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Deal Breaker. Harlan Coben
Deal Breaker. Harlan Coben | Harlan Coben
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Sports agent and sometime investigator Myron Bolitar is plunged into a baffling mystery of sex and blackmail. Trying to unravel the truth about a family's tragedy, he is up against the dark side of his business.
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LibraryCin
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I wasn‘t sure I‘d like it with all the references to sports, but I did. And there were a lot. But the mystery and what happened to Kathy kept me interested. And even the sports negotiations were interesting – or, what was happening around those negotiations was interesting. I liked Jessica and her relationship with Myron; not too sure about Myron‘s friend, Win – he‘s a bit scary!

RamsFan1963 For me, Win was always my favorite part of the series. 2y
LibraryCin @RamsFan1963 I'm curious now how or if he'll change over the course of the series. 2y
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Read4life
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#AdventRecommends @emilyrose_x

This isn‘t my favorite Myron Bolitar, but it is the first in this fantastic series. It introduced me to Myron & Win and their amazing friendship as well as a great, quirky cast of characters.
Harlan Coben is a must read author for me.

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Andrew65
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#BookMoods #LaughOutLoud

Love the Myron Bolitar series. There are lines in this that always make me #LaughOutLoud. Always feel in a better mood after reading these. The tagged book is the first book in the series.

@Eggs @AlwaysBeenALoverOfBooks

Suzze I‘m a character in a couple of books in this series! Live Wire and maybe Darkest Fear. I can‘t believe I‘ve forgotten! Harlan liked my name when we were both in the DorothyL mystery group many, many years ago. 3y
Deblovestoread @Suzze. DorothyL was one of my first group experiences on the internet all those years ago. I was mostly a lurker but it was a fun group. 3y
Suzze @Kdgordon88 It was! Once when the group was on hiatus one of the women started a group called TeaBuds, to get us through the hiatus. It was just women, fans and authors, about 80 of us originally. We all loved it so much, we kept it open after DorothyL was back. It kept going until last year when Yahoo Groups folded. 3y
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Andrew65 @Suzze Wow! What an honour. 💕 3y
Suzze @Andrew65 My 15 minutes of fame. ❤️ 3y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Perfect 👍🏻 📚 3y
Eggs Brilliant 📚😍👏🏻 3y
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RaeLovesToRead
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#wondrouswednesday @Eggs
Thanks for the tag 😁 @The_Penniless_Author

1) According to StoryGraph my top 10 are:

- Harlan Coben
- Agatha Christie
- Brian K. Vaughan
- JK Rowling
- David Mitchell
- Neil Gaiman
- Chris Brookmyre
- George RR Martin
- Carlos Ruiz Zafon
- Haruki Murakami

(Coben & Christie lead by a long way!)

2) My beanbag! Or a nice café.

3) Not really, because I'm never sure what the rules are 😳😊

Yuki_Onna Great choices! 📚 I really must try Harlan Coben... Haven't read anything by him yet... 🙄 Your beanbag sounds and looks so cosy - perfect reading spot! 😊 3y
RaeLovesToRead @Yuki_Onna I'm not sure how well his books have aged, but he's really good at twisty turny plots! Maybe try a standalone (e.g. The Woods) to see if you like his style 😊 3y
Yuki_Onna Thank you for recommending a starting point!!😊 His backlist is so impressively long... Oh, don't worry, I like books written before the 2000s.😊 You know we share (among others) Agatha Christie as a fave author. 3y
RaeLovesToRead @Yuki_Onna Oh yes, Agatha Christie is the Queen of Crime... I'm reading one by her at the moment, but I know the episode pretty much by heart so it's less exciting 😅 3y
Eggs Thanks for playing!! 3y
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Andrew65
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First #BestFriends to enter my head were Win and Myron in the Myron Bolitar Series.

Love these books and their interactions. Always got each other‘s back.

