Product Description

The boy was born and raised on the Main Line. But he vanished on Philadelphia's mean streets - last seen in a down-town cheater's hotel. For sports agent Myron Bolitar, his client, superstar Linda Coldren, comes first, and that means unravelling the mystery of her son's kidnapping. But when Myron goes after the missing boy, he crashes through a crowd of low-lifes, blue bloods and liars on both sides of the social divide. And when family skeletons start coming out of the closet, Myron is about to find out how deadly life can get...

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5734 in Books
• Published on: 2009-05-14
• Binding: Paperback
• 400 pages

About the Author
Harlan Coben was the first ever author to win all three major crime awards in the US, and has established a best-selling series of crime novels starring his powerful creation, Myron Bolitar. He currently lives in New Jersey with his wife and four children.

Customer Reviews

Back Spin- A Review
This is definitely not one of Coben's greatest work. Far better books include Drop Shot and Fade Away. The most surprising aspect of the book is the ommision of Windsor Horne-Lockwood III from the majority of the book. This made Myron Bolitar's chararacter seem weak, and there is no doubt in my mind that a book without Win as a lead character is not as good as a book where Win features more prominently. Having said that, it was an enjoyable read, it just did not achieve the high standard that Harlan Coben has set in the past.

Cobens Rules!
Please order all of Harlan Coben's Myron Bolitar novels at once. Not only will you read about the world's most honorable sports agent Myron Bolitar but you get a murder mystery to follow as well as some memorable characters to cheer for. The mysteries are excellently written, hilarious and fast-paced. Once I started reading the book, it is hard to put it down, so I didn't, I finished it the day I received, as I did with the previous Bolitar novels. What draws me to this series is Myron's interactions with the people closest to him - his girlfriend, his parents, his assistant/partner(?) Esparanza and last but not least Win Lockwood - psycho-yuppie. I can only read books in the mystery genre and this is one of the best series ever. To all you potential Cobenatics - order all Bolitar novels at once! Please note that you can reserve the new novel - The Final Detail before its release in June. Hurry - catch up with Myron, Win (my favorite) and crew before the June deadline.

Well up to Standard

Harlan Coben continues to prove that he is one of the best thriller writers around at the moment. A page turner is a much used phrase but in this case it is really appropriate. The author's books are always so well structured and his character's well rounded. He is obviously comfortable with his style and ability and this transmits itself to the reader making the reading of his books sheer pleasure from start to finish. Coben has now got a string of best selling crime novels behind him and all I can say is that I hope he continues to write for many years to come. The author lives in New Jersey with his wife and four children.

For Myron Bolitar, sports agent, his client, superstar Linda Coldren comes first and if that means looking into the kidnapping of her son, so be it. He also knows that he might have to go tip toeing around people at the top of the food chain, so to speak. The boy was born and raised in top society , but he was last seen in a down town flea pit of a hotel in Philadephia.

Myron's search for the boy takes him to both sides of the social divide and when the family skeletons start to appear out of the closet Myron starts to find out how difficult life can be, even holding on to it is a mammoth task.