Mystery Book: Darkest Fear (Myron Bolitar) Reviews
Darkest Fear (Myron Bolitar)
Guaranteed Edgar Award-winner Harlan Coben brings us his amazing – & deeply PERSONAL – novel yet. And it all begins when Myron Bolitar Ex ore? Hlt him that he a father … of a dying thirteen years old boy.
saw Myron never come. A? Surprises visit into an ex-girlfriend is unsettling enough. But Emily Downing’s news brings him into his knees. Her son Jeremy is dying & needs a bone marrow transplant – from a donor who has vanished without a trace. Then comes the real shocker: The boy is the son of Myron, conceived the night before her wedding into another man
Staggered by the news, Myron st? Abbreviate in a search for the missing donor. But does the search for him, cracking open a dark mystery, a broken family, a brutal Del? Channel Spree goes on, & the FBI. Somewhere in the sordid mess is the donor who disappeared. And there arise doubts about Jeremy’s true paternity, a child disappears, z? Founded a chain reaction of herzzerrei? Of truth & K? Choose revelation.
Myron Bolitar j father? longest heart attack brings Myron smack into a midlife encounter with issues of adulthood & mortality? t. And if that’s never enough into put his life on its head, is the reappearance of his first serious girlfriend. The basketball star turned sports agent, who does a few signs, if Speed is? Ft slow is the news that Emily Downing’s 13-j?: All year son is dying & desperately needs a bone marrow transplant sad, even if they f him? leave r the man who destroyed his basketball career rt?, w? rde he does never want into tsuris as anyone. And he? Berhaupt never interested with Emily again, never even involved in the trail of a mysterious donor who be able into save the boy. But if designed erf Myron that nourishes its own Jeremy Downing son, married the night before Emily & Greg Downing, he goes in search of someone who disappeared for a lifetime ago. And what he finds, f? Leads him into a m? Suspicius family determined into an old mystery, a disgraced reporter, a novel about a standard feature? Rder into create a very interested FBI agent, & have plagiarized a missing child k can hold?. This seventh outing in a series, is in the popularity of? t since the first appearance Bolitar’s, in Harlan Coben’s Deal Breaker ‘win / i>. Myron is a bit like a baby, but he must never get frightened when the situation requires it rough, he is eminently likable, & his heart is in the right place. The fireworks will be by his friend & partner, Win, who really deserves a lot of their own, & Esperanza, the lesbian wrestler-lawyer closing? Lich Myron has into make her a partner delivered spoken in the economy. Like other Bolitar Coben novels, it is worth every cent. – Jane Adams
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September 1st, 2010 at 5:10 pm
Review by Joy Marie for Darkest Fear (Myron Bolitar)
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At the end of this novel, Harlan Coben says: “This book is a work of fiction. That means I make stuff up.” For the first time, I disagree with him. I have read every one of his seven novels, and he doesn’t just make things up – he uses his magic pen to pull rabbits out of hats, Aces from his sleeve, bouquets and doves out of and back to nowhere, and a few ropes tricks for good measure. He is a Master Magician—never ceasing to surprise and amaze–a grand mixture of tears and laughter, suspense and release, yet provocative and insightful. This review does not concern what the book is about, but is rather ABOUT THE BOOK. It is a roller coaster ride – Harlan takes you up the slow grade to the top of the rise and sends you hurtling down full speed; around curves, over the top, through the loops and then starts the long slow climb again. Hang on!! His characters are perfection: Myron Bolitar: hard as nails yet soft as a marshmallow – intuitive, intelligent, analytical, sweet and loving, cute and cuddly, human and feeling – you name it: that’s Myron– but don’t underestimate him, that mind of his never stops working. Esperanza: Myron’s sidekick, friend, advisor – beautiful, intelligent and ever faithful! Windsor Lock-Horne the Third: A devoted friend, almost unfeeling, cold and calculating in every way except where Myron and Esperanza are concerned. Aptly named – you really wouldn’t want to lock horns with him!!! The quick wit and spontaneous interaction of these three will keep you reeling as Harlan spins his web of intrigue and mystery. But read his books and see for yourself.According to his answer to my e-mail, this talented author will be giving Myron and Company a rest for a “coupla years” (but he assures me they will return!) In the meantime he is at work on a ‘stand-alone” novel called TELL NO ONE, with a new cast of characters. My advice is to start with his first novel and watch the characters grow right before your eyes(so to speak. And wait till you meet BigCyndi! But that’s another story!Enjoy as you have never enjoyed before…I did.My hope is that Harlan Coben keeps “making stuff up” because it sure is the right stuff.