#ItHadToBeYou

Eggs Great collection 👏🏻👏🏻 3y
Read4life Love these two, too! 🤓 (edited) 3y
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KristenDuck
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Myron Bolitar is the sports agent representing rookie quarterback, Christian Steele. Everyone thought Christian‘s ex-girlfriend was dead, but those opinions change fast when he gets a phone call from his presumed-deceased ex.

Myron begins the journey into discovering the truth, and it is certainly a dark twisty road.

I love that Win was referenced in this book, as I recently finished the first book in the new Windsor Horne Lockwood III series!

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zombiehooters
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Books from the 90s just hit different, don't they? 😂

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Kangaj1
Bailedbailed

This was my #doublespin for October, and I got about 100 pages in before I abandoned it. I might try another of his books, but this one was not for me. Would love to hear recommendations of another to try. For this one, I did not like the characters and it moved too slowly. @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks At least it's off the list!! 3y
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TrishB
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I‘m a bit late to the Myron party! Which just means I have a lot to catch up on 😁 I think me and Myron will be well suited.
#seriesread2021

squirrelbrain Always good to find another series! 3y
RaeLovesToRead Woo! 🥰 3y
TheSpineView Awesome! 3y
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TrishB
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Been in the office this morning, weird feeling, been told to clear our desks as they may be used for hot desks. Still not sure where anyone is sitting in the new academic year.
But one of my fave cafes is open so treating myself to lunch and a read.

Avanders Mmm looks delish. What is a “hot desk”? 🤔 3y
Smrloomis Yeah what‘s a hot desk? 3y
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Amiable I‘m guessing a hot desk is one that various people can use when they are in the office? As in, it‘s not specifically assigned to any one person? In our office we call those “touchdown desks” or “hotel cubes.” 😀 3y
thegirlwiththelibrarybag Urgh, hot desking is weird and kind of strange to bring it in during a pandemic. Good luck! 3y
Lindy That sounds stressful. In the early planning stages for a new library to replace an existing one, staff were invited to comment. Hot desks were part of the design for the back work area and I remember one colleague saying she would rather forego a washroom and pee in the bushes than not have her own computer. 3y
KathyWheeler @Lindy I agree with your colleague! 3y
TrishB @Lindy I agree! I am getting the backlash from my team too. It‘s a mess. 3y
Lindy @KathyWheeler Fortunately, in the final design, the full time staff did end up with their own desks and computers, and part time staff were paired at desks. 3y
TrishB @Avanders @Smrloomis shared desks 😞 3y
TrishB @Amiable @thegirlwiththelibrarybag it‘s bonkers in a pandemic, my team are livid! 3y
MicheleinPhilly Nice that you got a small bit of normalcy. HATE the concept of “hoteling” which is what our industry is calling it. I don‘t think they‘ll go for it as a permanent solution because NO ONE wants to do it. More seniority wants their space and their stuff. Low seniority doesn‘t want to be shoved in an office with multiple employees. 3y
MicheleinPhilly As I‘ve told my dept., “If you ever thought you were getting me to come back to the office, 2020/2021 killed that FOR GOOD.” I don‘t much like being around people in “normal” times. 3y
Smrloomis Oh, wow, that‘s surprising 😳 3y
Lindy @TrishB I‘m sorry that this is happening and I hope the decision will be reconsidered. Now, more than ever, people need a sense of stability. 3y
batsy That is stressful :/ (Lunch looks delish though and I hope it perked you up.) 3y
MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm That sounds insane during a pandemic. Your lunch has definitely amped up my own appetite! 🤤😅 3y
vivastory @MicheleinPhilly I just googled “hoteling“ *sigh* It seems at least in part another way for companies to increasingly rely on part-time employees under the guise of “allowing employees flexibility“ 3y
vivastory Plus the shared workspace is literally one of my ideas of hell. I'm pretty sure if Dante was to write Inferno today there'd be a level that would include a giant table with no privacy at all 3y
MicheleinPhilly @vivastory Same. I literally cried with relief when they told me to WFH full time because they had run out of office space. They had me in an open carrel next to a printer for like 3 months. My stank face became even more legendary. 3y
vivastory @MicheleinPhilly That would have been terrible....I'm not sure what would have been worse: the noise from the printer, or having to endure countless small talk from colleagues. I feel like one of the vastly underrated side effects of wearing a mask is that it hides my RBF pretty well. I now assume that everyone with a mask has RBF 3y
TrishB @MicheleinPhilly @Smrloomis @Lindy @batsy @MegaWhoppingCosmicBookwyrm @vivastory I normally have my own office, with a door. It‘s lovely and mine. I‘m not sure how much more crap I can take at the moment. Job adverts here I come. 3y
Amiable @vivastory LOL… one of my colleagues and I talk all the time about wanting to wear our masks even on Zoom calls so we can hide our RBFs! Although it still doesn‘t disguise the eyeball rolls. 🙄 3y
MicheleinPhilly @Amiable @vivastory I now have a permanent divot between my eyebrows. 🤨 3y
KathyWheeler @Lindy that‘s better at least! 3y
JudeCC That looks so good! I hope you enjoyed the read!! 3y
rockpools That‘s crazy in your job. Are they assuming you‘ll be mostly wfh? As we were a new team that started during lockdown, they‘ve decided our to-be office could be hired out to make some cash. So we‘re wfh and hotdesking in random libraries forever now🤷🏻‍♀️ 3y
TrishB @rockpools a cynical person would say they are making it as difficult as possible to come in!! 3y
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TrishB
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#charityshopbuy
I‘ve read quite a few of Coben‘s stand alone books but never got round to this series. I guess it‘s time 😁
3 books 99p!!

