Interesting story. I had never read any of his books. I’ve seen several series on Netflix based on his books so that led me to want to read one. I am glad I did.

Holy Moly! Harlan Cohen has delivered another thrilling, shocking, gripping, and hard to put down book. Nobody’s Fool is the second book in the Detective Sami Kierce series, but will work very well as a stand-alone. The past and present day collide when disgraced detective turned night school teacher, Sami Kierce has a blast from his past walk into his class before running out. As he tries to find the answers of what happened when he was a young man backpacking through Spain, he finds himself knee deep in mystery, secrets, lies, revelations, and danger!

Whew! This book has a lot going on and I was there for every page of it. As Sami has his class looking into a cold case, a man is released from prison on a technicality, and Sami is seeking answers for an event that left him reeling and with lifelong questions.

I loved how Harlan Coben built the plot. I had no idea where things were going but enjoyed where this book took me. This book has quite a few twists, turns, and revelations. The ending was a complete and utter shock which had me reeling. I did not see that coming at all! I had to pick my jaw up off the floor! I love it when that happens in books.

Wonderfully written, well thought out, and shocking! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that there will be more books in this series *hint, hint, nudge, nudge.

Harlan Coben has done it again! For regular readers of his work, there are a few references to other titles, but it's not necessary to have read other titles before this one. It's touted as a sequel to Fool Me Once but works as a standalone. If you've come to expect the twists and surprises, you won't be disappointed.

3.5/5

-This author currently has nine of his books made in to Netflix shows with “more on the way.”

This story follows a disgraced police officer (who was also in the book/Netflix show Fool me Once) as he explores a mystery from his past. At first this was hard for me to get in to because I’m not used to reading books about male narrators, written by a male- it’s just different. But the story did end up taking off and I wanted to solve the mystery. I didn’t love the ending/the twists- but I do think it would make for good TV so I’m excited to see if this makes the Netflix cut!

Thank you to NetGalley for this arc, due out next month.

Sami hasn’t had the best luck. For a very long time.

A mysterious night in 2000 left him covered in blood and with no answers.

It’s 2025 and someone Sami thought was long dead. Maybe by his hand.

The chase is on.

I have every Coben book he has written and this one did not live up to the others. Lots of questions and I think I’m over the missing person plot.


NetGalley/ Grand Central Publishing March 25,2025

I'm a huge Harlan Coben fan from waaaaay back. The Myron Bolitar series is one of my all time favorites. This newest novel, Nobody's Fool, was a solid read. Definitely not up there with Coben's previous books, but a decent read as long as you aren't expecting any fireworks. The first half of the book moved a little slowly for me, but as soon as I hit midway through it definitely picked up. Loved the different characters. I had the "twist" figured out pretty early on, but again, a well-written, solid read. I can almost see this as a "limited series" of two-three books - again loved the characters, but not something that could be sustained long term.

Would recommend it.

Thank you #netgalley and #grandcentralpublishing for the eARC.

I would give this book a 3.5 star rating as the storyline was well developed, albeit a bit of a stretch at times, and the characters were colorful, interesting, and fun to follow. There were a number of twists and turns that kept the story well paced and intriguing. The ending was curious and I'm not sure how plausible parts of it were - I don't want to give anything away but I don't think the big twist is something that would fool everyone. I received an ARC for my honest review - many thanks to the Author, Publisher, and NetGalley for this opportunity.

Thanks for the early read opportunity. I've been reading Harlan Coben since his first book - Myron and Win are some of my favorite book characters. That being said, when I read this book, I kept wondering if Harlan really wrote this on.... I was disappointed. There was so little suspense, which is the BEST part of Harlan Coben's books. While I definitely didn't see the ending coming, I didn't feel like I was invested in finding out what happened so it was anticlimactic.

This won't stop me from reading more by him in the future, because he's got a great track record of awesome books.

