One False Move: 5 (Myron Bolitar) - Softcover

Coben, Harlan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0440246091 ISBN 13: 9780440246091

Publisher: Dell, 2009

Synopsis

It's no secret that Harlan Coben's name is synonymous with unrelenting suspense. In this compelling fifth novel in his acclaimed Myron Bolitar series, the unforgettable sports agent agrees to protect basketball star Brenda Slaughter while trying to unravel the tragic riddle of her life.

As a big-time New York sports agent, Myron has a professional interest in Brenda. Then a personal one. But between them isn't just the difference in their backgrounds or the color of their skin. Between them is a chasm of corruption and lies, a vicious young mafioso on the make, and one secret that some people are dying to keep-and others are killing to protect.

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Review:

Brenda Slaughter, the star player of the Women's Professional Basketball Association, is getting threatening phone calls. Norm Zuckerman, owner of the league, convinces sports agent Myron Bolitar to protect Brenda by promising to deliver her as Myron's next big client. Brenda, who claims she doesn't need protection, enlists Myron to find her missing father--the assumed source of the phone calls and Myron's childhood mentor. It looks like a simple family dispute--overprotective father goes off the deep end when daughter decides to go her own way--until Horace Slaughter shows up dead and the police name Brenda as the primary suspect. What unfolds is a 20-year-old scandal, a series of disturbing family secrets, and an unexpected, if not entirely believable, ending. One False Move leads the reader through the dirty underbelly of the sports world. It has a little bit of everything: all-star athletes, dirty cops, corrupt politicians, and hired killers. It's a whirlwind of a story that Coben pulls off seamlessly with quirky but realistic characters and pages full of great one-liners. One False Move is a compelling thriller that no mystery fan should miss. --Mara Friedman

Review:

"A slam dunk ... You race to turn the pages ... both suspenseful and often surprisingly funny."--People

"Terrific."--Boston Globe

"A winner."--Orlando Sentinel

"Fast-paced ... layered with both tenderness and fun ... Coben [is] a gifted storyteller."--Denver Post

"Myron Bolitar is one of the most engaging heroes in mystery fiction. One False Move is a blast from start to finish."--Dennis Lehane

"Must reading . . . combines Chandler's wry wit with Ross MacDonald's moral complexity."--Philadelphia Enquirer

About this edition

• Publisher: Dell
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0440246091
• ISBN 13: 9780440246091
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 400