Darkest Fear
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- ISBN13: 9780440235392
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Edgar Award-winner Harlan Coben brings us his most astonishing — and deeply personal — novel yet. And it all starts when Myron Bolitar’s ex tells him he’s a father … of a dying thirteen-year-ancient boy.
Myron never saw it coming. A surprise visit from an ex-girlfriend is unsettling enough. But Emily Downing’s news brings him to his knees. Her son Jeremy is dying and needs a bone-marrow transplant — from a donor who has vanished lacking a trace. Then comes the real shocker: The boy is Myron’s son, conceived the night before her wedding to another man.
Staggered by the news, Myron plunges into a search for the missing donor. But finding him means cracking open a dark mystery that involves a broken family tree, a brutal kidnapping bender, and the FBI. Somewhere in the sordid mess is the donor who disappeared. And as doubts emerge about Jeremy’s right parenthood, a child vanishes, igniting a chain result of heartbreaking truth and chilling revelation.
Amazon.com Review
Myron Bolitar’s father’s recent heart attack brings Myron smack into a midlife encounter with issues of adulthood and mortality. And if that’s not enough to turn his life upside down, the reappearance of his first serious girlfriend is. The basketball star turned sports agent, who does a small detecting when business is slow, is saddened by the news that Emily Downing’s 13-year-ancient son is dying and desperately needs a bone marrow transplant; even if she did place him for the man who ruined his basketball career, he wouldn’t wish tsuris like that on anyone. And he’s not at all interested in getting involved with Emily again, not even to track down the one mysterious donor who may be able to save the boy. But when Myron learns that Jeremy Downing is his own son, conceived the night before Emily and Greg Downing married, he embarks on a search for a name who disappeared a lifetime ago. And what he finds leads him to a powerful family tree determined to keep an ancient secret, a disgraced reporter who may have plagiarized a novel to make a serial killer, a very interested FBI agent, and a missing child.
This is the seventh outing in a series that’s been gaining in popularity since Bolitar’s first appearance, in Harlan Coben’s Deal Breaker. Myron’s a bit of a baby, but he’s not worried to get rough when the situation calls for it, he’s eminently likable, and his heart’s in the right place. The fireworks are supplied by his friend and partner, Win, who really deserves a series of his own, and Esperanza, the lesbian wrestler-lawyer who has finally talked Myron into building her a partner in the business. Like Coben’s additional Bolitar novels, she’s worth every penny. –Jane Adams
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After hearing so much about Harlan Coben in the AOL forums I chose to try him. The plot was excellent, but I establish it emotionsally manipulative. It was like reading a TV show written as a novel.
Reader’s Rating: 2 / 5
To start with, the take in art is terrible. Then we get three pages raving about how excellent this book is- AND IT ISN’T! The take in informs us that the leader has won the Edgar Award… well, you can bet it wasn’t for this meandering plot. The book reads as if it is written for fans who already know and sympathize with the hero – but I didn’t and I don’t. This is sloppy writing. It takes way too long to get into the meat of the tale and when you do, it is confusing and you don’t give a hoot about any of the characters. In fact, I was wishing that the killer – who is nearly absent in the book – would kill off the entire cast. Harlan Coben entertains himself, not the reader.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
I’ll skip the background. Coben’s book “Tell No One” was very, very excellent. The problem with this book is that Myron Bolitar is very annoying. His demeanor in front of the FBI and security guards is annoying and not amusing or entertaining. Do yourself a favor and buy Tell No One if you want to read a Coben book.
Reader’s Rating: 2 / 5
Myron, Win, and Esperanza have a fantastic knack for remaining fun, fresh, and amusing every time out. We get to know them a small better with each book in the series. As with every entry, Coben keeps us guessing and laughing right along with the main characters. The villains are fantastic as permanently. Keep ‘em coming….
Reader’s Rating: 5 / 5
I am a fan of Coben’s “non-Bolitor” novels — so I thought I’d try this one. What a stunning disappointment! I can’t judge Coben wrote this. It has none of his plot twists, suspense, tension, characterization. As a replacement for, Coben has agreed us sophomoric humor, a juvenile writing style, a plot that threatens to fall of its own weight before it unwinds, and a hugely forgettable lead character. This isn’t just disappointing. Since it’s marketed as one of Coben’s best, it amounts to consumer fraud.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5