Deal Breaker, Myron Bolitar

I am a bit of a Bolitar fan. I’ve read all of sports agent Myron’s adventures over the past few years. However, Harlan Coben’s latest addition to the series, The Last Song, isn’t his finest hour.

Myron isn’t a real detective, but he does solve crimes. He’s a failed NBA basketball player, who got his knee smashed to smithereens during his very first ro game and ever since then he’s been struggling and solving crimes. It started out simple enough, Myron and his friend Win (scary, WASPy, very rich guy) help out his sports clients who always seem to get into serious trouble.
I’m not big on sports myself, but the combination of the unlikely hero (unlucky with women, drinks yoo-hoo and still lives with his adoring parents) and the dry humor got me hooked. So I read Back Spin, and Fade Away and Del Breaker. All of them funny and exciting. The plot is usually so complicated that I lose track, but hey, never mind. Most of it’s about Myron getting his ass kicked until Win comes and kills everyone in sight. Fun, fun, fun.
So do read them, all of them!
Skip The Last Song though. Self serving, unbalanced and way over the top, even in this series, it breaks out terrorism, toruture and it was oddly boring. One minute Myron is ready to move to Arizona to be with the woman he loves, the next he’s in Paris with another love of his life.
She’s called him in after her ex-husband disappears. I’d explain the rest of the story, but it’s way too convoluted. But if you start with Deal Breaker, I can guarantee you a great time.

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