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No Second Chance

No Second Chance is a thriller released in 2003 and is the fifth stand-alone novel written by Harlan Coben. It was the first international Book of the Month Club pick in 2003.

Last revised
Jul 30, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
233 w
Citations
4
Source
No Second Chance
First edition (US)
AuthorHarlan Coben
LanguageEnglish
GenreMystery, thriller
PublishedApril 28, 2003 Dutton Adult
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover & paperback)
Pages352 pp (hardcover)
ISBN0-525-94729-9
OCLC51042013

No Second Chance is a thriller released in 2003 and is the fifth stand-alone novel written by Harlan Coben.1 It was the first international Book of the Month Club pick in 2003.2

Plot

Dr. Marc Seidman has been shot twice, his wife has been murdered, and his six-month-old daughter has been kidnapped. When he gets the ransom note, he knows he has only one chance to get this right. But there is nowhere he can turn to and no one he can trust.

Television adaptation

The novel was adapted to a miniseries Une chance de trop for TF1 and RTL-TVI in 2015.34

References

References

  1. "No Second Chance by Harlan Coben". Publishers Weekly. March 24, 2003. Retrieved May 31, 2023.
  2. Minzesheimer, Bob (March 19, 2003). "Book-of-the-Month Club is going global". USA Today. Retrieved June 25, 2012.
  3. Marsick, Laurent (October 28, 2014). ""No Second Chance" : la nouvelle série policière de TF1 avec Alexandra Lamy". rtl.fr (in French). Retrieved July 7, 2026.
  4. Keslassy, Rosy (April 1, 2015). "TF1 at 40: Network Invests in Fresh Talent and Concepts". Variety. Retrieved July 7, 2026. TF1 recently partnered up with American novelist Harlan Coben (the bestseller "Tell No One" is among his titles) on "No Second Chance," a drama-procedural series toplining Alexandra Lamy.
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