Deal Breaker: The First Myron Bolitar Novel Mass Market Author: Visit Amazon's Harlan Coben Page | Language: English | ISBN:
0345535154 | Format: PDF
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Praise for Harlan Coben “Coben is the modern master of the hook-and-twist.”—Dan Brown
“Don’t let Coben’s wry observations fool you: They gift wrap keen insights into our society.”—
TheWashington Post Book World From the Publisher
"A mystery thriller with all the right stuff, intrigue, suspense, romance and humor...Coben keeps you in suspense from beginning to end."
--The Newark Tribune"Like fellow wise-cracking P.I.'s Spenser and Elvis Cole, Myron Bolitar is great fun in the best hard-boiled tradition."
--Houston Chronicle
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- Mass Market Paperback: 400 pages
- Publisher: Dell (September 25, 2012)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 9780345535153
- ISBN-13: 978-0345535153
- ASIN: 0345535154
- Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 4.4 x 1 inches
- Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
I have never been much of a fan of what I call "gimmick" mysteries, the type which has murders solved by people who have no business being around that much crime: little old ladies, chefs, etc. It's plausible enough that a cop or private eye (or maybe reporter or lawyer) would have to deal with murder on a regular basis, but when it happens to rabbis, cat owners or medieval monks, it stretches credibility. It's a gimmick, a contrivance that lures people into reading the books. That being said, even a gimmick mystery series, in the hands of a capable author, can be quite entertaining. Harlan Coben's tales of sports agent Myron Bolitar certainly fits into that category.
Why does this series work well? First of all, because Coben is a good writer. Second, Coben seems to fully realize how contrived these gimmick stories are, and therefore allows a certain level of absurdity and humor, in particular with the supporting characters: Esperanza, Myron's secretary who was once a wrestler known as Little Pocohontas, and Win, Myron's best friend who happens to be a sociopath. These outlandish characters remind the reader that the story should not be taken TOO seriously. On the other hand, we also get genuine suspense and some rather vicious criminals so we can't take the tales too lightly either.
Deal Breaker is the first in the Bolitar series. In it, Myron is busy trying to sign college star Christian Steele to a contract with an NFL team. Steele is himself squeaky clean, but he is haunted by his girlfriend Kathy Culver who disappeared years earlier and is presumed dead. Steele, therefore, is quite jarred when he receives a porn magazine in the mail, with Kathy's picture in an ad; he goes to Myron who investigates.
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