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Book Review By Allison
Gone For Good by Harlan Coben

Years ago, Will Klein's girlfriend is found raped and murdered. Will's brother, Ken, is the main suspect. Ken disappears and Will presumes he is dead.

Ten years later, the brothers' mother is dying and in some of her last words to Will, she says that Ken is alive. Will and his girlfriend find a recent photo of Ken when they are going through his mother's belongings. Will is shocked, happy, angry, and confused.

Will's girlfriend disappears and he begins to find out that she isn't who he thinks she is. Will is questioning everything. He finds that she is living under an assumed name and ties her to his brother, Ken, who appears to be alive after all. Will and friend, "Square", begin to unravel the secrets. He tracks his girlfriend to what he thinks is her parents' house. Her mother doesn't want to discuss her and says that she hasn't been a part of the family for years. Will receives notification that his girlfriend is dead and goes to the funeral. To his surprise, his girlfriend is not the person in the coffin. The person who died is the person who's name she had assumed. Square has ties to some people who are able to lead them closer to the truth. Will's finds out that his girlfriend and his brother do know each other.


Plot & Themes
Tone of story - suspenseful (sophisticated fear)
How difficult to spot villain? - Difficult, but some clues given
Time/era of story:
What % of story relates directly to the mystery, not the subplot? - 50%
Special suspect? - relative
Murder of certain profession?
Misc. Murder Plotlets - solving long-past murder - Proving innocence of very obvious suspect
Kind of investigator
Kid or adult book? - Adult or Young Adult Book
Any non-mystery subplot?
descript. of violence and chases - 10 %
Planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 40 %
Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 40 %
How society works & physical descript. (people, objects, places) - 10 %
Crime Thriller Yes
Murder Mystery (killer unknown) Yes

Main Character
Gender - Male
Age: - 20's-30's
Ethnicity/Race

Main Adversary
Profession/status:
Motive of antagonist - jealousy

Writing Style
Amount of dialog - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog
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