by Harlan Coben
(2007)
Publisher: Dutton
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#1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben takes readers into the heart of family loyalty in this twisty page-turner that proves that the darkest secrets are often closest to home.
Twenty years ago at summer camp, Paul Copeland’s sister died in the woods, the alleged victim of a serial killer. Her body was never found. Now, Paul is the prosecutor for Essex County, New Jersey, immersed in one of the biggest cases of his career-a case that will change everything he believes about the past…and the truth.
Paul Copeland, a New Jersey county prosecutor, is still grieving the loss of his sister twenty years ago—the night she walked into the woods, never to be seen again. But now, a homicide victim is found with evidence linking him to the disappearance. The victim could be the boy who vanished along with Paul’s sister. And, as hope rises that his sister could still be alive, dangerous secrets from his family’s past threaten to tear apart everything Paul has been trying to hold together…
Is this body one of the campers who disappeared with his sister? Could his sister be alive…? Confronting his past, Cope must decide what is better left hidden in the dark and what truths can be brought to light…
Hi:
This weekend I read The Boy From The Woods and The Match. I enjoyed both, I was wondering if someone had made a family tree for Wilde? I read both books rather quickly (hello, thrillers . . .) but I got a little lost in the family tree. I understand who Wilde’s parents are (no spoilers here), I understand how Silas is related to Wilde, and I understand the P.B. connection. I just don’t quite understand what is the exact relationship Silas has to Wilde. And I am sure that will be the next book in the series. I also enjoy Hester. She is in my minds eye as I have cast her as someone like the actress Holland Taylor. She and Oren are characters I really enjoyed.
Also, as someone who really, really wants to do the DNA testing but am concerned about losing my legal control of my medical history and privacy this has been a cautionary tale. As a huge history buff, I am aware of my family tree, and have some holes in my tree that I want to fill, but am just too afraid of the wild, wild, west aspect of the loss of privacy and fear of my medical history being exploited selling my DNA or my data. Or worse yet my medical history being sold to health care insurers and then held against me. I am generally risk adverse and while there are some mysteries on my tree I would like to solve it is a pandoras box I am afraid to open.
Thank you