Fool Me Once
- 416
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 6 weeks on the list, peaked at #1
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Our view
A fast, twist-heavy thriller, “Fool Me Once” owes much to its heroine, the former military pilot Maya Stern. Coben sends her from place to place as she uncovers a web of power, corruption and murder. Some readers enjoy being wrong-footed along the way, even when certain reveals sit oddly with how the characters behaved earlier; others feel the ending undercuts what came before.
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About the book
Fool Me Once is a mystery-thriller novel by American writer Harlan Coben, published in 2016. It follows a former military pilot caught in a twisted story of power, corruption and murder.
Where the score comes from
The sources average 7.4 across 129 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 47% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Thriller average of 7.6. That is how 7.5 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 7.0 | 6 | 5% |
| Hardcover | 7.4 | 123 | 95% |
Frequently asked
How long is Fool Me Once?
It has 416 pages — shorter than 61% of the ranked books in Thriller.
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