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Gone for Good
544 pages
A relentless, twist-a-minute suburban thriller that peels back the veneer of a normal family to reveal decades of dark secrets.
What it feels like
Reading this thriller feels like stepping onto a runaway train of suburban paranoia and buried family trauma. The narrative grips you immediately with a conversational, almost intimate voice that quickly gives way to a frantic, pulse-pounding rhythm. It is a story steeped in the melancholic nostalgia of childhood bonds, yet it never lingers too long in the past before throwing another sharp, breathless twist your way. The atmosphere is tense and shadowy, constantly making you question the loyalties of everyday people. It is perfect for readers who love to be manipulated by a master of suspense, offering an experience that is both emotionally resonant in its exploration of brotherly love and relentlessly addictive in its execution.
- Mood
- tense
- shadowy
- gripping
- melancholic
- Tone
- urgent
- wry
- suspenseful
- earnest
- Pace
- propulsive
- Themes
- buried family secrets · the weight of the past · loyalty and betrayal · illusion of safety
- The writing
- Punchy, conversational, and relentlessly paced, relying on sharp dialogue and cliffhanger chapter endings to keep the pages turning.
- The arc
- Starts with a lingering sense of grief and nostalgia that rapidly accelerates into frantic, desperate determination as long-held truths unravel.
- Who it's for
- Readers who crave twisty, high-stakes suburban thrillers where ordinary people are thrust into extraordinary, dangerous situations.
Content notes
- murder
- violence
- grief
- domestic abuse
About the book
GONE FOR GOOD –“ An. ”
Now, in a bold new novel, Edgar-Award Winner HARLAN COBEN, author of the TELL NO ONE, unleashes a haunting tale of secrets and betrayal... and of one man’s search for his missing brother that spirals into a breakneck hunt for a killer, a victim, and the truth.
Gone for Good is at once a powerhouse of suspense and a haunting tale of love—the love between brothers, between lovers, between family members. It is one of those rare thrillers that not only make the pulse pound, but stir the heart as well.
Description from Open Library.
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