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No Second Chance [Audio Download]

by Harlan Coben (Author), Tim Machin (Narrator)
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  • Audio Download
  • Listening Length: 7 hours and 3 minutes
  • Program Type: Audiobook
  • Version: Abridged
  • Publisher: Orion Publishing Group Limited
  • Audible Release Date: 19 April 2006
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B002SQ3TKC
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (75 customer reviews)

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Harlan Coben was voted winner of the Bestseller Dagger, at the 2009 Crime Writers' Association's Crime Thriller awards .

"When the first bullet hit my chest, I thought of my daughter."

Dr Marc Seidman is living in New Jersey with his new wife, Monica, and their baby daughter, Tara, when the shocking attack occurs. When he wakes in the hospital, he learns that Monica is dead, and Tara is missing from her crib.

For two weeks there is no word. Then a ransom demand is made for Tara's return. But Marc makes a mistake.

Something goes terribly wrong during the money drop. The ransom vanishes. The kidnappers get away.

Days turn to weeks as Marc remembers the ransom note's ominous warning: THERE WILL BE NO SECOND CHANCE. The police, believing that Tara is probably dead, start to move on.

Eighteen months pass. And then, when Marc has just about given up all hope of seeing his daughter again, he gets a package with a chilling note attached: WANT A SECOND CHANCE? And inside the package the kidnapper provides proof that Tara is still alive.

©2003 Harlan Coben; (P)2003 Orion Publishing Group Ltd.
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48 of 49 people found the following review helpful
Nail biting stuff 17 Feb 2004
Format:Paperback
"No Second Chance" is the warning on the ransom note Dr Marc Seidman was left following the shooting at his home, that left him injured, his wife dead and his daughter kidnapped. So after the ransom 'exchange' is messed up, and the killer/kidnapper gets away, these words echo in Dr Seidmans mind. However his whole life now revolves around finding his baby daughter.

No second chance is a real edge of your seat thriller, with twists & turns. The characters are brilliant, you can almost feel their distinct, vulnerable and dangerous personalities fill the room you are reading in.

Coben has a gift of making his writing 'visual' you really can see events unfold around you. He makes the people and situations very real. No Second Chance benefits from that gift.

This book is a real page turner. Enjoy!

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful
By Liz
Format:Paperback
No Second Chance tells the thrilling story of Dr Marc Seidman, who wakes up in hospital to discover his wife was brutally murdered and his daughter has been missing for the past 10 days. He responds to a ransom note but is caught out when he gets the police involved, and is told there is no second chance. But nearly two years later, he is given a second opportunity to put right what he messed up the first time

This book is interesting, well-written and very dynamic; the characters are developed and interesting. This book is action-packed and fast-paced but sometimes reads like a movie yet to be made, full of dramatic fast editing.

All in all, a great thriller to sit down for a few days with

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42 of 43 people found the following review helpful
A great diversion 25 Feb 2004
By jon
Format:Paperback
If you ever want a distraction from the mundane trappings of modern life, here is the ideal book to whisk you away to another world. It is not a fantasy, a romance or comedy, but instead a fast-paced absorbing thriller. It is however, far above average, and incredibly involving. I admit, I was a little unsure on receiving the book as to whether it would hold my attention, but the book contains some beautifully observed moments. Instead of dragging us through the details of a grisly ordeal, it relates the story to us in a number of ways. The mixture of third-person story-telling and first person narrative gives this book an edge above others of this genre. But I stress again, it is the nuances, the details of thoughts and emotions, usually in the narrative, that delivers the books weighty punch. A story told to you that reminds you of some point in your life is always more compelling, and this doesn't disappoint.
The basic plot, which I won't spoil, is full of enough twists and turns to keep you guessing all the way, and is a little more thought out than the majority of best sellers.A man in his thirties is largely pre-occupied with his career, and it takes a tragedy to really see where his life is going.
There is nothing profound here, just good story telling.
Highly recommended for an absorbing read.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
I try and discard placing all 5 stars on a review only wanting to use...
No Second Chance, my first book that I have read by Harlan Coben, it has all the emotions within its pages, tension, shock, love, murder, sadness and an overwhelming love from a... Read more
Published 13 days ago by The Grover
Anyone for Seconds?
There are certain authors who have a set style and Harlan Coben is one. He writes thrilling crime fiction in which his hero is chased by something from their past. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Sam
Disappointing for a Harlan Coben
I have read a lot of Harlan Coben and this is the first time I have been disappointed with his work. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Ed Taylor
Gripping throughout.....
This was my first introduction to the novels of Harlan Coben and, having since read several of his others, "No Second Chance" is up there with the best.
Published 11 months ago by Book Mark
Not his best
I love the Myron Bolita novels, but this was not very interesting. The moral dilemma that the author loves to put in his novels came at the very end - barely redeeming a... Read more
Published 12 months ago by thegoodbook
Edge of your seat thriller
This is the second Coben book that I've read and it didn't disappoint. Reading it is almost like reading the script for first rate Hollywood thriller. Read more
Published 14 months ago by Smurfin
BOOKS
I love Harlan Coben books and this is no exception,once I started reading I could not put it down until I had finished it. I have now passed it on to one of my daughters.
Published 18 months ago by Mrs. S. Chapman
Amazing Book
This is the first Harlan Coben book I have read and it was amazing - its fast pace and quirky dialogue made it a one day read for me - staying up late just to see how it ended, and... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Alicat10
Not as good as The Woods
I'd like to give this a 3 and a 1/2 really, as 3 seems a bit mean. It is a very good, page-turny thriller, packed with real clues and red herrings and a twisty turner plot. Read more
Published 24 months ago by daisyrock
one of his best
Harlan Coben is one of my favorite authors and this book is one of the best.It is fast paced with lots of twists. You think you know whats happening and then you don't. Read more
Published on 6 May 2010 by Megan Stanton
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