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  • Written by: Harlan Coben
  • Narrated by: Scott Brick
  • Length: 12 hrs and 31 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (201 ratings)

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The Woods

Written by: Harlan Coben
Narrated by: Scott Brick
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Publisher's Summary

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES!

The bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama The Stranger takes listeners into the heart of family loyalty in this twisty thriller that proves that the darkest secrets are often closest to home.

Paul Copeland, a New Jersey county prosecutor, is still grieving the loss of his sister twenty years ago - the night she walked into the woods, never to be seen again. But now, a homicide victim is found with evidence linking him to the disappearance. The victim could be the boy who vanished along with Paul's sister. And, as hope rises that his sister could still be alive, dangerous secrets from his family's past threaten to tear apart everything Paul has been trying to hold together....

©2007 Harlan Coben (P)2007 Brilliance Audio

What the critics say

“[The Woods] might just be the best thing Coben has written...A gripping story, filled with fine characters and dark secrets.” - Chicago Sun Times

“A lively, fast-moving entertainment, jam packed with the bizarre plot twists that are his stock in trade.” - The Washington Post

“Another surprising and emotional story that will remain with the reader long after the last page is finished. One of Coben’s best.” - Library Journal

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Nice Combination Of Courtroom Drama & Suspense

This book simultaneously follows two crime plotlines: the prosecution of a pair of entitled frat-boy rapists and a twisty-turny tale involving long-thought-dead victims showing up alive, duplicity, and jaw-dropping family secrets. Harlan Coben does a very nice job plotting a pair of keep-you-guessing mysteries.. but has difficulty melding the two plotlines smoothly and introduces some straight-up silly action elements around the climax.
Fortunately, the feeling that some plot threads & events are "shoehorned" into the narrative isn't overwhelming. Rather, Coben's storytelling ingenuity makes it remarkably easy to set aside reservations and simply enjoy this entertaining - if imperfect - "beach-read".

Likewise fortuitous, the narration from Scott Brick is "more than capable". He exhibits his typical spot-on diction and tone - and a cadence & timbre characteristically improved by setting playback speed at 1.15X  - but his voice-acting is particularly noteworthy on this project (distinctive, emotive, and largely avoiding injudicious accents).
Where the recording falls apart is in the annoying overuse of voice modulation for dialogue over the telephone (a *lot* in this book) and inadequate sound editing from Brilliance Audio (allowing uncomfortably loud segments to remain untouched).
Altogether, the performance is well above-average.. but the production is unspectacular in terms of quality.

Taken in toto, I very much enjoyed this 8.5/10 star recording of 'The Woods'. Can recommend.

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Good

Enjoyed the book. At times the writer draws it out past the point of suspense and into a real where I’m tempted to fast forward and get to the point of the paragraph. Scott Brick is great, one of my favourite readers.

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Could not stop listening.

I became addicted to this book! I have never had so much trouble tearing myself away from a book before.

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good story to listen too.

very interesting story. keeps you entertertained in suspense and difficult to stop listening to it.

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Good story

Story is well done. Narrator sounds like he's doing the presentation inside of a tin can with a stage mic. He does a good job, just could've had better audio equipment

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Good book

Very interesting book. Excited to very end and not predictable. I enjoyed reading/listening this book.
Referring to anybody who likes mystery.

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  • 2021-04-26

Pulls you in quickly.

Easy to read, well performed, the voices suited the character, less so for those with accents but those are never easy to carry off. I appreciated the multifaceted story line, it wasn’t one dimensional, displayed depth of character quickly. Not your run of the mill murder mystery though ending isn’t a total surprise. Will be looking more of this authors books.

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The Woods

Narrator sometimes sounded like a man in drag with the women's characters. Overall an enjoyable story.

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Great

Loved the whole story, characters were very interesting. Harlan Coben is a terrific writer and I enjoy all his books.

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Quality of recording not what I have come to expect

I agree with reviews which enjoyed the story but found it to be implausible. The beginning of the book was captivating. Overall, my review is about the poor sound quality. While I enjoyed the change for any phone call dialogue, there was a tinniness to the sound which is unusual in Audible books.

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