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Seconds Away

A Mickey Bolitar Novel, Book 2

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Seconds Away

By: Harlan Coben
Narrated by: Nick Podehl
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When tragedy strikes close to home, Mickey Bolitar and his loyal new friends - sharp-witted Ema and the adorkably charming Spoon - find themselves at the center of a murder mystery involving their friend Rachel. Now, not only does Mickey have to continue his quest to uncover the truth about the Abeona Shelter and the Butcher of Lodz, he needs to figure out what happened to Rachel - no matter what it takes.

Mickey has always been ready to sacrifice everything to help the people he loves. But how can he protect them when he’s not even sure who - or what - he’s protecting them from?

©2012 Harlan Coben (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc. Action & Adventure Crime Mysteries & Detectives Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Thrillers & Suspense
Engaging Suspense • Compelling Characters • Interesting Mystery • Well-developed Plot • Entertaining Twists
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I read the first book in this series. The narration enhanced my enjoyment of this second book. It kept my guessing til all unfolded in the end. It is written in the same easy style as Coban's adult books. The wittiness makes his writing enjoyable. Can't wait to listen to book 3!

Great YA novel

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this author and his books both Mickey and Myron are best ever to listen to especially when you have a long 8 to 9 hour drive. Time goes by in seconds and you really never want to stop the car. I wish I could find another author who can hold my interest this long. I do hope he comes out with more Myron bolitar books.

Harlan zcoben

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I loved how this book just went right into the story where the other left off. It was a true page Turner for sure. I can't wait for the 3rd one.

I loved it

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Couldn't quit listening, can't wait to read book 3 in the series. plan to buy more books by this author.

excellent

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If you could sum up Seconds Away in three words, what would they be?

Coben does not let me down in this next book of the Mickey Bolitar series! We get to know Ema and Spoon more in this book which is so enjoyable! The crime plot is much more simple in this book less twists and turns but I enjoyed that bc it seems more realistic after the craziness in the last book! Coben has be laugh out loud as usual for all his books. Mickey is so stinking likeable!! These are easy reads but only because they are extremely well written not bc they are YA. This series is fast paced each chapter keeps you enthralled and never bored!!

Still loving this series!!

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This is a well-written suspense novel for all ages. The narrator (Nick Podehl) rocks the story in every way, and the writing quality lives up to Harlen Coben’s well-loved Bolitar series. If you liked those books, you will like this novel about Mickey Bolitar, Myron’s nephew, and his friends Spoon and Ema.

Excellent!

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I really enjoyed this book -- I was not sure after I read several reviews and they were sort of negative.
Now Me, I liked it . It is told by a 16 year old boy -- which is part of a lot of the reviews but he is 16 so that is his way of thinking and doing things.

His uncle was in this story more which I really liked.

My opinion worth a listen

enjoyed this one

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What did you love best about Seconds Away?

I love all of his books. I love how he really starts with trying to figure out what happened and what went wrong and then dives in deep.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

YES

Love all of Harlan Coben's books.

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The first book in this series was "Shelter," and was a promising start to the series. This 2nd was a let down. The mystery and twists were still there, but the plot just felt far less believable. I'll end up reading the 3rd book to give the series another chance, but I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it goes better than this.

"Stop after 1"

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Loved the transition from Book 1 into the second. At times, the charcter, who is 14, comes across as way too mature for this years. Other than that, a page turner.

Page Turner

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