Gone Before Goodbye
4.1 | 9,635 ratings
Price: 14.99
Last update: 12-08-2025
Product details
- ASIN : B0DHLSY6K5
- Publisher : Grand Central Publishing
- Accessibility :
- Publication date : October 14, 2025
- Language : English
- File size : 1.5 MB
- Screen Reader : Supported
- Enhanced typesetting : Enabled
- X-Ray : Not Enabled
- Word Wise : Enabled
- Print length : 345 pages
- ISBN-13 : 978-1538774717
- Page Flip : Enabled
- Best Sellers Rank:#69 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
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- Customer Reviews:4.14.1 out of 5 stars(10,239)
Top reviews from the United States
- Kelley CampbellGreat story with strong female leadThis is a great story! I read it in one night! Lots of mystery to work through and Maggie is a fierce character. I love all Harlan Coben books but this collaboration with Reese Witherspoon is magical and I hope that maybe there will be others!
- BbnutGone Before GoodbyeOverall, an entertaining and creative storyline. I’ve never read anything by Harlan Coben. Of course, I wanted to read Gone Before Goodbye because of Reese Witherspoon. I liked that there’s a lot of dialogue. I had trouble connecting with the characters though and some of the writing and plot points seemed too ‘new age’ to me (ex. the use of the word zen, the use of AI apps), there was a lot of descriptive focus on “rich” things (art, wine, decor, etc.) for my taste. The main character didn’t seem authentic to a highly trained military surgeon, in my opinion. While I thought the story was copacetic, I’m having trouble putting my finger on exactly why I didn’t connect with the story or the characters. It felt distant and disingenuous. I started on audio, but felt it was too dramatized so I switched to the physical book and liked it better. I’d rate it 3.5 out of 5 stars rounded up to 4 for Goodreads. I’d be interested to read more by Reese if she continues writing in the thriller/mystery category.
- Kindle CustomerA Wonderful read but a confusing EndA wonderful read. But I agree with Shazan's review which follows:
"Fabulous book until the epilogue which ruined the whole thing for me
Reviewed in Australia on October 22, 2025
I was unable to put this book down. A wide variety of characters and some information that had me googling to broaden my medical knowledge. It had me guessing, thinking I knew the outcome, then having to rethink. But the ending did not make sense to me, and that actually ruins a good book. Read it for yourself because it is a terrific story, but be prepared for confusion and loose ends not tied.
I just didn't get tbe end either! - MaureenDraws you in from the very beginning.Maggie McCabe is a well known physician for restorative surgery but has lost her license. She is offered a deal too good to be true. She also wonders if her husband Marc, a well known surgeon for humanitarian purposes. Trace Paker was the third surgeon in their group. Trace was considered missing and after Maggie' s surgery she had the opportunity to track down Trace. Porkchop, Maggie's father in law, finds Maggie in Dubai and rescues her and takes her to France. That's when things turn around. This book is a definite must read. Follow Maggie McCabe to find out the truth.
- s.088Female Jason BourneLoved the book! Throughout the book I felt like I was reading one of Robert Ludlum's books from the Jason Bourne series although the main character, Maggie McCabe, was a female. Maggie, similar to the Jason Bourne character, becomes a fugitive entangled in a global conspiracy that she really doesn't know who to trust. Harlan Coben crafts a storyline consistent with his style that focuses on how secrets affect the lives of his character, unresolved events of their past that force the characters to confront truths about themselves and love ones. He delivers shocking and unexpected twists that keep you staying captivated to the end to to discover the answers. Reese Witherspoon did an incredible job developing the initial character concept of Maggie McCabe and ensuring the book contained emerging medical technology and technical details of trauma surgery. Look forward to future books in the series (hopefully) and a movie / series based upon the book.
- Amazon CustomerYou know you're gonna read it!I've read everything Coben has written and this was a no exception terrific read! I could definitely tell it was a collab as I read, but it was a solidly good read. The ending will stick with you though. Probably one of the most "whoaaaaaa" endings I've read in a long time!
- C. Narshconfusing plotI'm a retired nurse, I understood all of that part, some reviewers found it confusing, understandably), but some of the details were just wrong. I found some of that plot very confusing, but I'm typically reading in bed at midnight or later so that could be some of it. Loved Porkchop but couldn't figure out his whole part in the story.
Going to re-read the last few chapters to try to get this complicated plot line straight. I edit my review if I figure it out on 2nd read - Kathleen A. BoyerGood book but ending needed more.It was a good book however, the ending was confusing and a bit weak. I was hoping for a more dramatic ending. I also feel that more storyline was needed in the middle, perhaps involving more history on her family, life, her sister, and a few of the other characters. Overall, it wasn’t enjoyable read.