Hold Tight Hardback - 2008

by Coben, Harlan

#1 bestsellingauthor Harlan Cobenasks that provocativeand terrifying questionwith his fifteenth thriller.How much do parentsreally want to knowabout their kids?

#1 bestsellingauthor Harlan Cobenasks that provocativeand terrifying questionwith his fifteenth thriller.

#1 bestselling author Harlan Coben has becomean unstoppable force in suspense fiction. His mostrecent novel, The Woods, spent more time on theNew York Times bestseller list than his previousbooks and sales reached his highest levels to date.His latest page-turner, which is about just how farparents will go to protect their kids, is destined forthe top of every bestseller list.

Tia and Mike Baye never imagined they'd becomethe type of overprotective parents who spy ontheir kids. But their sixteen-year-old son Adamhas been unusually distant lately, and after thesuicide of his classmate Spencer Hill the latestin a string of issues at school they can't help butworry. They install a sophisticated spy program onAdam's computer, and within days are jolted by amessage from an unknown correspondent addressedto their son: 'Just stay quiet and all safe.'

Meanwhile, browsing through an online memorialfor Spencer put together by his classmates, BetsyHill is struck by a photo that appears to have beentaken on the night of her son's death . . . and hewasn't alone. She thinks it is Adam Baye standingjust outside the camera's range; but when Adamgoes missing, it soon becomes clear that somethingdeep and sinister has infected their community.For Tia and Mike Baye, the question theymust answer is this: When it comes to your kids, isit possible to know too much?