Eight years ago David Beck was knocked unconscious and left for dead, and his wife Elizabeth was kidnapped and murdered. For the next eight years Dr Beck re-lived the horror of what happened that day every day of his life. Then one afternoon, he receives an anonymous e-mail telling him to log on to a certain web-site at a certain time, using a code that only he and his wife knew. The screen opens on to a web cam - and it is Elizabeth's image he sees. Is it a practical joke? But as Beck tries to find out if Elizabeth is truly alive, and what really happened the night she disappeared, the FBI are trying to pin Elizabeth's murder on him. And everyone he turns to seems to end up dead?
From the author's website:
TELL NO ONE is a story of loss and redemption. It begins innocently enough. …
Eight years ago David Beck was knocked unconscious and left for dead, and his wife Elizabeth was kidnapped and murdered. For the next eight years Dr Beck re-lived the horror of what happened that day every day of his life. Then one afternoon, he receives an anonymous e-mail telling him to log on to a certain web-site at a certain time, using a code that only he and his wife knew. The screen opens on to a web cam - and it is Elizabeth's image he sees. Is it a practical joke? But as Beck tries to find out if Elizabeth is truly alive, and what really happened the night she disappeared, the FBI are trying to pin Elizabeth's murder on him. And everyone he turns to seems to end up dead?
From the author's website:
TELL NO ONE is a story of loss and redemption. It begins innocently enough. Dr. David Beck and his beloved wife, Elizabeth, are celebrating the anniversary of their first kiss in the quiet of Lake Charmaine. They grew up together, first kissed at age twelve, and now, twenty-five years old and married less than a year, they return for an idyllic weekend away.
Tragedy shatters their solitude. Elizabeth is abducted and murdered, her body found in a ditch. Her killer is caught and brought to justice. But for David Beck, there can be no closure. Eight years pass. He never gets over Elizabeth’s murder. He loses himself in his work as an inner city pediatrician.
But everything changes on the eighth anniversary of Elizabeth’s death. Two unidentified bodies are found at Lake Charmaine, unearthed years after their deaths. But even more disturbing, Beck gets a bizarre email that mentions a specific phrase – a phrase known only to him and Elizabeth. The email also tells him to click a hyperlink the next day at a specific hour – “kiss time” – 6:15PM.
... zumal der Protagonist Kinderarzt ist. Durchaus spannend, wenn auch nicht unbedingt spektakulär. Die Auflösung des ganzen ist wiederum interessant verwickelt, wird aber etwas konventionell präsentiert.
Harlan Coben is a master of this genre. Although this book is enjoyable, it is not quite as good as some of this other ones. The idea that a couple who love each other more than anything would completely separate from one another for years, yet yearn for each other, makes for a great mystery. However, the reason for such a separation has to be ultimately very compelling, and I don't think the author pulled that difficult task off. It is nonetheless a worthy page-turner.
Review of 'Ne le dis à personne...' on 'Goodreads'
5 stars
Encore plus prenant et dynamique que Disparu à jamais, ce roman démarre au quart de tour, il nous entraîne dès les premières pages dans une série d’événements et de révélations qui ne prend fin qu’à la toute dernière ligne. Du grand art !