Tell No One (novel)
{{Short description|2001 thriller novel by Harlan Coben}}
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| name = Tell No One
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| image = Tell No One (novel).jpg
| caption = First edition (UK)
| author = Harlan Coben
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| country = United States
| language = English
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| published = April 2001 Orion (UK)
June 2001 Dell (US)
| media_type = Print (hardback & paperback)
| pages = 320 pp (Orion/paperback),
400 pp (Dell/paperback)
| isbn = 0-7528-4471-7 |isbn_note= (Orion),
{{ISBNT|0-440-23670-3}} (Dell)
| oclc= 47938690
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Tell No One is a 2001 thriller novel by American writer Harlan Coben.[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DTNB&s_site=detnews&f_site=detnews&f_sitename=Detroit+News,+The+(MI)&p_multi=DTNB&p_theme=gannett&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F7539A704840874&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Murder mystery sucks you in, and it's tough to 'Tell No One'], The Detroit News, June 2, 2001Cogdill, Oline H (April 15, 2001) [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=MQMzAAAAIBAJ&sjid=VAgGAAAAIBAJ&pg=4191,4201160 Before we get back to sports, murder], The Free Lance–Star (Knight Ridder)[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=CC&s_site=contracostatimes&p_multi=CC&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=10649FFA9FF5038E&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM COBEN RAISES THE BAR FOR LITERARY WHODUNITS], Contra Costa Times, June 24, 2001 (quite positive review states, "... Harlan Coben with Tell No One which sets a new standard for traditional mystery fiction") This was Coben's third stand-alone novel and first since 1991, his previous seven books having all been part of the Myron Bolitar series. Said Coben, "I came up with a great idea that simply would not work for Myron."{{cite web |url=https://www.harlancoben.com/bio/ |title=Harlen Coben Biography |website=harlancoben.com |access-date=June 17, 2021}}
The book was Coben's first novel to appear on The New York Times Best Seller list.[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=ST&s_site=dfw&p_multi=ST&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F35CF8B5EE8CD5D&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM As 'Good'as it gets Harlan Coben delivers another stunning novel full of thrills and chills], Fort Worth Star-Telegram, May 5, 2002[https://www.nytimes.com/books/01/07/08/bsp/besthardfiction.html Best Sellers Plus], The New York Times, July 8, 2001[https://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F30D10FA3C5F0C718EDDAE0894D9404482 BEST SELLERS: July 22, 2001], The New York Times (No. 13) It was also adapted into a French film with the same title in 2006 ({{langx|fr|Ne le dis à personne}}).
Plot summary
David and Elizabeth Beck, both 25 years old and married for less than a year, are celebrating the anniversary of their first kiss at a secluded lake when Elizabeth is abducted and later murdered. Although the killer is found and prosecuted, David never gets over the tragic incident. On the eighth anniversary of Elizabeth's death, two long-dead bodies are unearthed at the same lake where the kidnapping occurred. In addition, David receives a shocking email from an unidentified source that mentions a phrase only David and Elizabeth should know.
Awards
The novel was nominated for the 2002 Anthony Award, Macavity Award, Edgar Award and Barry Award.{{cite web|url=http://www.bouchercon.info/nominees.html |title=Bouchercon World Mystery Convention : Anthony Awards Nominees |publisher=Bouchercon |date= |access-date=2012-04-20}}{{cite web |url=http://deadlypleasures.com/barry.html |title=Barry Awards |publisher=Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine |access-date=2012-04-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120423032903/http://www.deadlypleasures.com/barry.html |archive-date=2012-04-23 }}{{cite web|url=http://www.mysteryreaders.org/macavity.html |title=Macavity Awards |publisher=Mystery Readers International |date= |access-date=2012-04-20}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thrillingdetective.com/trivia/triv50.html |title=Edgar Award Winners and Nominees in the Private Eye Genre |publisher=Thrilling Detective |date= |access-date=2012-04-20}}
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Category:American crime novels
Category:Novels by Harlan Coben