Home by Harlan Coben: book review

Home by Harlan Coben (2016) is set in Manhattan.

‘Accidental detective’ and former basketball player Myron Bolitar is caught up in another crime in this thriller series of books by American author Harlan Coben.

Billionaire and Myron’s best friend Windsor Home Lockwood III (Win) needs help and calls Myron. Myron is soon to be married to Terese Collins, but Win’s situation needs to be resolved first.

Two six-year-old boys, Patrick Moore and Rhys Baldwin, were kidnapped ten years ago and have never been found. They would now be 16 years old. Win is related to Rhys Baldwin and Win thinks he has seen Patrick in New York. He needs Myron’s help to find Patrick, and then to his relative Rhys.

Myron and Win have success in finding Patrick.

What happened to Patrick over the past ten years? Were Patrick and Rhys held captive together or were they separated? Does Patrick know where Rhys is?

Patrick’s mother is emotionally happy to see the return of her son, but the mother of Rhys wants answers. Patrick is so traumatised that he is not ready to open up communication. He doesn’t want to tell anybody anything. He is different after the ‘terrible ordeal.’

Is the person that Myron and Win found really Patrick? Is he so changed by his experience that his personality and character are totally unrecognizable? Or is he an imposter?

The book delves briefly into finding Patrick Moore, and focuses mostly on revealing what happened, and who kidnapped him and his friend. The author reveals whether the person they found is Patrick, and whether he can be believed about the fate of Rhys Baldwin.

This is an interesting, moving thriller about friendships, family ties, childhood trauma, truth, and trust.

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