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As her wedding approaches, Megan Pierce is troubled by a visitor from her past. Det. Mike Broome finds a new disappearance reminiscent of a cold case.

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Megan (played by Cush Jumbo) a working mother of three, Ray (Richard Armitage), a once-promising documentary photographer, Broome (James Nesbitt) a detective unable to let go of a missing person’s cold case, and Lorraine (Sarah Parish), an old friend of Megan's. Three people living lives they never wanted, hiding secrets that even those closest to them would never suspect, will find that the past doesn’t recede. Even as the terrible consequences of long-ago events crash together in the present and threaten to ruin lives, they will come to the startling realization that they may not want to forget the past at all. And as each confronts the dark side of the American Dream—the boredom of a nice suburban life, the excitement of temptation, the desperation and hunger that can lurk behind even the prettiest facades—they will discover the hard truth that the line between one kind of life and another can be as whisper-thin as a heartbeat. The Silver Jubilee Bridge between Runcorn and Widnes is used as the perfect metaphor in the series to see Megan travelling from her cosy comy existent and returning to her past life.What happened that night that would change the lives of so many people? That's the question of this novel. All twists and surprises revolve around what happened that night, so while the plot twists and turns throughout, all events point toward that night 17 years ago. Meanwhile detectives investigating a missing person begin to fear a serial killer is actually on the loose. Both should be compelling stories but the worst adaptations are the ones that are slavishly devoted to the text.

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One of the damaged is Megan, seemingly happily married with a loving husband and family. But seventeen years ago Megan used to live on the wild side and is now finding her longed for domesticity stifling. Taking a trip into her past connects her with a series of unsolved murders, threatening her life and present day happiness. Harry brokers a meeting for Megan. Broome takes a leap in his personal life. Ray is questioned by the police as he tries to piece together his memories.

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The Character: Megan has spent the past 17 years rebuilding her life: a husband-to-be, kids, a nice house. But when a man with potential ties to another missing-person case from — you guessed it —17 years ago disappears, her shiny new life begins to unravel. After reading Fool Me Once, I held high standards for this author and felt that even his previous books too are equally good. Although the plot is pretty tight but the anticipation of the whodunit felt pretty weak. And sadly, this book has failed to intrigue or thrill me in any way possible. Nevertheless, the story line is captivating and the rush of the mystery kept me engaged pretty much the entire length of this novel. For me, this was a satisfying read but not too satisfying for my gray matter, as the challenges and the twists come undone halfway through the story line. Loved the character of Ray Levigne, but did not feel much for Megan. Megan's husband Dave was quite bland, and I think the detective character, Broome could have done with some extra flesh (as in oomph). As always though, he's awesome at witty one liners and I love this guy's writing! Viewers discover that suburban mum Megan (Cush Jumbo) has a secret in her past life as a lapdancer at the nightclub - and that she was in an abusive relationship with Green who mysteriously disappeared 17 years ago. But the big twist came at the end, when it was discovered that nightclub boss Lorraine (Sarah Parish) was actually the one responsible for Stewart's death - and indeed for the death of all the men who had been at the club.I can't bring myself to give only one star to a book I actually finished, but as I said, the plot is the one thing it has going for it and I wanted to know the ending. The heroine keeps reminiscing how great her life as a stripper was! I guess she should put that in her LinkedIn profile. This was my third book by Harlan Coben, and will likely be my last. While he is undeniably a deft plotter, even when dealing with various strings and many characters to tie together, the characters are what really fall flat in my opinion. I am one of those readers who can be won over by compelling characters even if the plot is slightly weak, but decent plot AND weak characters leave no impression on me (except this negative one I am writing now, though the book as a whole is enormously forgettable. In fact, I cannot remember the plot of the other two I read by him either, except that in the end, the person with the gun won. Not particularly elegant...) These days, I often pride myself on being able to figure out what exactly is going on before the moment in the story when the writer wants me to know the answers. That was not the case in this book. The resolution of this story took me by surprise as much as it did the characters in the book, which for me only added to the reading enjoyment.

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But Megan does (having been a confidante for her daughter) leaving her with the dreadful knowledge that Dave may, inadvertently, have caused Carlton's death.

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Megan enlists help from an old friend as she seeks out the truth about Stewart. Broome suspects a connection as more missing persons start piling up.