LIMITED TIME OFFER. Get 3 months for $0.99 a month. Get this deal.
The Woods cover art

The Woods

 Preview
Get this deal Try for $0.00
Offer ends December 16, 2025 11:59pm PT.
Amazon Prime member exclusive: get any 2 titles with your free trial. Terms apply.
Just $0.99/mo for your first 3 months of Audible.
1 audiobook per month of your choice from our unparalleled catalog.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, podcasts, and Originals.
Auto-renews at $14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime.
Pick 1 audiobook a month from our unmatched collection.
Listen all you want to thousands of included audiobooks, Originals, and podcasts.
Premium Plus auto-renews for $14.95/mo + applicable taxes after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

The Woods

Written by: Harlan Coben
Narrated by: Scott Brick
Get this deal Try for $0.00

$14.95/mo after 3 months. Cancel anytime. Offers ends December 16, 2025 11:59pm PT.

$14.95 a month after 30 days. Cancel anytime.

Buy Now for $32.00

Buy Now for $32.00

About this listen

NOW A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES!

The bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama The Stranger takes listeners into the heart of family loyalty in this twisty thriller that proves that the darkest secrets are often closest to home.

Paul Copeland, a New Jersey county prosecutor, is still grieving the loss of his sister twenty years ago - the night she walked into the woods, never to be seen again. But now, a homicide victim is found with evidence linking him to the disappearance. The victim could be the boy who vanished along with Paul's sister. And, as hope rises that his sister could still be alive, dangerous secrets from his family's past threaten to tear apart everything Paul has been trying to hold together....

©2007 Harlan Coben (P)2007 Brilliance Audio Crime Thrillers Legal Suspense Thriller & Suspense Thriller Fiction Crime Law

What the critics say

“[The Woods] might just be the best thing Coben has written...A gripping story, filled with fine characters and dark secrets.” - Chicago Sun Times

“A lively, fast-moving entertainment, jam packed with the bizarre plot twists that are his stock in trade.” - The Washington Post

“Another surprising and emotional story that will remain with the reader long after the last page is finished. One of Coben’s best.” - Library Journal

All stars
Most relevant
Enjoyed the book. At times the writer draws it out past the point of suspense and into a real where I’m tempted to fast forward and get to the point of the paragraph. Scott Brick is great, one of my favourite readers.

Good

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I liked the story the characters and the different stories happening at the same time. It was enjoyably distracting and entertaining. Would make a good movie.

What I don’t like is the AI trying to sell me another book at the end of every book rental. I call it a rental because once you leave audible you loose the ability to listen to them. I called them to find out how to download to my computer and they said it won’t download properly and without the audible program you can’t play.

They should offer a play only subscription for a low fee when you purchase 500 or more books rather then paying the higher Monthly fee with credit
The 3 month hold is not enough when you have 100s or 1000s of books in library

Twist after twist. Really enjoyed

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
This book simultaneously follows two crime plotlines: the prosecution of a pair of entitled frat-boy rapists and a twisty-turny tale involving long-thought-dead victims showing up alive, duplicity, and jaw-dropping family secrets. Harlan Coben does a very nice job plotting a pair of keep-you-guessing mysteries.. but has difficulty melding the two plotlines smoothly and introduces some straight-up silly action elements around the climax.
Fortunately, the feeling that some plot threads & events are "shoehorned" into the narrative isn't overwhelming. Rather, Coben's storytelling ingenuity makes it remarkably easy to set aside reservations and simply enjoy this entertaining - if imperfect - "beach-read".

Likewise fortuitous, the narration from Scott Brick is "more than capable". He exhibits his typical spot-on diction and tone - and a cadence & timbre characteristically improved by setting playback speed at 1.15X  - but his voice-acting is particularly noteworthy on this project (distinctive, emotive, and largely avoiding injudicious accents).
Where the recording falls apart is in the annoying overuse of voice modulation for dialogue over the telephone (a *lot* in this book) and inadequate sound editing from Brilliance Audio (allowing uncomfortably loud segments to remain untouched).
Altogether, the performance is well above-average.. but the production is unspectacular in terms of quality.

Taken in toto, I very much enjoyed this 8.5/10 star recording of 'The Woods'. Can recommend.

Nice Combination Of Courtroom Drama & Suspense

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I really enjoy all the Coben titles and expect violence- however the detailed description of animal cruelty was enough for me to stop the book and abandon it completely
I just am not able to tolerate it. Still a great story otherwise

spoiler

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
I became addicted to this book! I have never had so much trouble tearing myself away from a book before.

Could not stop listening.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
very interesting story. keeps you entertertained in suspense and difficult to stop listening to it.

good story to listen too.

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Story is well done. Narrator sounds like he's doing the presentation inside of a tin can with a stage mic. He does a good job, just could've had better audio equipment

Good story

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Very interesting book. Excited to very end and not predictable. I enjoyed reading/listening this book.
Referring to anybody who likes mystery.

Good book

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
The ending twist was unnecessary. Nothing worse than enjoying a novel only to have the final twist at the bitter end kill the story for you.

Has all the hooks

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
Audio quality is bad. Scott is a great narrator but why is the quality so bad.

Audio quality is bad

Something went wrong. Please try again in a few minutes.
See more reviews