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From the #1 New York Times bestselling master of suspense comes a fast-paced, emotion-packed novel about guilt, grief, and our capacity to forgive
17-year-old Haley McWaid is a good girl, the pride of her suburban New Jersey family, captain of the lacrosse team, headed off to college next year with all the hopes and dreams her doting parents can pin on her. Which is why, when her mother wakes one morning to find that Haley never came home the night before, and three months quickly pass without word from the girl, the community assumes the worst.
Wendy Tynes is a reporter on a mission, to identify and bring down sexual predators via elaborate--and nationally televised--sting operations. Working with local police on her news program Caught in the Act, Wendy and her team have publicly shamed dozens of men by the time she encounters her latest target. Dan Mercer is a social worker known as a friend to troubled teens, but his story soon becomes more complicated than Wendy could have imagined.
In a novel that challenges as much as it thrills, filled with the astonishing tension and unseen suburban machinations that have become Coben's trademark, Caught tells the story of a missing girl, the community stunned by her loss, the predator who may have taken her, and the reporter who suddenly realizes she can't trust her own instincts about this story-or the motives of the people around her.
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"Middle class America, full of people wanting to be cool and 'socially acceptable'. A teen age girl disappears, a female tv reporter does a 'Dateline' type expose' showing one of the neighborhood men as a pedophile. He is filled by another. She begins to investigate whatever she can learn about the causes of this. The plot is complex and somewhat riveting, the characters horribly unlikable. I found no redemption for any of them until the conclusion, but, and this is the really frightening part, how much of this is plausible in today's world?"
— Joyce (4 out of 5 stars)
Awards
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A USA Today bestseller
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A #1 New York Times bestseller
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A 2011 Edgar Allan Poe Award Nominee for Best Novel
Caught Listener Reviews
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" Will keep you guessing! "
— Donna, 2/20/2014 -
" I enjoyed the end of the book and the twists more than I enjoyed the majority of it. The overall sorry ended up being pretty good but in comparison to the book I really love I'd have to say it was OK "
— Natalie, 2/16/2014 -
" This book takes you unexpected places. More than one story you will find yourself engrossed from the start. "
— Katie, 2/13/2014 -
" i enjoyed this book. I look foward to reading more from this author. "
— Donna, 2/6/2014 -
" Read for a book club. Interesting book with a lot of twists. A good, quick read. "
— Lynn, 2/1/2014 -
" Was a long haul for me. Not as enthusiastic about this one as some of Coben's others, but I got through it. "
— Antoinette, 1/20/2014 -
" I'm a big Harlan Coben fan. I never have to worry about whether or not I'll like one of his books. Caught is one of his typical family mysteries with some of his usual characters, and, like normal, it was good. It wasn't as gripping as some of his have been, but it was still really enjoyable. "
— Loren, 1/20/2014 -
" A pretty good thriller. Hard to put down...read it all in one go. "
— Tahmeena, 1/20/2014 -
" First book I've read by this author, enjoyed the twists and turns. "
— Ann, 1/17/2014 -
" Harlan Coben....Always a good book if it is by him! I enjoyed Caught! "
— Gloria, 12/24/2013 -
" One if the best mystery books I have read in a long time. So many twist in story could,t put in down till finished. "
— Carol, 12/15/2013 -
" AN entertaining thriller "
— Ejswright, 12/15/2013 -
" I absolutely love Harlan Coben's books. It got to 11:45pm when I decided it really was much too late for 'just one more chapter!' so had to finish it off the next day! I'm always wanting to read ahead and find out how everything fits together! "
— Sarah, 12/9/2013 -
" good page turner, its only towards the end that the plot unveils itself. i would definitely recommend for harlan fans "
— Jane, 12/5/2013 -
" I had heard that this author was good so i picked out one of his books for Mothers Day (It was a gift from Ethan) and I am happy to say that I was not disappointed. A good murder mystery with a twist. I would read other books by this author. "
— Cheryl, 11/4/2013 -
" Loved this book, it took me away from page one. "
— Carrie, 8/2/2013 -
" It was pretty good. Not the best I've read but a page turner non the less. "
— Sandy, 7/20/2013 -
" harlan coben is by far the best author ever!!! "
— Brenda, 5/1/2013 -
