Harlan Coben - The Innocent (2005) - Psychological Thrillers

The Innocent

0525948740 (ISBN13: 9780525948742)
[Total votes: 2   Average: 9.5/10]

Some mistakes can change your life forever…

The horror of one night is forever etched in memory of Matt Hunter when he quite naively tried to stop the fight, and finished as the killer. Now, nine years after he was released from prison, his innocence long forgotten, as a former convict not accept anything for granted. With a pregnant wife Olivia buys a house in his hometown and slowly settles his own life, but when gets stunning, inexplicable film from Olivia’s cell phone, then everything starts to crumble.

Mysterious man, who followed Matt, is found dead. Appreciated nun was killed. The county and federal authorities, including the homicide detective Loren Muse, which is Matt’s classmate, find that all signs point to former convict Matt Hunter. Not wanting to lose everything again, Matt and Olivia are forced to depart from the law and desperately try to preserve their common future.

The Innocent is a tense and thrilling novel that is from the very beginning full of interwoven events, upheavals and emotional charge. This novel sends a message that the choices we make and their consequences always can return back.  Recommendation!