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A review by beate251
Drop Shot by Harlan Coben
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!