RaeLovesToRead Woo! I have the same edition ❤ Read them when I was 19 and I loved them back then, especially Fade Away. Not sure how they'd compare now! 😄 3y
Lindy Bargain! 3y
RaeLovesToRead (Also, I met Harlan Coben when he came to Manchester and he is such a nice guy!) 3y
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Cinfhen Ohhhh!!! Myron Is the best!!!!! You‘re in for a fun ride and LOADS of books 3y
squirrelbrain Great bargain! 3y
TrishB @RaeLovesToRead he writes a good thriller 👍🏻 3y
TrishB @Lindy @squirrelbrain got to love a bargain! 3y
TrishB @Cinfhen mainly based on your recommendation 😁 3y
Cinfhen Hope you enjoy them 😘 3y
erzascarletbookgasm Good buy! 👌 Never read him, though 3y
Cathythoughts A great bargain 👍🏻 3y
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Ericalambbrown
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Fun, soapy brain candy. Good for listening while doing chores. Typical twisty Coben with a cheesiness that is reminiscent of old noir detective fiction/film. Bad jokes and cliche but I‘ll be damned if I won‘t listen to the next one in the series. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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JoyBlue
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Mehso-so

It didn't wow me, but it was not bad. Lots of relationship building/character development that I assume carries through the series. [I read the second installment years ago—don't really remember it.]

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Andrew65
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#3Books #ThatMadeMeLaugh

Every one of the Myron Bolitar series makes me laugh out loud.

OriginalCyn620 😂📚😂 4y
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Andrew65
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Day 8 of #Top20Series #20Series20Days

It just has to be the wonderful Myron Bolitar series. These books always cheer me up and make me laugh out loud whilst reading them. Love Myron and the great characters, of which Win has to be one of the best ever!

riversong153 💜💜💜 Harlan Coben! 4y
Tove_Reads Have asked the library to get the first one. They only have it in Swedish. 4y
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Andrew65 @Tove_Reads 🤞 they cone through. 4y
Deblovestoread Love this series and Harlan! 4y
Andrew65 @Kdgordon88 I‘m hoping he‘ll write some more. 4y
MsMelissa I read my very first Harlen Coben novel this year - The Stranger - and now I plan to read more ☺️ (edited) 4y
Andrew65 @Book_Fiend_Melissa The Woods is one of my favourite standalones. 4y
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LiteraryinPA
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The Myron Bolitar series is one of my dad‘s favorites, so I wanted to give it a try. I read book one, and it was a fairly enjoyable read with some mystery and some humor. The most striking thing to me, though, was how firmly it was rooted in the 90s. Here are some classic references, for your entertainment and nostalgia! 😋

TheAromaofBooks oh my gosh, good ol' star-six-nine! 😂 4y
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Andrew65
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Playing catch-up!

