow unraveling of the truth as Sami comes across it makes you feel like you can guess what the twists are, but as more secrets are revealed you realise that it might not be that simple.

I definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves a good psychological mystery or crime thriller.

I will be going and reading his back catalogue of books now!

Thank you to Random House UK, Cornerstone and Century for this NetGalley Arc

Great characters good storyline. Hooked from the first chapter. Thanks for letting me review. Would continue the series

Having read the previous book in this series, I couldn't really remember the character Sami from it, but I didn't need to know any back story as this book covers his early years. I liked the supporting characters and how he interacts with them

A great read from Harlan but, it did start off very slow and usually his books pack more if a punch from the first page. I did enjoy this one once I got into it. My thanks to Netgalley and the publishers for giving me the opportunity to read this book in return for an honest review.

Twenty two years ago, young Sami Kierce woke up in Spain next to the dead body of his girlfriend Anna, a knife in his hand. Although he fled home to America, it changed the trajectory of his life and he's never forgotten her.
Currently down on his luck, Sami is trying to make ends meet by working as a private investigator and teaching night classes of wanna be detectives. When someone comes looking for him who looks exactly like Anna, Sami won't rest until he uncovers the truth..

I really enjoyed this thriller, Harlan Coben is an absolute master at writing a story with multiple shocking twists that will surprise even an avid thriller reader!  This book is perfect for fans of Lee Child, Michael Connelly and Jeffrey Deaver.

This book is set a year after the events of Fool Me Once. To be fair although I still haven't read Fool Me Once I didn't feel it impacted at all on my ability to enjoy this novel - any necessary backstory is provided. Fantastic new supporting characters such as Golfer Gary and The Pink Panthers are introduced and I hope they feature in any further sequels!

Thank you to Netgalley and Random House UK, Cornerstone for the review copy.

would like to thank netgalley and the publisher for letting me read this awesome book

ohh man where to start with this one....

1999 new years eve and victoria disappears and is never seen again.... until she re appears years later.....

where had seen been in those missing years....

sami life didnt turn out as he expected.... his plans for being a doctor changed that night in spain.... then his role as a police officer gets screwed.... so now hes at a different stage in his life...

one thats about to be unended....

omg what a read... i could not put this book down as each chapter or turn of the page gave out one shock after another.... so many things happening i cant even do this review justice but omg it well worth a read ...its a roller coaster of a ride and what an ending....

love harlan coben books they are the best

A bit of a slow burner which was a disappointment as this author usually delivers more of a thrill. Didn’t realise it was a sequel but that did not detract from the story. A good premise. Just an ok from me as it did not pack the punch I was expecting. Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the chance to review it.