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Drop Shot by Harlan Coben

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femkealtena's review against another edition

funny mysterious fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

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!

ninaward's review

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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

kjmcguigan's review

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4.0

3.5 mystery centered around tennis

la21980's review

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3.0

Not as good as previous novel, but a good little crime thriller

weemargaret's review against another edition

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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

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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

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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

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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.