Fool Me Once: Book vs. Series

Adapted for television by Danny Brocklehurst, Fool Me Once (2024) is based on Harlan Coben’s 2016 novel. A widowed former soldier sees her husband on a nanny-cam recording made after his funeral.

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About the book and the series
Book
Fool Me Once cover
Author
Harlan Coben
Year
2016
Pages
400Buy book
Audiobook length
10 hr 5 minGet audiobook
Narrator
January LaVoy

Former military pilot Maya is trying to raise her young daughter after her husband’s murder when a recording from inside their home appears to show him alive. Her training tells her to examine the evidence, but asking questions brings scrutiny of her own conduct during the war. As she investigates Joe’s family and the recent death of her sister, Maya has to protect secrets while seeking other people’s.

Series
Fool Me Once poster
Creator
Harlan Coben
Writer
Danny Brocklehurst
Year
2024
Episode
48 min
Seasons
1
Episodes
8
Network
Netflix
Cast
Michelle Keegan, Richard Armitage, Adeel Akhtar, Joanna Lumley
Genre
Thriller
IMDb
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Maya Stern confronts her husband’s wealthy family after a nanny-cam recording appears to show him visiting their daughter following his funeral. Detective Sami Kierce investigates the killing while concealing health problems that are disrupting his work. Elsewhere, Maya’s niece and nephew examine their mother’s death, opening another route into the secrets surrounding the Burketts.

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