Genre: Mystery
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Deal Breaker is not one of Harlan Coben’s best books. It does, however, introduce us to one of fictions best characters, Myron Bolitar. Myron was a basketball star before an injury sidelined him. Now he is a sports agent turned investigator. In the past eleven years, Coben has written eleven books in this series. As I read each one, I found him growing as an author in the same way I found Myron growing as a protagonist.
Most of his books center around sports figures, and in Deal Breaker we meet rookie quarterback Christian Steele. Christian, Myron’s top client, receives a phone call from a former girlfriend of his who is thought to be dead. This puts Myron in an uncomfortable situation as he tries to unravel a mystery that could cost him his life.
Coben’s books are always sprinkled with a sarcastic type of humor that I find appealing, but suspense is always in the forefront of his tales. The secondary characters in this series are actually the stars, and I would love to invite them all to my house for a barbecue.
While this might not be the best book you read this year, if you never read a book in this series then it is a good place to start. You will meet the characters and can rest assured that they only get better from here.
- Beverly
Publisher - Delacorte Press; First Edition edition
Date of Publication - July 25, 2006
Most of his books center around sports figures, and in Deal Breaker we meet rookie quarterback Christian Steele. Christian, Myron’s top client, receives a phone call from a former girlfriend of his who is thought to be dead. This puts Myron in an uncomfortable situation as he tries to unravel a mystery that could cost him his life.
Coben’s books are always sprinkled with a sarcastic type of humor that I find appealing, but suspense is always in the forefront of his tales. The secondary characters in this series are actually the stars, and I would love to invite them all to my house for a barbecue.
While this might not be the best book you read this year, if you never read a book in this series then it is a good place to start. You will meet the characters and can rest assured that they only get better from here.
- Beverly
Publisher - Delacorte Press; First Edition edition
Date of Publication - July 25, 2006
