2007-06-18 A Gripping Storyline

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.

This is the first of his books in the Myron Bolitar series. Myron Bolitar is a sports agent, that is when he is not using his prowess as an investigator. He has worked hard and is ready to go places. So is Christian Steele, a rookie quarterback and Myron's top client. When Christian gets a telephone call from a former girlfriend, a woman who the police and everyone else thinks is dead, things don't look so rosy after all.

Suddenly Myron is plunged into a the darker side of his business. Trying to unravel the truth where your image and your talent can make you very rich, but on the other side of the coin it can also get you killed.