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BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS




Harlan Coben


Cover art for DARKEST FEAR
FICTION
Released: June 1, 2000

"Even so, Myron runs rings around most of the tough-guy competition in the amateur division, like a class clown who's much more than just a funny face."
Years after a mauled knee ended his basketball career in his first preseason game, sports agent Myron Bolitar is still taking body blows. Read full book review >
Cover art for GONE FOR GOOD
FICTION
Released: April 30, 2002

A betwixt-and-between thriller from the talented chronicler of sports agent Myron Bolitar (Darkest Fear, 2000, etc.). Read full book review >
Cover art for HOLD TIGHT
FICTION
Released: April 15, 2008

"There are surprises aplenty, but this time the ambitious scope--the anatomy of suburban vice--works against suspense; there are just too many cutaways to other embattled characters you want to root for but can't remember why."
How much do you trust your children, and what would you do if your efforts to keep tabs on them pushed them even further away? Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: May 1, 2004

"Tepid terrors along the way to a mildly surprising end."
Suburban thriller from the prolific Coben (No Second Chance, 2002, etc.), about a perfect husband who disappears when a photo from the past shows up in the latest batch from the photomat. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: March 22, 2011

"Fans will be rewarded by the nonstop plot twists Coben must have patented."
A client's case of online harassment brings the chickens home to roost for agent Myron Bolitar and his whole family. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: April 1, 2009

"Fans are strongly advised to leave plenty of time to plow through the case at one sitting, as any delay would be fatal to the suspension of disbelief it demands. On the other hand, those few hours will leave the easy chair smoking."
Agent Myron Bolitar returns in a case as twisty and ambitious as Coben's highly successful stand-alones (Hold Tight, 2008, etc.). Read full book review >