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aj_humphreys's review against another edition
4.0
The second novel in Harlan Coben's Myron Bolitar series provides a good follow-up to book one, but this one was a little more predictable, in my opinion. I loved it, don't get me wrong. Coben does well to dive into the dark world of sports, privilege, race, and victim culture with respect and cognizance that seems ahead of its time, for 1996 especially.
The cherry on top is certainly Coben's ability to fuse humor into Bolitar's wise ass character.
If you love a good mystery, I HIGHLY recommend the Myron Bolitar series!
The cherry on top is certainly Coben's ability to fuse humor into Bolitar's wise ass character.
If you love a good mystery, I HIGHLY recommend the Myron Bolitar series!
ninaward's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
la21980's review against another edition
3.0
Not as good as previous novel, but a good little crime thriller
weemargaret's review against another edition
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
infires_'s review against another edition
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.25
rypmurph's review against another edition
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
gj377's review against another edition
3.0
I always love a good Harlan Coben - his characters are somewhat caricature-like but it works because it defines each character well within a short space of time, allowing you to get stuck into the action. Myron Bolitar is a fun character, but here, he was asking all the right questions until about half way through the book when the plot twist started to surface, and then he completely ignored that line of questioning. That was a bit of a let-down for me, but otherwise an enjoyable crime-quest that was quick and easy to read - compelling none-the-less. Wouldn't be my top pick of Coben, but a nice read when you know what to expect.
beate251's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.25
This is the first Harlan Coben book which I'm not terribly enamoured with. It's the second in the Myron Bolitar series, which has the disadvantage of having the horrible Win in it as a side character. To be fair, as he doesn't get top billing, he doesn't get the opportunity to be overly annoying, he just conveniently kills a few baddies. The story was written in the 90s and it shows. Also, I couldn't give two hoots about tennis. Nothing makes much sense, but for the first time I realised a twist faster than the main character.
I find it funny that an author called Harlan Coben invents outlandish character names like Napoleon Dumas, Windsor Horne Lockwood III and Myron Bolitar, then makes fun of their outlandishness, as if to say I got a weird name but look, these are weirder!
I find it funny that an author called Harlan Coben invents outlandish character names like Napoleon Dumas, Windsor Horne Lockwood III and Myron Bolitar, then makes fun of their outlandishness, as if to say I got a weird name but look, these are weirder!