#83 in Crime & mystery
The Match
- 441
- Pages
- about 8 h
- Reading time
- NYT bestseller · 2 weeks on the list, peaked at #1
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Our view
“The Match” is a well-built Harlan Coben mystery about Wilde, the man who was found as a boy living wild in New Jersey’s Ramapo mountains. A DNA match finally leads him toward a close relative and toward the truth about his origins. Some readers praise the carefully resolved plot and characters with real depth, and say it works even for those new to Wilde.
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About the book
Discover the exhilarating Richard and Judy Book Club pick from the No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling crime thriller author 'The absolute master' Richard Osman 'One of the all-time greats' Gillian Flynn 'Never lets you down' Lee Child 'One of my favourites' John Grisham 'Harlan Coben is the king of a killer twist [...] a highly addictive read.' HEAT _ He is known simply as Wilde, the boy from the woods. Discovered living a feral existence in the Ramapo mountains of New Jersey, he has grown up knowing nothing of his parents, and even less about his own identity. But when a match on a DNA database puts him on the trail of a close relative, Wilde thinks he might be about to solve the mystery of who he really is. Only, this relation disappears as quickly as he's resurfaced. Undaunted, Wilde continues his research, becoming caught up in a secret community committed to exposing anonymous online trolls. Then one by one, people start to die. It soon becomes clear that a serial killer is targeting this secret community. And that the next victim could be Wilde himself . . . _ 'A helter-skelter of a read!' Lisa Jewell 'At the top of his game' Peter James 'Twisty, well characterised, gently satirical' Jake Kerridge 'Insanely readable' Sunday Mirror 'Coben is a phenomenon' The Times 'It really is a page-turning thriller' JAZZ FM 'The king of tense thrillers is back with a book steeped in jaw-dropping twists.' OK!
Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.3 across 66 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 31% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Crime & mystery average of 7.6. That is how 7.8 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardcover | 8.3 | 66 | 100% |
Frequently asked
How long is The Match?
It has 441 pages — longer than 61% of the ranked books in Crime & mystery.
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