Myron Bolitar, Book 7
by Harlan Coben
Starts with a startling personal revelation—an ex tells the protagonist he's the father of a dying thirteen-year-old—and turns that into a brisk investigation. Short scenes, tight pacing, and late twists keep momentum and push the reader forward. The useful part is its emotional urgency and cliffhanger chapter endings that sustain tension. The limiting part is occasional melodrama and convenient coincidences that can feel engineered rather than earned, which will frustrate readers who prefer subtlety or methodical plotting.
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Edgar Award-winner Harlan Coben brings us his most astonishing—and deeply personal—novel yet. And it all begins when Myron Bolitar's ex tells him he's a father ... of a dying thirteen-year-old 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 ...
Difficulty:hard
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