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NO SECOND CHANCE
Harlan Coben
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NO SECOND CHANCE

A Novel

by Harlan Coben

Dutton · 2003

Peak rank

#5

Weeks on list

5

Debuted

May 2003

Chart History

#1510152003

5 weeks on the Hardcover Fiction list, peaking at #5

When the first bullet hit my chest, I thought of my daughter.' Dr Marc Seidman is living in a classic American suburb in New Jersey with his new wife, Monica, and their baby daughter, Tara, when the shocking attack occurs. Marc is left barely clinging to life. When he wakes up at the hospital, he learns that Monica is dead - and that their daughter Tara is missing from her crib. For two weeks there is no word. Then a ransom demand is made for Tara's return. But Marc makes a mistake. Something goes terribly wrong during the money drop. The ransom money vanishes. The kidnappers get away. Crushed, Marc waits by the phone for another call. Days turn to weeks as Marc remembers the ransom note's ominous warning: THERE WILL BE NO SECOND CHANCE. The police, believing that Tara is probably dead, start to move on. An agonizing eighteen months passes with no word and no new clues. And then, when Marc has just about given up all hope of seeing his daughter again, he gets a package with a chilling note attached: WANT A SECOND CHANCE? And inside the package the kidnapper provides proof that Tara is still alive...

All Appearances

5NEWMay 18, 2003wk 1
9↓4May 25, 2003wk 2
13↓4June 1, 2003wk 3
12↑1June 8, 2003wk 4
14↓2June 15, 2003wk 5

Details

ISBN-13
9780752852577
ISBN-10
0752852574
Published
2003
Pages
338
Publisher
Dutton
Categories
Kidnapping

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