Eight years after the murder of his wife, paediatrician David Beck starts receiving anonymous emails, supposedly from his dead wife, which lead him to believe that she is alive but in grave danger.

"Tell No One" is the sort of book that, now that I have finished reading it, I will probably forget about in the space of a couple of days. It's not a terrible book, but I also didn't think it was all that great, either. Harlan Coben's writing style is easy to read, making this a speedy read that kept me reasonably entertained on my daily bus journey to and from work. However, I didn't have any trouble in putting it down and leaving it, when necessary. Its main flaw is that all of the good characters are sickeningly good (most are charity workers with politically correct attitudes and no flaws at all), and all of the bad characters are so bad that they totally deserve whatever they get. There are no real shades of grey in these characters, which makes them kind of boring. As a mystery, it is an interesting enough story, but there was nothing in it that made it stand out in my mind as being a "great" mystery and the "plot twists", although not glaringly obvious, didn't really come as much of a surprise to me when they did appear. Overall, this book does not inspire me to read anything else by Harlan Coben, and I intend to follow the advice given in the book's title, when it comes to recommending this book. That is, I intend to tell no one about it.

I could not and did not want to put this book down. This is my 3rd book that I've read by Coben and I've liked every one of them. Loved the twist at the end!

Great premise...a good read but only up to a point, about half-way through. Then, Mr.Coben spoiled it with his politically correct speech, cardboard characters and predictable plot twists.It's a pity!

this is a realy good book if you keep on reading. it its a bit hard to understand at first but if you keep reading it all comes together its realy good and i dont read alot but if you give it a chance you will like it.

Harlan Coben's great talent is presenting an unusual premise to the reader and then hurtling him into a maze of fast paced plot twists. However, unlike many other mystery writers, Coben shows us the human side of the plot devices. His characters suffer and we empathize with their misery. In Tell No One, a young doctor loses his beautiful wife to a crazed killer. Or does he? Eight years after that fateful night, he receives a cryptic message that could only have come from his wife. Determined to know the truth, he soon realizes that other forces want to stop him, at any cost. A great beach read, Tell No One has enough energy to keep you reading long after the lifeguards have gone home.

Donald Gallinger is the author of The Master Planets

I recommend the book if you like suspense and thriller. I did not want to put it down.

This was my first Coben book, and now I am hooked. Tell No One is like a crazy roller coaster with dips and twists and highs and lows. When I started the book I had no idea that it had been made into a movie, but the whole time I was reading it I was thinking 'someone should make this into a movie'. If you enjoy suspenseful, Morgan Freeman/Ashley Judd like stories then read this book.

I just saw the movie and the title was bugging me because I couldn't remember where I saw it and then the movie began and I knew I had read the book (just couldn't remember it was Harlan Coben). My head hurt from the plot twists.

I just read the book a few months and several books ago and remember racing through it. However, I raced through it so fast i couldn't remember how faithful the movie was to the book. Now I have to reread it again. After decades of my first reading of the very complicated Bleak House, I could still remember the story and ending but I could not do that with this book a few months later.

If you read it, take your time with it or you'll forget it as fast as you read it. I came away not particularly wanting to go on to other Coben books.

I have read this novel over and over, and it never fails to disappoint. Over the years I've lent it out at least thirty times and I have yet to find anyone who doesn't become a fan. Harlan Coben owes me money for the number of people who have bought every book he's ever written because of me lending them a copy. The quality of this book came as a complete surprise after the first six or seven books he wrote. Myron Bolitar seemed like the creation of a guy who had his lunch money stolen every day in the cafeteria. He had no bad qualities and was this super guy who dated supermodels. It was completely canned. Tell No One was the start of his assault on the genre. I count down the days until his next novel is published. Only about 320 to go...

I took the day off and pulled this book off my shelf. Bought it YEARS ago, but never got around to reading it. I went to the UCLA writers weekend and heard Harlan speak in a writer's conversation and vowed to take time to read all the books I have bought of his that I never got around to read -and boy this was a good one!
I'm not going to go into what I loved because there is so many reviews.... but I just had to leave a review and give FIVE stars! I'm on to the newest one in his collection! But yes I definitely recommend TELL NO ONE!

LOVED it and am instantly hooked on Harlan Coben, can't wait to read more by him.

Dr. David Beck's wife was murdered by a serial killer, and he was beaten and left for dead, on the shores of Lake Charmaine, a place the husband and wife visit, every year, on the anniversary of when they first met.

Eight years later, and Beck is still trying to come to terms with the loss of his wife. He receives a mysterious email, which turns his world upside down once again, as it seems to strongly suggest that his wife is not dead after all.

