A well-loved teacher makes a terrible mistake by humiliating one of his students in front of her classmates and the effects will be catastrophic. The room pretty much exploded then. There were tears, of course. Hugs. Apologies. Wounds were ripped open and closed. [. . .:]" A devastating tragedy has triggered Nash's 'crazy' to emerge again. He seeks to squelch his itch under the guise of keeping a promise to the former love of his life. Hold Tightfollows the life of a mother namedAnna Barczyk, who embarks on a dangerous journey to find her son, Adam, who went missing not too longer his friend was found dead. Determined to uncover her child’s whereabouts, Anna searches for answers in unknown territories, some of which threaten her own life. Nevertheless, she sets out to find out the truth and hopefully find her son alive.

I've actually, I think, read all of Coben's novels. He is the the author of the everyday, writing characters who lead lives like yours and mine. He also explores how fragile our everyday lives are--how our dedication to lives and family and children can come undone by the smallest thing--an unkind remark from a teacher, a car accident, or the fact that we resemble someone else and are mistaken for them.If you're a parent, this book might just scare the bejeebers out of you. The obvious question threaded throughout the entire book is "should you spy on your children?" And Coben doesn't give you his opinion one way or the other. That's the point of the multi-dimensional plot. He gives you a look at the evils of both options.

Meanwhile Spencer's mom has come across a picture taken the night of Spencer's suicide and it looks as though Adam was actually with Spencer that night. The writing was the last straw really - the paragraph below is the dramatic ending. A confession has been made - Hester is the bitch lawyer, LeCrue and Duncan are cops.

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Hold Tight explores a number of difficult issues that confront lots of families, including the matter of how to balance parental oversight with giving your children the room to grow and become strong independent individuals, the question of how one attempts to balance a career with your family responsibilities, and the difficulties of managing as a single parent.