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Binding: Mass Market PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 813.54 EAN: 9780440222705 ISBN: 0440222702 Label: Dell Manufacturer: Dell Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 368 Publication Date: July 07, 1997 Publisher: Dell Release Date: July 07, 1997 Studio: Dell Editorial Review: Product Description: Kidnappers have snatched the teenage son of super-star golfer Linda Coldren and her husband, Jack, an aging pro, at the height of the U.S. Open. To help get the boy back, sports agent Myron Bolitar goes charging after clues and suspects from the Main Line mansions to a downtown cheaters' motel--and back in time to a U.S. Open twenty-three years ago, when Jack Coldren should have won, but didn't. Suddenly Myron finds him self surrounded by blue bloods, criminals, and liars. And as one family's darkest secrets explode into murder, Myron finds out just how rough this game can get. In novels that crackle with wit and suspense, Edgar Award winner Harlan Coben has created one of the most fascinating and complex heroes in suspense fiction--Myron Bolitar--a hotheaded, tenderhearted sports agent who grows more and more engaging and unpredictable with each page-turning appearance. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Another great one in the Myron Boliter seriesIn true Harlan Coben style as I am coming to love after reading three in the Myron Bolitar series. Keeps you guessing the entire time. Great pop culture trivia, particularly for us 1960's Baby Boomers. I'm really getting attached to Myron, Esperanza, Big Cindy, and even Wyn. Rating: - Comparable to others about MyronI have read the Myron books out of sequence, which makes their freshness harder to judge. What may be a new angle or detail for sequential readers may be old news for me. Some of the regular style points and riffs the author uses appear here. Some are to be expected, such as wise-cracking by several characters, even small role-players. It wouldn't be right without some people as cynical wise guys. The story is adequate enough, with some slowness in the middle third. This isn't the book ... Read More Rating:  - Weaker Entry in the Bolitar SeriesHarlan Coben is a great thriller author, and I really enjoyed the first three novels in his Myron Bolitar series -- DEAL BREAKER, DROP SHOT, and FADE AWAY. The fourth novel, BACK SPIN, is also enjoyable, but I found it a bit too convoluted for its own good. BACK SPIN is probably Coben's first novel where he designed an ultra-complicated plot filled with one twist after another. The storyline is decent (it involves the kidnapping of a boy of two championship golfers), but I just found ... Read More Rating: - Myron is a guilty pleasure you just can't quitThis is the fourth installment of the series from Coben that follows sports agent, and part-time gumshoe, Myron Bolitar and a cast of characters that are hard to briefly describe. While you don't have to read the three previous books to enjoy this one, I would suggest that you do read at least the first installment "deal breaker". Coben does a pretty good job of setting everything up in each novel so that they can stand by themselves, but if you're like me you want to read them in order. ... Read More Rating:  - Coben NEVER ceases to amaze me!As of this writing, I have read everything by Coben from "One False Move" going forward skipping over "Promise Me." I had decided I would probably better understand and appreciate Myron, Win, and Esperanza better if I started in the beginning and worked my way forward. I purposefully have avoided reading "Promise Me" until I'm all caught up. It's been a great ride so far, but I had to pause and comment on "Back Spin" as this was just an amazing read with the best elements of a whodunnit anyone could ask ... Read More |