I found this book an enjoyable read, as Beck discovers one clue, and then another, in the bid to find out what exactly happened to his wife, eight years earlier, on that fateful night. The twists come thick and fast towards the ending, which, I thought could have possible been a bit better. Overall, though, a pretty good story.

This was absolutely one of the best books I have ever read. I would have to call it a thriller classic. I cannot believe that it has not been made into a major movie yet, it would be great on the screen too. It keeps you guessing until the very end and has a very satifying ending too. Coben is such a great author, and I so far this is the best one of his books I have read. I have only read 3, but I will certainly be reading all of the rest! I do not see how this book cannot be given 5 stars...it has it all. HIGHLY recommended!

This is the very first Harlan Coben novel I read. After reading it I've been hooked on this author. This is truly one of the great crime novels from one of the best crime writers in the business. It's a cliche in the book wrld, but I literally could not put this book down.

I'm currently reading my fourth Coben novel and have two more on the bookshelf waiting to be read. I've thoroughly enjoyed them all.

Real Life Dramas - Volume One

Darren G. Burton

This is the very first Harlan Coben novel I read. After reading it I've been hooked on this author. This is truly one of the great crime novels from one of the best crime writers in the business. It's a cliche in the book wrld, but I literally could not put this book down.

I'm currently reading my fourth Coben novel and have two more on the bookshelf waiting to be read. I've thoroughly enjoyed them all.Real Life Dramas - Volume One
Darren G. Burton

I don't usually read books like this a second time, but it grabs you from the first page and becomes a must read.

He is a fine writer and has done exceptionally well here.

Highly recommended!

Tell No One grabs you from the first and races to the end at break-neck speed. In the book, David Beck discovers that his wife, who died several years ago, might still be alive. This novel is about his attempt to find answers and be reunited with his wife. As I was reading Harlan Coben's descriptions of how it feels to lose a spouse, I am convinced that the author Coben has lost someone very dear to him. My husband died suddenly twelve years ago, and the description of the emotional pain felt was exactly as Mr. Coben describes it. I have never found anyone who has been able to capture the feelings of loss as well as this. I read the passages and I kept saying to myself, "That's it. That's exactly how I felt." No one can write like that unless they have experienced it. And, believe me, if I thought there was a chance that my spouse was still alive, I would go to the ends of the earth to find him - just as David Beck did in this book. It is full of mystery and suspense as he tries to unravel the truth and be reunited with his dear Elizabeth. Definitely a must read. You will not be disappointed.

Tell No One by Harlan Coben is about a man that believes his wife may still be alive 8 years after being supposedly murdered by a serial killer. This is the first novel by Mr. Coben and I was really impressed for most of the book. However, I felt there were too many twists to the story, and the narrative was too mixed up to tie all the events together. Even after finishing the book, I'm confused as to what exactly happened and why. The book alternates between first and third person, with the first person holding back information until the end. It just felt weird to me. On the plus side, it was an engaging story that kept me reading, but I felt like I needed to take notes for a test at the end.

Bought for my wife. She loves Harlan Corbin books and she loved this one too.

Tell No One, by Harlan Coben, is one heck of a fun read. After reading some of the other reviews - both professional and customer - I would not dispute that there are some cliches used in this book. There are also some tried and true plot devices and there is not a ton of new ground covered here. But who cares... for me, the novel makes the leap from 4 stars to 5 stars due to the very relevant fun quotient. This is a fun and thrilling book to read. Coben's story was so fast paced, I literally could not put the book down. The characters are engaging and there are laugh out loud moments mixed in with thrills and chills. There is nary a dull moment in the entire book.

This book is great fun to read, and is one of those ultimate beach reads. I highly recommend this book and give it five stars.

Now I must go back to the bookstore and start snapping up all the other Coben books. Enjoy!

One of the best suspense books I've read in a long time. Couldn't put it down. Every page, you learn something new/different. Many twists. First book I've read by Harlan Coben, and I am looking forward to reading the rest of his books.

For a cookie cutter suspense novel, this one rises to the top. Don't miss it.

At first glance I was not horribly interested in this book (I am permanently scarred by Dan Brown, and this other book called "The Last Templar" which is a Dan Brown rip-off, explaining why I hated it, too.), but my father-in-law bought it for me, so I had to read it. I read 50 pages before bed and finished it the next day, it was that good! The plot turns were amazing, however, one thing that really spoke to me was the way that the main character, David Beck, spoke of his wife. It is evident that Coben really understands and knows love. I thought the writing was really good, and loved the way that Beck is actually speaking directly to the reader; it was a nice change of pace and a wonderful read. I think I will check out more of his books!

