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It begins with an early morning phone call to Myron Bolitar. His old flame Terese Collins is in Paris, and she needs his help. In her debt, Myron makes the trip, and learns of a decade-long secret: Terese once had a daughter who died in a car accident. Now it seems as though that daughter may be alive-and tied to a sinister plot with shocking global implications.
Crime-stopper extraordinaire Myron Bolitar returns in this rousing thriller by bestseller Coben. This time around, Bolitar heads to Paris to heed the distress call from his former lover, Terese Collins, whom he hasn't seen in more than 10 years. She has since lived out her dream of marrying and starting a family, but her perfect life has been shattered, and Bolitar must pick up the pieces. Steven Weber gives an inspired, well-crafted reading that elevates Bolitar from flat, one-dimensionality to a flawed and fully believable character. Weber's other characterizations are equally original; he is interested and invested in the story from the get-go. A Dutton hardcover (Reviews, Feb. 2). (May)
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Carlos Jenobebo
reviewed Long Lost (Myron Bolitar Series #9) on August 31, 2015
Long Lost (Myron Bolitar Series #9)
4.5/10
This was a steaming pile of shit. It could quite easily have gone on the DNF shelf but for two reasons. 1) it was a short book and little chapters make for a quick read. 2) I don't like to stop reading books especially in a series so close to the end. Maybe it's stupidity of "glass is half full" outlook but I don't want to stop reading something on the off chance it becomes amazing at the end. However, this wasn't the case here.
The thing that I've realised with this series is that the enjoyment levels have seriously dropped since the whole angle of Myron Bolitar being a sport agent has been dropped. In the early novels it was the gimmick that made it stand out to other series and something that added extra layers to otherwise normal crime novels. Not only has the sports agent angle been dropped but to replace it Harlan Coben has replaced it with Myron being a international terrorist hunter and all credibility is now out of the window.
The setup was done early on meaning Myron and Win have to flee the country to France and then the UK and back to USA with a bit of terrorist killing and secret torture added in for good measure. It was dog shit, I actually had to take painkillers from the amount of pain I was getting from all the eye rolling. Also, the book says Win is a vigilante billionaire who hunts people across the globe. So, just to clear that up then, he's Batman…
Without ranting too much I'll tie it up here. I think that my tastes have changed since I started this series a number of years ago but also the authors ability to write top notch stuff is waining. I really liked some of his earlier works but I've since read lots more novels and have broadened my horizons. I still maintain though that the early books in this series are worth a read as they have a niche in the crime thriller market. One more in the series (I hate being a completionist!) and then I think I will refrain from reading anymore from the author.
If you like this try: "Sleepyhead" by Mark Billingham
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