
Nobody's Fool
Harlan Coben(Author)
Penguin (Cornerstone) (Publisher)
Published on 4. December 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
432 pages
978-1-80494-343-4 (ISBN)
Description
*** THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ***
Dark secrets from former Detective Sami Kierce's past comes back to haunt him in the unmissable new thriller from the global No. 1 bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once.
'A tense, suspenseful and action-packed thriller' Independent
'I couldn't put it down' Lauren Laverne, BBC The One Show
'Unbelievably brilliant' Richard Osman
'The king of the thriller novel' Jack Edwards
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The present day is hard enough for former Detective Sami Kierce, but his past isn't through with him yet...
Sami Kierce, a young college grad backpacking in Spain with friends, wakes up one morning, covered in blood. There's a knife in his hand. Beside him, the body of his girlfriend. Anna. Dead. He begins to scream - and then he runs.
Twenty two years later, Kierce, now a private investigator, is a new father who's working off his debts by teaching wannabe sleuths at a night school in New York City. One evening, he recognizes a familiar face at the back of the classroom. Anna. It's unmistakably her. But as soon as he makes eye contact with her, she bolts.
For Kierce there is no choice. He knows he must find this woman and solve the impossible mystery that has haunted his every waking moment since that terrible day.
His investigation will bring him face-to-face with his past. Soon he discovers that some secrets should stay buried...
__________
Readers are loving Nobody's Fool:
'I was hooked right from the start!' 5-star reader review
'Compelling, addictive, and seriously electric' 5-star reader review
'Jaw-dropping' 5-star reader review
'A heart-pounding thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat' 5-star reader review
'This story is genius! So clever and so addictive' 5-star reader review
'I couldn't put this one down!' 5-star reader review
'Coben is a master' 5-star reader review
'Epic!' 5-star reader review
'Highly addictive and entertaining' 5-star reader review
'A twisty thriller, packed full of suspense, drama and mystery' 5-star reader review
Praise for Harlan Coben:
'A GREAT writer' JOHN GRISHAM
'Never lets you down' LEE CHILD
'Simply one of the all-time greats' GILLIAN FLYNN
'The modern master of the hook and twist' DAN BROWN
'One of the world's finest thriller writers' PETER JAMES
'I love Harlan Coben. I've read all his books' BILL NIGHY
'My favourite thriller writer ever' REESE WITHERPOON
Dark secrets from former Detective Sami Kierce's past comes back to haunt him in the unmissable new thriller from the global No. 1 bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once.
'A tense, suspenseful and action-packed thriller' Independent
'I couldn't put it down' Lauren Laverne, BBC The One Show
'Unbelievably brilliant' Richard Osman
'The king of the thriller novel' Jack Edwards
__________
The present day is hard enough for former Detective Sami Kierce, but his past isn't through with him yet...
Sami Kierce, a young college grad backpacking in Spain with friends, wakes up one morning, covered in blood. There's a knife in his hand. Beside him, the body of his girlfriend. Anna. Dead. He begins to scream - and then he runs.
Twenty two years later, Kierce, now a private investigator, is a new father who's working off his debts by teaching wannabe sleuths at a night school in New York City. One evening, he recognizes a familiar face at the back of the classroom. Anna. It's unmistakably her. But as soon as he makes eye contact with her, she bolts.
For Kierce there is no choice. He knows he must find this woman and solve the impossible mystery that has haunted his every waking moment since that terrible day.
His investigation will bring him face-to-face with his past. Soon he discovers that some secrets should stay buried...
__________
Readers are loving Nobody's Fool:
'I was hooked right from the start!' 5-star reader review
'Compelling, addictive, and seriously electric' 5-star reader review
'Jaw-dropping' 5-star reader review
'A heart-pounding thriller that keeps you on the edge of your seat' 5-star reader review
'This story is genius! So clever and so addictive' 5-star reader review
'I couldn't put this one down!' 5-star reader review
'Coben is a master' 5-star reader review
'Epic!' 5-star reader review
'Highly addictive and entertaining' 5-star reader review
'A twisty thriller, packed full of suspense, drama and mystery' 5-star reader review
Praise for Harlan Coben:
'A GREAT writer' JOHN GRISHAM
'Never lets you down' LEE CHILD
'Simply one of the all-time greats' GILLIAN FLYNN
'The modern master of the hook and twist' DAN BROWN
'One of the world's finest thriller writers' PETER JAMES
'I love Harlan Coben. I've read all his books' BILL NIGHY
'My favourite thriller writer ever' REESE WITHERPOON
Reviews / Votes
A tense, suspenseful and action-packed thriller . . . it'll have you staying up late into the night to find out what happens next * Independent * Harlan Coben never disappoints * Stephen King * The maestro of twists and turns * Gregg Hurwitz * Harlan Coben never ever lets you down * Lee Child * I love Harlan Coben. I've read all his books * Bill Nighy * Crime thriller extraordinaire * Jessie Ware *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Cornerstone
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
305 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-80494-343-4 (9781804943434)
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Nobody's Fool
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Harlan Coben is a #1 New York Times and Sunday Times bestselling author and one of the world's leading storytellers. His thrillers are published in forty-six languages and have been number one bestsellers in more than a dozen countries, with ninety million books in print worldwide. Coben is also the creator and executive producer of global hit TV shows including Fool Me Once and Missing You, as well as Run Away and Lazarus, with many more in the works.