A review by jayneyh314
Drop Shot by Harlan Coben

adventurous dark 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

4.0

A former young tennis star is looking to make a comeback and wants Myron Bolitar to represent her but before he gets a chance to meet with her she’s murdered outside a stadium at the US Open. Myron is pulled into her case and feels there may be a connection between her murder and the murder of her fiancée, the son of a US Senator, 6 years earlier but even he couldn’t have imagined where his investigation would take him. 

After reading “Deal Breaker” I decided to go straight into the second book in the Myron Bolitar series, “Drop Shot”.  

I can see the pattern emerging with these books, Bolitar might be running a sports agency but he actually spends more of his time investigating crimes! The sport forming the backdrop in this case is tennis, which I suppose is an obvious one with the books being set in New York, the home of the US Open. 

As always, Coben’s writing is fast paced and gripping so I have absolutely gobbled it up. I did figure out one of the twists but didn’t guess the killer until almost the reveal. 

I did find myself agreeing with Win at one point, which is slightly concerning to me! I do like the fact that Coben poses some difficult questions to his readers and really makes you think about how you would act if put in the characters’ shoes. 

It’s difficult to say too much because I don’t want to give away any spoilers. Coben is a master of the twist and packs his books full of them. His writing style really suits me and I love how quickly I can read his books. I think he’s going to be another of those authors that I turn to when I want a guaranteed winner. 

I’m now going to have to look at buying some more of the books in this series at some point because I don’t have any more.