Over the past four or five years, I have read and reviewed several Harlan Coben books, and with the exception of Win, all were four or five stars – although it may have been that the pandemic screwed up my ability to enjoy my usually reliable authors’ releases. Hmmm. In any case, I was happy to receive a copy of I Will Find You from Grand Central Publishing and NetGalley in exchange for this honest review.

No spoilers, but the blurb spells out right up front that David Burroughs, a convicted murderer, successfully plans his escape from prison. And let’s just get it out of the way right up front: to really enjoy this book, you REALLY need to be willing to suspend disbelief about a number of things, especially related to the whole prison part of the story. Despite his orders against allowing any visitors, David sees his ex-wife’s sister when she visits him, bringing a photograph that seems to show David’s son, the supposed victim Matthew, at a amusement park, very much alive, although David has been locked up for brutally killing him. WTF? David was allegedly in some sort of fugue state or sleepwalking or whatever when he got out of bed and beat Matthew beyond recognition. No DNA testing was done on the bodym, because – it’s a 3-year old boy, in the bed where David’s three year old son sleeps. After the trial, David’s wife Cheryl remarried and has moved on with her life. David becomes convinced that Matthew is somehow still alive, and he just HAS to get out of his cell and find the truth. 

David plans his escape, determined to save Matthew, clear his own record, and find out what really happened. And….we’re OFF! It moves fast, is a fun read, and if you can handle the  improbabilities and just go along for the ride, it is worth at LEAST four stars. ****