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No Second Chance
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Overview
No Second Chance is a 2003 thriller novel written by Harlan Coben. The novel follows Marc Seidman, a man who wakes in the hospital with a gunshot wound to find that his wife is dead, his daughter is missing, and he is the main suspect.
Plot Summary
Dr. Marc Seidman wakes up in the hospital 12 days after being shot in his Kasselton, New Jersey, home. His wife, Monica, is dead, and their infant daughter, Tara, is missing. Detective Bob Regan discloses that investigators found Marc’s drug-addicted sister Stacy’s fingerprints in his house, despite Stacy never having visited. Marc’s best friend and lawyer, Lenny Marcus warns Marc not to speak to the police without him.
Marc meets with Edgar and Carson Porter, Monica’s father and uncle. Edgar has received a ransom demand for $2 million for Tara and stipulates “(t)here will be no second chance” if the police are called or instructions are disobeyed (25). Edgar gives Marc the ransom money and the phone the kidnappers included for communication.
Detective Regan and FBI Special Agent Lloyd Tickner suspect Marc based on his missing firearm. On Lenny’s advice, Marc tells the police about the ransom demand. The kidnappers call, and a disguised Unlock all 76 pages of this Study Guide Plus, gain access to 8,900+ more expert-written Study Guides. Including features:
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