Caught (Coben novel)

Caught

Author	Harlan Coben
Country	US
Language	English
Genre	Crime Thriller
Published	2010
Publisher	Dutton
ISBN	9780525951582

Caught is a 2010 novel by Harlan Coben.

Plot

17 year-old Haley McWaid is a good girl, the pride of her suburban New Jersey family, captain of the lacrosse team, headed off to college next year with all the hopes and dreams her doting parents can pin on her. Which is why, when her mother wakes one morning to find that Haley never came home the night before, and three months quickly pass without word from the girl, the community assumes the worst.^[1]

List of characters

Harlan Coben likes to present lots of characters (too many^[2]) in his novels. Sometimes this is confusing for the reader. This list will help to identify the characters in the novel.

Chynna
Jenna Wheeler - ex-wife of Dan Mercer; since 8 years remarried with:
Noel Wheeler - surgeon
Dan Mercer
Wendy Tynes - reporter / presenter at NTC News
Vic Garrett - Wendy's Boss at NTC News
John Morrow - made Wendy pregnant at her 19th; married for 5 years when killed by a drunk driver Ariana Nasbro
Charlie - 17 year old son of Wendy
Jersey - Wendy's dog
Pops - father of John; (ex-) father in law of Wendy
Ariana Nasbro - alcoholic who killed Wendy's husband John 12 years ago
Marcia McWaid
Ted McWaid
> Haley McWaid - oldest missing daughter
> Patricia McWaid - 14 years old
> Ryan McWaid - 9 years old
Flair Hickory - attorney of Dan Mercer
Lee Portnoi - attorney of Wendy Tynes
Hester Grimstein - TV-judge and attorney of Ed Grayson
Ed Grayson - one of the fathers of families with child that has been abused
Maggie - wife of Ed Grayson
Ed Junior "EJ" - son of Ed and Maggie
Windsor "Win" Horne Lockwood, III - He is the secondary character in the Myron Bolitar series. While the best friend of hero Bolitar, Win would best be described as an anti-hero, being very psychopathic in nature. In "Caught" Wendy calls Win for confidential information
Frank Tremont - police detective Essex County; early 60 nearing retirement
Mickey Walker - Sheriff Sussex County; big black 150 kg
Tom Stanton - young policemen
Phil Turnball - one of Dan Mercer's flatmate during university; worked at investment company, but jobless due to rumors of fraude

Secondary characters

Marilee - sister of Marcia McWaid
Hal - married with Marilee
Greg - sun of Hal and Marilee
Pete Zecher - school dean
Michael Wind - childhood friend of Pete Zecher
Kasey - daughter of Frank Tremont, that died at 17 years of age from cancer

Works by Harlan Coben

Stand-alone novels	Play Dead (1990) Miracle Cure (1991) Tell No One (2001) Gone for Good (2002) No Second Chance (2003)y Just One Look (2004) The Innocent (2005) The Woods (2007) Hold Tight (2008) Caught (2010) Stay Close (2012) Six Years (2013) Missing You (2014) The Stranger (2015) Fool Me Once (2016)

Myron Bolitar series	Deal Breaker (1995) Drop Shot (1996) Fade Away (1996) Back Spin (1997) One False Move (1998) The Final Detail (1999) Darkest Fear (2000) Promise Me (2006) Long Lost (2009) Live Wire (2011)

Mickey Bolitar series	Shelter (2011) Seconds Away (2012) Found (2014)

Bolitar series characters	Myron Bolitar Windsor "Win" Horne Lockwood, III Esperanza Diaz

Related articles	Tell No One (film)

References

↑ "Caught - Harlan Coben". Harlan Coben. Retrieved 2016-04-01.
↑ Maslin, Janet (2010-03-26). "Mom and Pop Thrillers in Topsy-Turvy World". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2016-04-01.

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