Is it possible that when Sami Kierce was a young college grad backpacking in Spain with friends, he killed a girl he had fallen for five days earlier? He believes he must have.

Nobody's Fool begins with that premise and then jumps ahead 22 years. Sami has tried to put his life back together but what happened in Spain continues to color everything in his life. He chucked his plan to go to medical school, lost his job as a police officer, and is now working as a PI. The only good that has happened to him is meeting and marrying the love of his life and becoming a new father.

This is a difficult review to write without giving any of the twists and turns away! I believe I'm safe in saying I LOVED the wannabe sleuths Sami is teaching at night school!

I'm eager to see what happens in the next book!!

Thank you #GrandCentralPublishing for providing this book for review consideration via NetGalley. All opinions are my own. This book is #2 in the Sami Kierce series, and it has an expected publication date of March 25, 2025.

#HarlanCoben #Mystery #Suspense

Harlan Coben's "Nobody's Fool" is the second Detective Sami Kierce novel, following the events of "Fool Me Once." The story follows former detective Sami Kierce, who is now teaching night classes after being disgraced and removed from the New York police force.

The plot centers around a haunting incident from Kierce's past in Spain in 2000, where he woke up covered in blood next to his dead girlfriend Anna, with a knife in his hand. Twenty-five years later, while teaching a PI class called "No Shit, Sherlock," Kierce is shocked when a woman who appears to be the supposedly dead Anna walks into his classroom and then flees.

What makes this novel particularly engaging is Coben's masterful handling of complex plot twists and the introduction of an unlikely team of helpers - Kierce's criminology students, who bring both quirky humor and surprising investigative skills to the story.

The resolution is satisfying, and fans of the series will be hoping for more installments featuring Sami Kierce in the future. Once again, Coben proves why he's a master of the thriller genre.

This book was very well-written, and up to par with the rest of Harlan Coben’s great body of work. The main character is likeable, but also down-to-earth. He’s a real anti-hero, which is always fun. There are a lot of great secondary characters as well, who add a ton of color to the story. While the ending wasn’t what I predicted (and kept me on my toes) it wasn’t hard to follow when we got to where we were going. It was a creative way to wrap-up the story, and I could see the potential of a sequel down the road. I really enjoyed this one!

Coben has done it again. This book was so exciting I read it in one sitting. This is the sequel to " Fool me once" written in 2016. The story is set a year later as disgraced policeman Sami Kierce is scraping out a living. He is now married with a baby and personally happy.
The prologue has Sami right out of college, traveling with his friends when he meets a woman in Spain and instead of continuing on, stays with her. A big mistake.
25 years later he believes he sees her again. She shows up at a class he is teaching in criminology. The students in this class are a great bunch of characters who I hope to see again. Since he thought she was dead, he followers her out of the class with an important piece of detecting equipment.
What makes this book so good is the twists and turns Sami must go through to solve the mystery. I love the way Coben insinuates characters and storylines from previous books. In this book, a clue from his Micky Bolitar series is used. When that happens, the book takes a new turn and the story really takes off. I hope he doesn't wait another 9nyears to write another book in this series as I would love to revisit theses characters, especially Molly, his saint of a wife. I guess I will have to reread the first book.
Thanks to Netgalley and the publisher for the EARC. These are my honest opinions. I loved this book.

So good!

Mr. Coben has produced another great thriller. I didn’t read the first book, but the author skillfully brings the reader up to date without sounding like a tv recap. Every time that I thought I had figured it out, a new curve turned up. I enjoyed the writing, some of Sami’s lines/thoughts were really funny. I hope this gets made into a movie or series like some of his other books have been, it will be an instant “add to my stuff” for me.

Thanks to the author, publisher and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and review this book, but my opinions are my own.

I was issued this book by NetGalley for my unbiased review.

As usual Harlan Coben has another great book. His hero, Sami Kierce, is just another of Coben"s group of characters. Sami is living a quiet life when he runs into a person from his past. From there the adventure begins. It is a fun ride, as usual in Harlan Coben books. Always look forward to reading the stories and Sami is another great addition.