Myron Bolitar gets himself in so much trouble by helping out or doing his friends a #favor. However if in trouble I want him and Win to have my back!
#reallyRandomFebruary #Favour

Simply adore this series and the humour within it.

OriginalCyn620 👍🏻📚😊 5y
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Andrew65
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1. any Myron Bolitar book by Harlan Coben makes me laugh out loud!
2. Heaven by D J Sammy, Mr Blue Sky by ELO
3. The Seaside, especially remote beaches in Scotland
4. My wife!
5. Chocolate!
Great messages @wanderinglynn This post made me smile and feel happy. 😁

wanderinglynn So glad it made you happy! Thanks for playing! ☺️ 6y
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Russr19
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Starting National Read a Book Day off with an oldie. Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben. #DealBreaker

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Yvonne_Rediger
Pickpick

Somehow, I managed to miss reading the first book in the Myron Bolitar series. I'm glad I found it now. The boys in their prime with the dastardly Jessica.
Entertaining read!

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Cinfhen
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Thanks for the tag @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks #TuesdayTidbits 1. I Love the Harlan Coben series with Myron Bolitar ❤️2. FootLoose or Dirty Dancing 🍿#LetsHearitForTheBoy 3. Loaded Veggie Nachos 🌯🌮🥙🥑🍅🧀YUM!!!! I‘ll tag @RebelReader @SledgeReader @SilversReviews if u haven‘t played yet 💕

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love Dirty Dancing!!!! 7y
SilversReviews Thanks for the tag, @Cinfhen. 7y
Andrew65 One of the best series out there, always laugh out loud to those books. And that‘s not even mentioning Win! 7y
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Suzze I‘m sure I‘ve mentioned this before but any time I can claim my 15 minutes....I‘m a character in a few of the Myron Bolitar books. Suzze T. 7y
Alfoster @Suzze What?? That‘s awesome! How did that happen? And I think that‘s more than 15 mins worth!😍 And @Andrew65 Yes, I love Win! ❤️ 7y
Suzze @Alfoster I‘ve “known” Harlan since he was a fledgling author. I used to manage a mystery bookstore. He liked how I spelled my name, and decided to use it for a character. I was quite happy about it. 7y
Alfoster @Suzze So very cool!😍👏👏 7y
SledgeReader @Cinfhen @Suzze I LOVE Myron Bolitar! 7y
Cinfhen Win is great @Andrew65 I enjoy the banter between him & Myron but my last few Coben books have been meh 😕 7y
Cinfhen That is really beyond cool @Suzze He seems like a good guy, Harlan Coben ~ is that his real name or is it really Harold Cohen ??? He seems very Jewish to me 😂😂🤣😂 7y
Cinfhen I will read EVERY HC novel @SledgeReader @Alfoster although lately I‘ve been trying to utilize the library system instead of purchasing them! 7y
SledgeReader @Cinfhen @Andrew65 I haven‘t read the whole series and look forward to doing so at some point there are sooo many! The library is the way to go on a series like this. Especially if you never intend to reread! 7y
Andrew65 @SledgeReader @Cinfhen I have read the whole series and loved every one. I am hoping he still plans to write more. Library and charity shops was how I read them. 7y
Cinfhen It‘s just a really easy read and it feels like spending time with old friends @Andrew65 @SledgeReader 7y
Suzze @Cinfhen I‘m pretty sure that‘s his real name. 7y
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EadieB
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Harlan Coben, another of my favorite authors! Don‘t know why it took me so long to start this series but I'm glad I did. I found Myron Bolitar a very likable character with great wit and sarcasm. Harlan Coben has cooked up some unique characters and I can't wait to get back to them. I thought this book was very entertaining but also very gruesome. It left me guessing right up to the end as it had many twists and turns. Book 1 Myron Bolitar series.

