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Summary: Wow, this is a must read for anyone into the Myron Bolitar..
Review: series. Harlan Coben is at his best in this thriller that will leave you guessing until the very end. The internal conflicts of the characters are so evident and well desribed you feel as though they are real people. I love this series, and this would have to be my favorite one yet. And in no other book is Cobens humor more evident than this one. I have recommended this book to all my friends. So read it, already!
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Summary: Wow, this is a must read for anyone into the Myron Bolitar..
Review: There's a t-shirt that says "The older I get, the better I was." In "Fade Away", Myron finally gets his chance at the NBA - when he's hired to take the place of a missing superstar (who just happens to have been his rival when he played hoops). It's all an undercover job to try to locate the missing star. But when blood turns up in the player's home, things get complicated.Complicated is a good word to describe this, the third book of the Myron Bolitar series. The first half of the book moves along pretty cleanly. The second half brings in numerous complications and red herrings -- maybe more than was absolutely necessary. And the ending, in classic Coben style, is strictly out of left field (although, as usual, it makes sense in hindsight). Critical acclaim for the book includes awards for best paperback of the year from both the Edgar and Shamus folks. It was also nominated for the Anthony and Dilys book for the year. But the reason I like this series is the wit and humor. Myron and Win belong to my late boomer generation and I love the references to that culture. The wisecracking and the inuendos are also lots of fun. And, what can I say, I'm a woman who likes sports. It's nice to read a combination of mystery and sports.
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Summary: Nothing but net - almost
Review: There's a t-shirt that says "The older I get, the better I was." In "Fade Away", Myron finally gets his chance at the NBA - when he's hired to take the place of a missing superstar (who just happens to have been his rival when he played hoops). It's all an undercover job to try to locate the missing star. But when blood turns up in the player's home, things get complicated. Complicated is a good word to describe this, the third book of the Myron Bolitar series. The first half of the book moves along pretty cleanly. The second half brings in numerous complications and red herrings -- maybe more than was absolutely necessary. And the ending, in classic Coben style, is strictly out of left field (although, as usual, it makes sense in hindsight). Critical acclaim for the book includes awards for best paperback of the year from both the Edgar and Shamus folks. It was also nominated for the Anthony and Dilys book for the year. But the reason I like this series is the wit and humor. Myron and Win belong to my late boomer generation and I love the references to that culture. The wisecracking and the inuendos are also lots of fun. And, what can I say, I'm a woman who likes sports. It's nice to read a combination of mystery and sports.
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Summary: Best of a not quite first-rate series
Review: This Bolitar novel, #3 is pretty clearly just a little deeper than the others, while still maintaining all the peripheral features that make the series so fun. Typical characteristics include lots of characters, very intricate plotting, a few startling revelations, a great deal of generally dry humor, and ongoing relationships which Coben is careful to add to and change a little within each installment. That's all here, and the basketball angle which dredges up Bolitar's past is more compelling than the personal angle of the other books in the series - with the exception of the most recent, where it's pretty heavy. My two quibbles with the series are (1) that Win, the sidekick, extends the Hawk/Meyer tradition even further out into the realm of total implausibility, and (2) one gets the impression that Coben uses substantially the same diagram for the plots of all his books, particularly the later ones. Still, much fun.
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Summary: A great mystery, outstanding read, you won't put it down
Review: This the first book written by Harlan Coben that I have read. It is an outstanding mystery. Multiple plot twists, dry humor make for an excellent read. You won't want to put this one down.
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Summary: Coben is one of the best out there.
Review: This was the first Harlan Coben book I read, but it was not the last. I am writing this review several months after reading this, but I feel it was so good that it deserves further kudos. The story is extremely good, there are many twists and turns, and the characters are witty and likeable no matter how cold they can be at times. I would recommend both Robert Crais and Robert Parker to those of you who like Harlan Coben. I have read several Robert Crais books, try "the Monkey's Raincoat" or "Stalking the Angel" and "Playmates" by Parker. The stories twists are not on par with Coben (but few are), but the stories themselves and characters run alongside Myron and Winn. For anyone wondering about "Fade Away" if the other reviews haven't given you enough of an idea, read it now or you'll be sorry. It won the Edgar Award with good reason.
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Summary: Another great mystery featuring Myron Bolitar
Review: When Myron Bolitar, a sports rep and one time first round draft to the NBA, is signed on by the New Jersey Dragons it isn't so that he can make a comeback. In fact, Bolitar has been signed to track down his teammate and former arch-rival Greg Downing. What he doesn't know when he accepts the job is that far from being a simple missing persons case, this becomes a murder hunt. But, who is the victim, who killed her, what is their motive and, why is someone attempting to blackmail not only Greg, and the team but also Myron himself? Full of twists and turns the third book in Harlan Coben's Myron Bolitar series is also full of the usual witty dialogue. Although Myron is of course the protagonist in this story numerous appearances are made by other familiar characters, Jessica, Esperanza, Big Cyndi, Myron's parents and of course Win, and it's great to follow what's going on with them. Don't think that you have to have read the earlier Bolitar books to get into this though, it's a great stand alone novel but once you've read it I wouldn't be surprised if you wanted to read the rest. I initially bought this book to pass time on a train journey but still found myself reading it that evening long after I was home and I finished it the following day. I would recommend this to anyone who likes a good mystery novel. If you're new to Coben I'd say read these great books and then don't miss his great thriller Tell No One.
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Summary: Another great mystery featuring Myron Bolitar
Review: When Myron Bolitar, a sports rep and one time first round draft to the NBA, is signed on by the New Jersey Dragons it isn't so that he can make a comeback. In fact, Bolitar has been signed to track down his teammate and former arch-rival Greg Downing. What he doesn't know when he accepts the job is that far from being a simple missing persons case, this becomes a murder hunt. But, who is the victim, who killed her, what is their motive and, why is someone attempting to blackmail not only Greg, and the team but also Myron himself? Full of twists and turns the third book in Harlan Coben's Myron Bolitar series is also full of the usual witty dialogue. Although Myron is of course the protagonist in this story numerous appearances are made by other familiar characters, Jessica, Esperanza, Big Cyndi, Myron's parents and of course Win, and it's great to follow what's going on with them. Don't think that you have to have read the earlier Bolitar books to get into this though, it's a great stand alone novel but once you've read it I wouldn't be surprised if you wanted to read the rest. I initially bought this book to pass time on a train journey but still found myself reading it that evening long after I was home and I finished it the following day. I would recommend this to anyone who likes a good mystery novel. If you're new to Coben I'd say read these great books and then don't miss his great thriller Tell No One.
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Summary: Brilliant... his best in the Myron Bolitar series
Review: Wow... that sums up this novel. I've read 3 other Myron books and 3 of his stand alones, and "Fade Away" is as good as my previous favorite of Coben, "Gone For Good" (a stand-alone). Fade Away definitely deserved the Edgar Award.
It was also the wittiest of all of Coben's books that I've read. I literally laughed out loud. The fact that Coben followed this masterpiece with such an average novel "Backspin" is beyond me.
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Summary: Brilliant... his best in the Myron Bolitar series
Review: Wow... that sums up this novel. I've read 3 other Myron books and 3 of his stand alones, and "Fade Away" is as good as my previous favorite of Coben, "Gone For Good" (a stand-alone). Fade Away definitely deserved the Edgar Award.
It was also the wittiest of all of Coben's books that I've read. I literally laughed out loud. The fact that Coben followed this masterpiece with such an average novel "Backspin" is beyond me.
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