September 1st, 2010 at 6:04 pm
Review by K. Corn for Darkest Fear (Myron Bolitar)
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I noticed that many of the other reviewers here have read other books by the author, Harlan Coben. I have not so I can’t compare this one to others by Coben. What I CAN say, however, is that this book held my interest from the start, containing believable personalities, a gripping plot and plenty of unforeseen twists. When an ex-girlfriend pops up unexpectedly in Myron Bolitar’s life, he is far from thrilled…at first. Then she reveals a secret that rocks his soul to the core and the story never drops its pace from then on. Coben writes as though he were in his characters’ shoes and as if he truly sees (and understands) the world from their eyes. I consider it a rare pleasure when I find a book that is so far above the usual, stereotypical, rather average suspense story. This one won’t dissappoint you!
September 1st, 2010 at 6:50 pm
Review by Shine Chen for Darkest Fear (Myron Bolitar)
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Harlan Coben has to be my favorite authors. He writes with wit that other authors can seldom match. And yet when needed, he comes out with a serious side with Myron often pondering the moral issues of his life and decisions. Harlan leaves me laughing with my stomach aching and the next minute tearing up and reaching for the Kleenex. Darkest Fear is a fast-paced book with Myron fighting against time trying to find a donor for the son he never knew he had. Many twists and turns that’ll keep you up through the night till the last page. The character of Emily, Myron’s ex-girlfriend and mother of their child is slightly annoying in her handling of the situation.Jeremy’s acceptance at the end of both his fathers seemed very mature for his age. I don’t know if I would’ve been able to accept it that easily. However, I appreciated the role Myron’s parents played in the book about unconditional love between parents and child.This would have been a five star but I was disappointed that my favorite, the WASPY Win Lockwood, didn’t play a big a part as he usually does with his deadpanning humor and “killer” moves which Mryon finds disturbingly not bothering him as much as it did before. Another one of Myron’s moral complexities he ponders over many times: Does the end justify the means? Not Harlan’s best but still great and better than most of his fellow mystery writers. Can’t wait for the next one!
September 1st, 2010 at 6:54 pm
Review by binnsie for Darkest Fear (Myron Bolitar)
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Myron Bolitar, despite the imaginative Dickensian name, is a former US basketball player and now a top sports agent. He has a settled personal and business life and things are going along just fine on a day-to-day basis. However, a meeting with former girl friend, Emily, of some 14 years before is to change his life in the blink of an eye. She reveals that Myron is the father of her 13-year-old son and that she has now divorced her husband who was assumed by all, himself included, to be the father. That the ex also happened to be a national basketball hero and was the very person who literally crippled Myron all those years ago in his first professional game adds to the colourful background to the story. The young son has been diagnosed with the fatal disease Fanconi anaemia, a chromosome instability syndrome with progressive bone marrow failure and an increased risk of cancers, for which the only cure is a bone marrow transplant. The national bone marrow register has three potential matches, two of whom are eliminated due to non-compatibility after further screening. The third just cannot be found and appears to have vanished into thin air. Coben has by now, after about the first four chapters, built an excellent platform for what should be an enthralling story as the search for the potential bone marrow donor begins. At this point “Darkest Faer” has a 5 star Amazon book review rating. Unfortunately the story line becomes increasingly complex and stretches credibility. Serial killers, the FBI, recluse super-rich families and a fictitious murder novel become entwined as Myron uncovers mystery after mystery and comes face to face with thugs, evil doers, and treads on the toes of the authorities. The plot becomes harder to follow with the many tangential issues introduced. What should be a gradual build up of tension becomes a disappointment as the story finally reaches its conclusion. Sorry, but three stars is the best rating for “Darkest Fear”.
September 1st, 2010 at 7:33 pm
Review by Larry Scantlebury for Darkest Fear (Myron Bolitar)
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I have to admit there’s something very ‘catchy’ about Coben and Myron Bolitar. Myron certainly is the antithesis of the Ian Fleming characters. You just don’t get that feeling of panache and savoir faire. Ditto Spenser and Elvis Cole. But you do get an apprecaition that he’s tough when he ought to be and sees things through. And, along with that, he has Esperanza (isn’t that a take off on ‘esperanto,’ the mingling of all forms of communication?) as his secretary-friend-advisor, and the stone cold killer thank-goodness-he’s-on’your-side, Windsor Lockhorn III. Quite an amalgamation of characters.
Here Myron is approached by the girl that broke his heart (don’t we alll have someone who did that?) and he reacts as I believe most of us would. GO AWAY!
But as some of my friends might say, ‘then she lays the 411 on him’ and he changes his mind. Emily’s 12 year old son is in terminus if Myron can’t find a mysterious donor.
I like the guy. Enjoyable reading. 5 stars. Larry Scantlebury