Gone Before Goodbye opening lines: I don’t hear the scream. The nurse does. So does the anesthesiologist. I am too deep in the zone, the zone I can only enter in an operating theatre, when a sternum is cracked open like this, and my hands are inside the boy’s chest.
My blurb:
Maggie knows Marc is dead. She understand this. But, she cannot live and survive without him. So, her sister creates a grief bot for her. And this Marc is so real she can chat to him about anything, anytime. So when she finds herself in trouble, and does not know what to do, she turns to Marc for help. Can this computer generated AI version of her husband get her to safety?
Gone Before Goodbye
Maggie McCabe is on the brink. A highly skilled and renowned army combat surgeon, she has always lived life at the edge.But now, after a devastating series of personal tragedies, Maggie is thrown a lifeline by a former colleague, an elite surgeon whose anonymous clientele demand the best care money can buy – as well as absolute discretion. Halfway across the globe, one of the world’s most mysterious men requires unconventional medical assistance. Desperate, and one of the few surgeons in the world skilled enough to take this job, Maggie enters his realm of unspeakable opulence and fulfils her end of the agreement.But when the patient suddenly disappears while still under her care, Maggie must become a fugitive herself – or she will be the next one who is . . .
My verdict:
Gone Before Goodbye was co-authored by Reese Witherspoon, and I can highly recommend this book. The novel was full of suspense, as well as the realities people face when dealing with grief. And what possibilities exist out there to support people who have lost loved ones.
About the Author:
Harlan Coben is a No. 1 Sunday Times bestselling author and one of the world’s leading storytellers. His suspense novels are published in forty-six languages and have been number one bestsellers in more than a dozen countries, with eighty million books in print worldwide. His Myron Bolitar series has earned the Edgar, Shamus, and Anthony Awards, and several of his books have been developed into Netflix original series, including the No. 1 global hit Fool Me Once, The Stranger, The Innocent, Gone for Good, The Woods, Stay Close, and Hold Tight, as well as the Amazon Prime Video series adaptation of Shelter. He lives in New Jersey.
Publishing information:
Penguin Random House South Africa sent me this novel to review.
See the links below for blog posts I published on January 31:
- 2023: Vleidam Guest Farm
- 2022: Drunken Cherries
- 2021: The Coast-to-Coast Murders
- 2020: Pickled Mushrooms
- 2018: Rojaal
- 2013: Mixed Berry Jam With Ginger And Lime
- 2012: Turnip And Spinach Soup
- 2011: Sofia’s at Morgenster
Don’t think I have read anything from him yet…need to update my Kindle soon :-))
He is a fantastic author 🙂
My friend Sandrine read it and she told me she enjoyed it immensely. Is there is something that Reese Witherspoon cannot do?… By the way, this reminds me that a 3rd and new season of Big Little Lies is coming out soon, I can’t wait to watch it. Cheers, ~Nessa
I wonder if we will get that here?
Wow, now that’s a compelling opening. I’m skeptical of the AI theme, but the writing does sound good… I may just give it a go.
This was an excellent read! I hope you try it 🙂
The opening lines are certainly weird and attention grabbing. This co-authoring trend to keep milking a known author brand and characters has become a trend.
It really is becoming more common!