Gone Before Goodbye is an instant #1 New York Times bestselling suspense novel co-authored by Academy Award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon and internationally bestselling author Harlan Coben, published by Grand Central Publishing (Hachette Book Group) on October 14, 2025. The book marks Witherspoon's debut as a fiction author and is a featured selection of Reese's Book Club.

The story follows Maggie McCabe, a highly skilled Army combat surgeon whose life is upended when a devastating series of tragedies leads to the revocation of her medical license. Desperate and adrift, she accepts an unusual offer from a former colleague—a position with an elite plastic surgeon whose wealthy, anonymous clients demand absolute discretion. Halfway across the globe, sequestered in luxury and cutting-edge technology, one of the world's most mysterious men requires unconventional medical assistance. When her patient suddenly vanishes while still under her care, Maggie finds herself a fugitive inside a deadly global conspiracy where uncovering the truth could cost her everything.

The 352-page hardcover thriller has earned widespread critical acclaim. The New York Times called it "pulse-pounding, nail-biting...thrumming with menace," while USA Today described it as "a glitzy, global romp" and declared Witherspoon and Coben "a match made in literary heaven." The Los Angeles Times praised its "great pace and verve." The novel blends Coben's trademark layered plotting and haunting backstories with exotic international locales, narrow escapes, and a heroine readers will not soon forget.