No Second Chance Analysis

In the book No Second Chance by Harlan Coben there is a series of terrifying events that occur. These events are a father’s worst nightmare. His young daughter Tara was abducted at only 6 months old. No one could even think someone could go through as much as Marc. But during all this chaos Marc was able to see the good in the bad. In the story there is some people who try to help Marc along the way and do something positive to help. One of Monica’s (Marc’s wife) friends comes over to reveal some information to Marc. This information was quite vital and helped Marc in being a step closer to seeing his daughter. But Dina starts to questions Marc when she asks him “Monica did you love her?” (Coben 123). Dina then goes on to tell him about the secret photos. After a while Marc and Lenny get a step closer to seeing Tara. They then spot Tara’s new parents. They are not some drug addicts holding her hostage they are nice people, and Marc drives away but Lenny decides to let them know. Abe (Tara’s new “dad”) comes to Marc’s hotel and sits down and says “We have to give you your daughter back” (Coben 402). This shows how positive and merciful people can be and how they can try to make a positive impact on someone’s life even though they do not even know them.
Lenny could have helped Marc find his daughter the whole time. Lenny knew what happened to Tara the whole time but decided not to tell Marc to “protect him”. Lenny tells Marc “I thought you were going to die” (Coben 412). He didn’t want to tell him Tara was alive because he didn’t know if Tara was actually alive at this point, and then tells him he had a fund for Tara and gave her to some new parents. Marc himself is dishonest with himself. He truly believes that he loves Monica. In reality he doesn’t really love her all that much. Rachel asks him “Did you love Monica? I mean really love her.” (Coben 297). Marc questions himself as if he actually ever loved