This book was typical Harlan Coben – twisty, sassy, fun. Sami Kierce is a disgraced former detective who woke up to a dead girlfriend one day, and now, 20+ years later, is just getting by. When the dead girlfriend reappears one night, Sami and his band of misfit students set out to solve the mystery.

This book was not a Myron Bolitar tale (just a couple of references here and there), and I actually enjoyed it more because of that. The writing and pacing were good, but I did notice a couple of inconsistencies in timing / storylines that were hopefully cleaned up in the final edit. The ending / wrap up of the book were fairly clean.

Thank you to Netgalley and Grand Central Publishing for the advance copy in exchange for honest review. 4 stars, solid, recommend.

This is my first Harlan Coben book, and overall, I found it quite entertaining. The number of twists was very satisfying and kept me wanting to see it through. Unfortunately, there were several slower parts in this book that made me sort of drift away. At times, I found it difficult to recall what I just read. I found myself rereading passages, and even writing this review 3 days after reading, I still can't recall everything. It was good, but it just didn't stick the way I hoped it would. A solid 3 star read.
Thank you NetGalley, Grand Central Publishing, and Harlan Coben for this read.

Like Reading a Mystery on a Roller Coaster!

Harlen Coben has created a winning character in Sami Kierce, a former police detective who was kicked off the force in disgrace. A year later, Sami is married and the father of a baby boy. He is struggling to make ends meet doing surveillance work and teaching a class for wannabe investigators. During one of his classes, a woman sits down and when he notices her, his world is completely upended. Because he is seeing a ghost who has haunted him for most of his life. With the help of his students, Sami sets out to discover what really happened the night his world was forever changed.

Reading Nobody's Fool is like reading a mystery while riding a roller coaster. There are multiple story threads that all move quickly and twist and turn within the twists and turns of the primary story. It can be a little challenging keeping everything straight, but all plot lines ultimately resolve. It is helpful to have read “Fool Me Once,” the first book in this series.

Harlen Coben has a gift for creating not only engaging lead characters but supporting them with characters just as interesting. I will look forward to reading what comes next for Sami, his wonderful family, and his delightful students.

I wasn't sure I was going to like this one. It had a slow start, but quickly got better. Typical Coben book, lots of twists and turns. Well worth the read. The ending was a surprise, too.

Another solid read from Harlen Coben, Crime fiction vibes and a real crime thriller feel to it. The twists and turns were great and made you feel on edge waiting to see what would happen! Fantastic job.

Coben has a flair for twisty mysteries, mostly featuring everyday people who get caught up in a crazy situation. This book is trying out the hard-boiled detective story and brings back a character from a previous book who now has a different first name. Sami Kierce is a Pakistani-American who was once a police officer and now an unlicensed detective. His life changed twenty years earlier when he was a student vacationing in Spain and something happened to a woman he was seeing. Later, a fiancée of his was murdered and the murderer is being let out of prison with the charges being put aside. Kierce holds a class in detective work in an old building and one day he is sure he sees Anna, the girlfriend from Spain who he presumed was dead. This starts the whole twisty story as Kierce tries to track down Anna and he gets caught in a web of lies and secrets that people want to protect.
As always, Coben crafts an engaging mystery that I enjoyed following throughout the book. But I thought the gumshoe detective dialogue and characters were corny and the endless amount of quirky characters was over the top. I liked Kierce's wife Molly but wondered why she was OK with him teaching classes that charge eight dollars while they were struggling financially. I also notice that Coben, like a lot of older, male authors uses names for young characters that were popular when he was young, not today. He has people in their 20's named Debbie, Arthur and Marty. Thank you to the publisher and NetGalley for a copy of this ARC in exchange for a review.

This book had me on a rollercoaster of emotions. So many dark things have happened in Sami Keirce's past. One event right after college changed his path forever. Years later, the event that haunted him forever ends up being not what it seemed at all. Sami starts using his detective skills to figure out what happened 25 years ago. Other events in his not-so-distant past also come up, and they intertwine with the events of longer ago, making for a twisty, unpredictable ride!

'm jumping on the Harlan Coben fan van! #2 in the Sami Kierce series is an absolute hit.

When the past comes back. You know that part that has haunted you? Sami's past is extraordinary when he takes a trip with friends to Spain. Meets a girl, Anna, and she ends up dead, but it looks like he did it.

Fast forward 25 years, Sami has lost his police credentials, started a family, and teaches a class to potential up and coming detectives (the true crime enthusiast types). A woman walks into his class and looks exactly like Anna. They make eye contact, and she runs. Of course, he tries to catch up to her only to run into a dangerous situation. This is a super wild ride as events and identities unfold. Also, if one past murder isn't enough, the guy that was convicted of killing Sami's fiancée is out of prison. Sami tries to make sure he goes back at the same time dealing with the reappearance of Anna. There's a lot going on here and it's a fast paced, exciting read.

I particularly like Kierce as he makes this series with his smart(ass), sarcastic demeanor. Collectively, the class of sleuths play a big part and are very entertaining.

Coben fans will love Nobody's Fool or it's a good place to start a Coben journey. Many thanks to NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for an early copy.

As always, Harlan Coben shows why he's a best seller. Twists, intriguing characters, suspense, more twists...everything that will keep you reading. This is the second in a series with Sami Kierce, but reading the first isn't necessary. Pick up a copy and enjoy!

