One False Move (Myron Bolitar, No. 5)
by Harlan Coben
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Author: Harlan CobenEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1999-05-11
ISBN: 0440225442
Number of pages: 400
Publisher: Dell
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Book Review: You can't go wrong with Myron Bolitar
Summary: 5 Stars
Harlen Coben books - particularly the ones featuring Myron Bolitar - are dangerous things. You shouldn't pick them up unless you have the necessary time to read a good chunk of it. Coben is not one to be read in small bits; his novels are too hard to put down. And for a writer, what higher compliment can there be?
In One False Move, Coben's principal series character, Myron Bolitar, is recruited to look after an aspiring female basketball player, Brenda Slaughter. Brenda is young, beautiful, intelligent (she's pursuing a medical degree) and the best player in her game. She is also receiving threatening phone calls that may or may not be linked to her estranged father. Myron, who often winds up fighting crime in addition to representing athletes, is asked to help her by the owner of her team.
Myron's efforts to assist open up all sorts of problems and invite the interest of a number of shady parties, most notably the Ache brothers (a pair of especially vicious criminals who run a rival sports agency) and the Bradford family, New Jersey's answer to the Kennedys. Arthur Bradford is running for governor and resents Myron's digging. It turns out that twenty years early, Brenda's mother was entangled in the "accidental" death of Arthur's wife; a few months later, she disappeared.
Before Myron can piece everything together, there will be more dead bodies and it will require a lot of effort for Myron to not be one of them. In addition, he is having problems with his long-time girlfriend Jessica and his secretary Esperanza is giving him an ultimatum to become his business partner. At least Myron's best friend Win, a sociopath who loves to act violently against those who deserve it (and is an expert at it), is in his corner.
I've read enough Coben books to know he rarely (actually never) disappoints, and this book is typical in that respect. The only "weakness" in the novel is that it is better enjoyed by those who've read the other volumes in the series; but, even if you pick this up first, it stands alone well. So if you have a couple hours you can set aside, this is an excellent way to fill that time.
Summary of One False Move (Myron Bolitar, No. 5)
She's smart, beautiful, and she doesn't need a man to look after her. But sports agent Myron Bolitar has come into her life?big time. Now Myron's next move may be his last?Brenda Slaughter is no damsel in distress. Myron Bolitar is no bodyguard. But Myron has agreed to protect the bright, strong, beautiful basketball star. And he's about to find out if he's man enough to unravel the tragic riddle of her life.
Twenty years before, Brenda's mother deserted her. And just as Brenda is making it to the top of the women's pro basketball world, her father disappears too. A big-time New York sports agent with a foundering love life, 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....
As readers who have enjoyed his appearances in original paperbacks already know, Harlan Coben's former professional basketball star Myron Bolitar is not your everyday testosterone-enriched jock. Myron is a mild-mannered guy who drinks chocolate soda and until very recently lived at home with his parents in suburban New Jersey. In his hardcover debut, we find Myron sharing a New York apartment with his longtime lady friend, writer Jessica Culver, and still running MB SportsReps, where he ostensibly manages the careers of other athletes, but really spends most of his time playing private eye. The arrival in Myron's life of rising pro basketball star Brenda Slaughter seriously tests his commitment to Jessica, who is in Hollywood working on a movie. It seems that Brenda's father Horace--Myron's old coach--has disappeared, and Brenda is receiving death threats that might involve a gangster family's plans for a new female professional basketball league. Or the threats might have something to do with Brenda's mother's connection to a wealthy New Jersey political family. Myron and his banker friend Win, a preppy with a penchant for violence, are more than enough to double-team the bad guys. Previous Myron Bolitar games in paperback include Backspin, Deal Breaker, Drop Shot, and Fade Away.
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