Reviews

Drop Shot by Harlan Coben

lrhx's review against another edition

4.0

Really enjoyed this one liked the ending aswell made sense but also shook but not as like wtf as some of his other books but much more satisfying ending than deal breaker 

martyfried's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars.

A quick read, but I didn't think it was as good as the first book in the series. Not bad, though, and I plan to read at least one more before deciding for sure if I want to continue reading the series.

pebblesmila's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

caredavidson's review against another edition

3.0

I LOVE Harlan Coben. If you've never read him before, don't start with his Bolitar series. The stand-alones are far better. I find his characters are pretty much all the same across his books.

cmg2183's review against another edition

3.0

Little slower but did NOT see the killer coming which is always a treat.

beskarbutt's review against another edition

2.0

I hate to say that I even "finished" this book, because I listened to it on CD and I pretty much had to force myself to listen to it because it was so boring. That's surprising, since I usually can eat up a Coben book in a day or so. This one just didn't do it for me, maybe it was all the tennis stuff.

kking16's review against another edition

emotional mysterious fast-paced

3.0

melissacharitos's review against another edition

4.0

Prima boek met een niet al te standaard verhaal, al zijn sommige puntjes te voorspellen. Vlot geschreven, voldoende humor en leuke personages. Interessant om wat meer achtergrond mee te krijgen van het tenniswereldje.

inesbeato's review against another edition

4.0

Segunda aventura de Myron Bolitar e cada vez gosto mais deste agente desportivo altamente irónico e divertido! Drop Shot mantém a qualidade de escrita e de enredo do primeiro desta personagem, o que é um grande ponto a favor do Coben.
Myron é agente de dois jovens tenistas que são uma grande promessa para o futuro. Quando a tenista morre em plena luz do dia junto ao estádio e o outro tenista é o principal suspeito do crime, o espírito de detective de Bolitar vem de imediato ao de cima e, mesmo contra a opinião dos amigos, decide investigar o que aconteceu e, no meio tempo, colocar-se numa série de situações complicadas.
Excelente livro! 4.5/5

nocto's review against another edition

This is the second in a series of mysteries featuring Myron Bolitar, a sports agent and it's hard to know what to make of it as it's part decent and realistic mystery and part comic book hero takes on the world. Myron is a larger than life character who has been on the verge of being a star basketball player, he then became a federal agent, has a law degree and is a member of the New York bar. That's on top of being a sports agent representing superstar sportsmen. I like him and find him an oddly believable kind of superhero. I find his sidekick Win to be too much to take however. Win's also a superhero of his own, a star financial manager, ace martial arts expert, good at everykind of sport and pretty much doubles as a hit man on the side. (Oh and there's also Myron's girlfriend Jessica who I see in my mind's eye as Jessica Rabbit from Who Killed Roger Rabbit?, I definitely have a strong association between this book and cartoons.)

But really I shouldn't take these people too seriously, they are superhero like but with a dose of the everyday in there too, and I like Coben's writing and find it flows very well. I enjoyed this more than I remember enjoying the first in the series, probably because I know tennis, which the story revolves around, better than most sports. I guessed the solution to the mystery pretty early in this one but as is usually the case when my detective skills work I enjoy watching how the author gets the characters there too.

Fun stuff and a less mindless read than I've made it out to be.