Thank you NetGalley and Grand Central Publishing for allowing me to read the ARC in exchange for my opinion.

Harlan Coben is one of my favorite authors, which is why I was surprised that he mistakenly said over and over again in this book that 1999 was the end of the century and the millennium. 2000 was the end of the century and millennium! I understand that the NYE party in 1999 was important to the story, but he could have clearly stated that people have mistaken this for the end of the century/millennium, and partied that way. This really bugged me!
Otherwise, I enjoyed the story and the tenacity of disgraced former police officer Sami Kierce to solve the mystery of what happened to Anna, the woman he met in Spain after college. I also enjoyed the love between Sami and his wife. The students in his class were fun to read, as they helped Sami determine what happened to Anna.
Enjoyable thriller, but unhappy that information re: 1999 and end of century was incorrectly stated over and over again!

I really enjoyed this one. It was hard to put down. It kept me wanting more. The characters are amazing! And I love the title and the story line. Such an amazing book!

Nobody’s Fool by Harlan Coben is book two in the Detective Sami Kierce series. This is my first book by Harlan, I’m hooked and will be reading all his books!! If you like mysteries, suspense, twists and turns, and sarcasm then you will love this book!!

Victoria Belmond was missing for 11 years until one day she showed up in a diner and wouldn’t say a word and no memory of where she’s been. Sami Kierce was a former cop who got into a lot of trouble and after being discharged from the force is now a private investigator. He also teaches a college detective class. Sami finds out that the man who murdered his fiancée is getting out due to a technicality is on a mission to put him back. This mission leads him down a path of finding a woman named Anna who ghosted him when he was backpacking through Spain with his friends from college. He almost went to jail for a murder he didn’t commit and he later finds out she never died. This book took me on so many twists and turns I didn’t want to put this book down. This book made me laugh a lot too Sami’s sarcasm and sense of humor added so much to this book!! I have now become a huge fan of Harlan’s books!! This is a must read and I cannot recommend enough. Thank you to Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley for letting me read this ARC in exchange for my honest thoughts and opinions.

Harlan Coben has always been a go-to read for me because of his fast-paced, easy thriller reads. Nobody's Fool was no different. I really enjoyed the story line, which had some twists along the way, and the characters were well developed. Overall, it was a great read that kept my interest.

Thanks to NetGalley and the publisher for this advanced copy.

It started off pretty slow and some parts stayed that way, but it did get better later on. The plot twist really surprised me!! I didn’t see it coming at all, which made it more fun to read. Some of the characters were interesting, and the story kept me curious enough to finish quite quickly !

This was so good! I didn’t read the first in this series but I don’t feel it’s necessary to enjoy this book. That being said, you’ll want to go back and read the first after you finish this one. I really liked the characters, especially Sami. The mystery was well done and interesting. I enjoyed every minute of it!

I both listened to and physically read this book. I loved the narrator! His voice was enjoyable to listen to, had good pacing and enhanced the story.

Sam once had an affair that ended badly. In fact, it ended so badly he retreated from his backpacking trip in Spain back to the United States. It was likely the unsolved mystery of his life. One that he feared the answer to. He had wakened with a bloody knife and a dead body and fled back to his father's safe- keeping. Years later Sam is a bit down on his luck as a private detective and is teaching a class on sleuthing. One night a primary character from those days shows up in the back of his classroom. Sam unsuccessfully gives chase. What follows is a class project bent on solving the mystery. No doubt this is the beginning of a series. I love Harlan Coben and this book was good but not quite as good as some of his others...but that is a high bar. I will eagerly anticipate the next adventure of this Sam. Thanks to #NetGalley#Nobody'sFool#HarlanCoben for the opportunity to read and review this book.

I received this book as an ARC from NetGalley.

Sami Kierce is teaching a night class when his long-ago girlfriend appears and then runs away. The only problem is that the girl has been dead for 20 years! How can this be?

Sami is a disgraced detective who is teaching a course in private detection to make a living. He uses his best students to help him investigate and solve this very cold case.

I enjoyed following the trail as it is uncovered and look forward to future cases. This book reads well as a stand-alone.

No one does suspense and mystery like Harlan Cobwn. With a very astounding cast of characters and a compelling crime, you are quickly drawn in to the plot. Not to be missed.

I had only watched Harlan Coben's Netflix series so far, this was my first book of his. I expected more from this book. The premise didn't hold a strong curiosity factor for me but I dived in anyway. However I was absorbed and flew through the first couple of chapters In the middle it felt too dragged on. But the ending was the most disappointing. One of the twists (the one regarding VB) was kind of obvious and the other at the very end just came out of nowhere without any explanation. It felt flat.

Nobody’s Fool (Detective Sami Kierce #2) by Harlan Coben 👨‍🏫👨‍🏫👨‍🏫

I would like to thank NetGalley, Grand Central Publishing, and Hachette Audio for providing me with an advance e-galley and an advance audio-galley in exchange for an honest review. Look for it now in your local and online bookstores and libraries.

I liked this book, but I was super confused by one thing. This is the second book in a series, but it had absolutely nothing to do with the first book. There’s not even a Sami Kierce in the first book (Fool Me Once). I don’t get, and it was annoying. It can definitely be read as a standalone. The audiobook was standard fare. I enjoyed it.

“Everyone has hopes and dreams, I thought, which also means that everyone has a backstory. Every human you meet is a novel different from every other.”
— Harlan Coben, Nobody’s Fool