Drop Shot (Myron Bolitar)
by Harlan Coben
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Book Reviews of Drop Shot (Myron Bolitar)
Book Review: A Classic Bolitar...
Summary: 5 Stars
Drop Shot is the second in the Myron Bolitar sports agent/detective series and just like the first, is amazing. Granted, it does follow some of the same plot from book 1 (Deal Breaker), it is still a superb mystery which will keep you guessing to the last sentence (no joke). I love Myron because of his unconventional ways and his hysterical wit. Coben is able to mix the exact amount of comedy and mystery for an excellent second book to the series. Also recommended are Coben's non Myron books "Tell No One", "Gone For Good", and "Tell No One".
P.S - If anyone ever wonders, the little town in New Jersey he keeps referring to is Livingston, NJ, a suburbian little town where Harlan went to school and grew up. He also uses other towns and places around the area, which really show up as this is where Gone For Good is set in.
Book Review: Read a Harlan Coben - any one
Summary: 5 Stars
Some months back, I went to a bookshop in New Delhi & found one copy of each of the Myron Bolitair series. I bought two titles as they seemed interesting. Two days later, having finished both, I went back & bought the entire lot & both the Non- Myron Bolitair books; which meant that I had cleaned out their Harlan Corben stock as they only had one copy each.The bookshop owners then went & re-stocked many more copies of each title,
It's difficult to suggest a specific Harlan Coben Book: I found them all tremendously enjoyable. Read any one & you will be hooked. It isn't necessary to read them in any order but I would recommend that start from the first as Myron's life will then unfold as lives should.... The crimes at the heart of each book can be read in any order.
Book Review: Not his best but still an entertaining read
Summary: 4 Stars
In many ways, this is a solid effort. Myron is still a funny guy from New Jersey and the sports angle is still a refreshing change from the typical cast of characters in mysteries. The sport of the book is tennis and the insights into the pressure and commercialization of the sport were educational.So why not five stars? This may be a little picky but unlike some of his other books, the end of this book was something I figured out at least one hundred pages out. Some of the other reviewers complain of his books being "formula." Well, one of the formula elements of this series is the complete surprise ending. I missed it in this book.
Bottom line: Not a must read but a pleasant evening, particularly if you like Myron's humor or tennis.
Book Review: Great read
Summary: 5 Stars
A great read with lots of action throughout.Like all of Coben's books, the one super underlying facet is the incredibly witty dialogue that would also be perfect for television or the "silver screen." Bolitar and his friend, Win, are hilarious together, not to mention the straight humor of the wrestler-turned office assistant, Esperanza. His characters are all so well-developed, and three-deimensional. Even more importantly, they all are blended together so nicely. Everyone from the snakeskin boot wearing cop, Rolly Dimonte, to the mob-muscle man, Aaron, has a very intricate role in making this such a good book.
Book Review: Excellent book
Summary: 5 Stars
Harlan Coben's books are always good. They keep you guessing till the very end. Myron Bolitar is a sports agent who will do anything to help his client even if it is not in their contract. In this book Myron helps his Tennis star Duanne Richardson. Duanne is a suspect in the murder of Valerie Simpson. Myron goes and investigates the murder of Valerie and what he finds he does not like. This book has humour, suspense, mystery and everything in it to make a great book. I liked this book even though I am 12. I would not recommend it for children though it has things that could be considered questionable.