Reese Witherspoon Teams Up With Chris Pine to Narrate Her Debut Novel, Co-authored by Harlan Coben

‘Gone Before Goodbye’ debuts on Oct. 14.

Reese Witherspoon attends the premiere of Illumination's "Sing 2" in Los Angeles on Dec. 12, 2021. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images

Reese Witherspoon has enlisted the help of fellow actor Chris Pine to narrate her forthcoming debut novel, “Gone Before Goodbye,” co-penned by bestselling author Harlan Coben.

The Oscar-winning actress took to Instagram on Wednesday to share that Pine and a handful of other actors, including Kiff VandenHeuvel, Suehyla El-Attar Young, Peter Ganim, and James Fouhey, had lent their voices to the audio version of her new book.

“Bringing ‘Gone Before Goodbye’ audiobook to life has truly been a labor of love for me,” Witherspoon wrote.

“I’m so proud of the one-of-a-kind recording with the most amazing actors ... I can’t wait for you to get swept away by all the twists & turns and these mesmerizing performances.”

Out Oct. 14, “Gone Before Goodbye” centers on an Army combat surgeon named Maggie McCabe, who finds herself without purpose after losing her medical license following a series of tragedies.

“She is thrown a lifeline by a former colleague, an elite plastic surgeon whose anonymous clientele demand the best care money can buy, as well as absolute discretion. Halfway across the globe ... one of the world’s most mysterious men requires unconventional medical assistance,” an official synopsis reads.

“Desperate, and one of the few surgeons in the world skilled enough to take this job, Maggie enters his realm of unspeakable opulence and fulfills her end of the agreement. But when the patient suddenly disappears while still under her care, Maggie must become a fugitive herself—or she will be the next one who is...Gone Before Goodbye.”

Since releasing his debut novel, “Play Dead,” in 1990, Coben has authored more than 30 books, including “Fool Me Once” (2016), “Run Away” (2019), “The Boy from the Woods” (2020), and “Win” (2021). His latest thriller, “Nobody’s Fool,” hit bookshelves in May.

The author has also created and executive-produced several Netflix shows based on his bestselling novels, among them “The Woods,” “Stay Close,” and “The Stranger.”

On the heels of his 2023 Prime Video series “Shelter,” an adaptation of his 2011 book of the same name, Coben is set to launch the new original series “Lazarus” on the streaming platform. The show, which stars Sam Claflin and Bill Nighy, debuts on Oct. 22.

Witherspoon, who founded her own book club in 2017, has previously written several children’s books. She also penned the 2018 book “Whiskey in a Teacup,” a lifestyle guide, cookbook, and memoir inspired by her Southern roots.

Coben and Witherspoon will embark on a book tour in October to promote their new thriller, with stops planned for Los Angeles, New York City, Nashville, and London, among other cities.