" I'm normally a Harlan Coben fan, but here he doesn't give us a person to cheer for. Meh. "
— Joanna, 3/27/2013 -
" Great story. Very thought provoking. "
— Troy, 11/14/2012 -
" Really enjoyed this Halan Coben book. It had me guessing all throughtout the book. Loved the cameo by Win. "
— Todd, 9/26/2012 -
" A wonderful story that twists and with characters you root for. "
— Fred, 9/14/2012 -
" I like who-done-it mysteries. Several times I had it all figured out only to be stymied in the next chapter. This book will take you to the very last paragraph to get the whole picture. Very good read. "
— Larry, 8/1/2012 -
" My first Harlan Coben book and it won't be my last. I took a star off because it confused me a little a couple of times but on the whole this did not detract from a twisting crime/thrliier novel. "
— Nikki, 6/14/2012 -
" WOW! You never see it coming ... Harlan is a true master! "
— Deborah, 12/9/2011 -
" Several mini mysteries within to sort out and put together. I solved half of it but totally missed the thread needed to combine the rest. Try your hand,see how you do. Enjoyed it! "
— Fiona, 9/1/2011 -
" Pretty awesome! Fast paced ride! Love the characters in his books. So witty, sassy and hilarious. Love the twists and how I think I know how it's going to go and then it doesn't! Coben never dissapoints me. "
— Valerie, 8/14/2011 -
" Quick read, lots of plot twists, plucky main character. "
— Julie, 5/21/2011 -
" Pretty good. Decent plot twists. Was kept guessing until the end. "
— Blwhetzel, 5/21/2011 -
" This book was hard to get into until the last quarter of it. Once I finally got into it it was really good, and had a great ending. "
— Adria, 5/20/2011 -
" Great book!!! I am now a devoted Harlan Coben fan. "
— Danielle, 5/19/2011 -
" Classic Harlan Coben. Really enjoyed it . It has current event elements to the story such as parents allowing their kids and friends to drink in their house and at times got just the slightest bit preachy. Still, I read it in less than a day and enjoyed it greatly. "
— Paula, 5/18/2011 -
" Caught is a quick read with lots of twists and turns. It is a mystery and I wanted to find out how this all happened. I thought that one part of the ending was a bit far-fetched but otherwise I found it an enjoyable book. "
— Joanne, 5/17/2011 -
" I am really tired of the news reporter turned detective stories that also depict the real detective/cop as a bumbling yokel. This book was that in a nutshell. "
— Elizabeth, 5/17/2011 -
" This book was awesome! Definitely one of his best! "
— Jessica, 5/17/2011 -
" Fun read with lots of twists and turns. I enjoy this author immensely. "
— Leslie, 5/16/2011 -
" A TV newscaster sets up a sting operation to nail an alleged pedophile. She is successful and opens up a typical Harlan Coben can of worms. Don't try to figure this one out as you are led through a maze of twists, turns, smoke and mirrors. <br/> "
— Chuck, 5/15/2011 -
" Harlan Coben does a great job with his novel Caught! He weaves the stories of the people in the town together into a web of action, suspense and mystery. I stayed up last night to see how it all turned out and it was well worth it! "
— Lisa, 5/14/2011 -
" I wanted to give it 3 1/2 stars but that is not an option here. 4 stars and above to me means that it is a must read. This book was almost there. Still I was happy to be reading a Coben book as he is one of my favorite authors! "
— Lisa, 5/13/2011 -
" What a great story! I was hooked and had to read it during my breaks at work just so I could get through it. Coban is a master at weaving a tale. Especially good for someone who lives in New Jersey ;-) (just kidding). "
— Dennis, 5/13/2011
About Harlan Coben
Harlan Coben is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and one of the world’s leading storytellers. His suspense novels are published in forty-five languages and have been number one bestsellers in more than a dozen countries, with seventy-five million books in print worldwide. His Myron Bolitar series has earned the Edgar, Shamus, and Anthony Awards, and many of his books have been developed into Netflix series, including his adaptation of The Stranger, headlined by Richard Armitage, and The Woods.
About the Narrators
Carrington MacDuffie is a voice actor and recording artist who has narrated over two hundred audiobooks, received numerous AudioFile Earphones Awards, and has been a frequent finalist for the Audie Award, including for her original audiobook, Many Things Invisible. Alongside her narration work, she has released a new album of original songs, Only an Angel.
Danny Campbell is an Earphones Award–winning narrator and an actor who has appeared in CBS’ The Guardian, the films A Pool, a Fool, and a Duel and Greater Than Gravity, and in over twenty-five commercials. He is a company member of the Independent Shakespeare Company in Los Angeles and is an adjunct faculty member at Santa Monica College.