Wow....I started reading this book and 24 hours later it was finished. I was fascinated by the whole tale. True love, murder, mystery, action packed.....I say good bye to Patterson and Hello to Coben. Harlan Coben can really write a good book.

This was a suggested read from a bookseller. I probably would not have picked it up otherwise. I was pleasantly surprised at how much I liked this author; so much so, that I went on to read No Second Chance. I would surely read more Coben.

since the first time i picked up a harlan coben book, i can't stop admiring his books...it is beyond amazing..
everytime after reading the last sentence of the book, it will leave me breathless...everytime, without fail...
simply the best!

The book starts out with a catchy premise but rapidly goes downhill (or is it nowhere?). The characters are cardboard (or styrofoam) and the plot just too outlandish. Honestly, it reads like it was written by a ninth-grader with a great imagination but little knowledge of the writing craft. I can't believe this book was a bestseller or that so many people recommended this author to me. I'm certainly not tempted to try any of his other works.

Tell No One Dell Books, 2001, 370 pp., $7.99
Harlan Coben ISBN 0-440-23670-3
"They're watching. Tell no one." This is what appeared on the anonymous e-mail that was sent to Dr. Beck. Dr. Beck has an idea of who sent it but that's impossible. Dead people can't send e-mails. But is it possible that she isn't dead? Is his beloved wife alive? Dr. Beck decides to investigate a little deeper.
Throughout his investigation, he disregards the e-mail and tells one person, his best friend, Shauna who is dating his sister. Beck tells her everything, including the security camera video of Elizabeth that the anonymous sender sent to him, also. Entwined in the investigation, Dr. Beck overcomes many obstacles including murders, running from the police and dealing with drug dealers. He has to be very strong throughout all of this.
People who enjoy thrilling and suspenseful books that carry them away to another world would thoroughly enjoy this book. I found this book very capturing, intriguing, and it kept me reading during any minute I got. It was a very great book.
-Sam

I just finished this book in a whirlwind. It certainly was a page turner.

The story is told from the point of view of Beck - a pediatrician whose beloved wife was murdered eight years before. Or was she? Recent events have led him - and the FBI, and the original people who paid for the killing - to question the official story.

It is also the story of love - friendship love, companionship love, parental love, and spousal love.

I really enjoyed this book. There is a bit of worldview attributed to the doc that you can tell is that of the author (how he looks at his patients, and their parents, is often a topic in the book). The casual back-story of his sister and her partner, and their trials as a couple, are told almost off-hand, and aren't of huge impact to the plot, but are, nonetheless, necessary to the story. They give you a fuller picture of the supporting cast than you usually get in the summer suspense.

Dr. David Beck boots up his computer to check his e-mail and finds a message from his dead wife that tells him to click on a link. He does and he sees her on the screen. She's aged, but then she's been dead for a long time. At first he thinks it's a hoax, but the woman on the screen looks so much like her, and she knows things that only his wife knew. She tells him in a further e-mail that he's being watched and to, "Tell no one."

David is forced to go back and examine the mysterious circumstances surrounding his wife's murder and all of a sudden he finds that someone is indeed watching him, then someone tries to kill him and now the police are after him for murder and there is nowhere he can hide.

Coben has written a thriller that'll have you on the edge of your seat, biting your nails as he takes you on Dr. Beck's journey. Coben breaks all of a novelist's rules when he writes, slipping between first and second person, past and present tense with ease in his own gifted style. He is so good with words, so good with a story, but beware, once your read one of his books, you're going to have to go out and get them all.

I finished this book more than a month ago, and in all honesty, my heart is still racing. If you want to talk suspense ... talk about TELL NO ONE!!
I'm talking, sleepless nights, parched throats, and the urge to get SOMEONE to turn this incredible story into a movie!!
After a grueling 8 years following his wife's death, David Beck has managed to re-establish his life since that awful day she was murdered. He found the strength to finish medical school and instituted himself as a pediatrician, opening his own practice. Things are slowly but surely falling back in place... that is until he receives a puzzling email on the anniversary of the first kiss he and his wife shared. What's even stranger is that the email contains a code that only she would know. Now Beck is faced with the reality that the only love of his life may still be alive.
In an instant his life is consumed with trying to find out the truth of what has haunted him every single day for years. Is Elizabeth still alive? You'll have to read to find out... but there are some very serious lengths that Beck with have to go through to find out and Coben leaves NO room for guessing.