20 plus years ago Sami Kierce is backpacking through Europe with his lacrosse brothers. One night he meets a girl in a club and decides to leave with her. He falls for her hard and tells his friends to go on without him. A few days later he wakes up to find himself covered in blood and the girl dead. He eventually decides to run a flees back to the states.

Today Sami Kierce is a private investigator after being let go from the police force after using unlawful techniques to convict someone for the murder of his fiancé Nicole several years ago. Due to these actions the person is ultimately let go and Sami wants to do everything to get him back behind bars. Meanwhile he is working to pay off his debts by teaching detective classes when one night someone appears at the back of the class and he swears it is the girl he thought was dead 22 years ago and he chases after her.

This leads him down a path on two cases and the more he investigates are the two related? Sami struggles mightily with his past and his present. He needs closure for what happened 22 years ago and works on behalf of a client to find out what happened to their missing daughter who was missing for 11 years and is the woman that shows up in his class.

Harlan Coben does a great job of keeping you guessing throughout this thriller and there are several twists along the way. Loved this book and all the twists and turn! Harlan Coben is a great author and keeps getting better with each book.

Thank you NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for this ARC in exchange for my honest review.

#NobodysFool #NetGalley

Another great Harlan Coben Story!

I was first introduced to Harlan Coben through the limited series productions of his books. I was very excited to read an advanced copy of a new story from this author.

Like in all the stories, there are multiple story lines which all pull together in the end. It keeps you engaged from the beginning. The main character, an ex-police officer has a chance encounter with a woman from his past, a woman he thought he murdered. After tracking her down; he finds the real story is even more complicated than he could have ever of imagined.

I really loved the cast of characters in this book, particularly the students who pull together to help solve the crimes.

Thank you to Grand Central Publishing for a complimentary advanced copy through NetGallery in exchange for an honest review.

This was a thriller with a new main character! In typical Coben fashion, you’re never quite sure where the mystery will end up. It was fast paced, kept my attention & fun.

Edit to add: apparently Sami isn’t new? He sure felt new. I have zero memory of him in the prior book. I guess I’ll just call this his origin story.

Just when I figure there’s no way Harlan Coben can conjure another amazing tale, he delivers Nobody’s Fool. Several unseemingly connected events occur, dredging up past events that form the bases of this story. Sami Kierce delays his start to medical school to backpack with friends through Europe when he falls for a gal he meets in a nightclub. He abandons the backpacking friends to stay with her. Until he awakes one morning to find a bloody knife in his hand and her dead in bed next to him. Fast forward twenty two years, having abandoned his medical school dreams, Sami is now a disgraced former detective picking up jobs as an investigator for a top law firm, and teaching an adult night school course on criminology. He carries the weight of a former police partner who was murdered, still hoping one day to solve that shooting. Then, when a mysterious woman appears in his classroom then runs away, he finds himself looking into a cold case of a young woman who went missing back in 2000. "The Truth may not set you free, but it is still the way to go."

With an interesting cast of characters, and his customary wit, Mr. Coben gives you a nonstop mystery with plenty of action and twists. If you’re a fan, or new to Harlan Coben, mark your calendar for its release on March 25. A big thanks to NetGalley for the advance review copy.

I never know where Harlen Coben is going to take me with his story. This is another one perfect for a Netflix mini series.

What happens when you look across a room and see a woman whom you are positive was dead when you woke up one morning—decades ago—and her body was lying next to you covered in blood? Well, this is a scenario that I have never found myself in, but it is par for the course in a Harlan Coben novel! Nobody’s Fool is just as good as every one of his books; there are characters struggling to understand the unexpected things that have happened, plenty of unsavory figures lurking around, and enough twists and turns to keep the story moving forward at a good clip. Thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the ARC and the opportunity to provide an honest review.