Book Reviews – The Match

The Match
by Harlan Coben

Harlan Coben always delivers a good solid thriller, and The Match is no different. Our lead protagonist is Wilde, who has grown up never knowing who his family is. He was found as a young boy living wild in the mountains of New Jersey. On a whim, he provides DNA to a ‘find your relatives’ database and is contacted by an anonymous family member. However, this potential family member disappears before Wilde can meet them and Wilde then gets pulled into delving deeper into this disappearance. Things start heating up when a secret community that exposes online trolls gets involved. People are being targeted and murdered, and Wilde is unsure who to trust as the police suspect he’s the murderer. The characters are well fleshed out with a love triangle simmering in the background. Excellent and entertaining read.