Pamwurtzler I like those too! 7y
EadieB @Pamwurtzler I like his standalones too! Good author! 7y
Andrew65 One of my favourite series. Love Myron and Win! 7y
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Pamwurtzler
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1. Cookies. I love cookies!
2. My current read - I think it was @Andrew65 that reminded me about this series!
3. Cats
4. Clean if that means I dislike clutter.
5. The Greatest Showman- absolutely see this!
#humpdaypost

Andrew65 Hope you are enjoying it. 😊 7y
hes7 Yum! 😋 7y
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Andrew65
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Some of my favourite rereads are the Myron Bolitar books by Harlan Coben. Love this series and these books! What‘s not to love : Myron, Win et al! And great mysteries. Thoroughly recommended. #MagicalMarch #ReRead
Book 1 - 6 Pictured above.

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I‘ve read a few by him and really enjoyed them!!! 👏🏻📚 7y
vkois88 I need to add some of his books to my list. I've heard a lot of great things about him but don't think I've ever actually picked anything up 7y
Andrew65 @vkois88 He is one of my favourite authors. @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 7y
Pamwurtzler I like him too. I think I need to reread these! 7y
Andrew65 @Pamwurtzler It is a great series and always has me laughing out loud. I hope he writes some more. 7y
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Minervasbutler
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I've enjoyed a couple of later Coben standalones but this, my first Myron Bolitar, was a bit weak. MB is an attractive enough protagonist but the story was too far-fetched for me and the interminable sports references grew wearisome.

RadicalReader @Minervasbutler what‘s your favorite Harlan Coben novel? 7y
Minervasbutler @RadicalReader I've only read Stay Close and Tell No One but they were both really good 7y
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Andrew65
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#Rocktober #YoureMyBestFriend For me in the literary world it has to be the strong friendship between Myron Bolitar and Win (Windsor Home Lockwood III), everybody needs a best friend like Win! I love the trick they do with the mobile phones. I love this series! #FavouriteSeries

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Andrew65
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#yourfictionalbestfriend This would have to be Myron Bolitar, his the person I'd call on when I was in trouble & I know he'd be there and be backing me until he'd helped solve my problem - and even better he'd bring Win along (Win just has to be one of the best characters in fiction). If you haven't read the Myron Bolitar Series by Harlan Coben, what are you waiting for. This is one of my favourite all time series and has the ability to make me 😂

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jjbasta
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Deal Breaker

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Andrew65
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1. No way I can choose 1! Myron Bolitar Series by Harlan Coben (just cheers me up and makes me laugh and great characterisation), Welsh Princes Trilogy by Sharon Penman, Roy Grace Series by Peter James, Tony Hill/Carol Jordan Series by Val McDermid, Shetland Series by Ann Cleeves
2. Field of Dreams - if you build it they will come!
3. Yellow
4. Chocolate Bread and Butter Pudding
5. Yellow Rose
#TopFiveFaves
Thanks for tag @DGRachel

ABrakes85 @Andrew65 why have I never heard of chocolate bread and butter pudding? Sounds amazing 😊 7y
Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I love yellow and yellow roses 😊 7y
batsy Chocolate bread and butter pudding! Ultimate comfort food. 7y
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Equinm
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This was a fine series starter. I wouldn't say it was outstanding - but I am interested enough in the main character to continue this series over time. Myron Bolitar seems to have an interesting past which will hopefully be revealed in subsequent books.

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MarcysBuecherecke
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Pickpick

I really loved this one! The Characters were funny and the story was very cool. Want more!

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MarcysBuecherecke
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#currentlyreading & enjoying 📖 I'm In love with the characters 😊

MrBook @BookBabe 's mom is from Germany 😁. Welcome to @Litsy ! We hope you enjoy your stay with us 😊👍🏻. We're the most positive, tight-knit, passionate bibliophile community you'll meet. Careful: this'll take over your life. 😂👏🏻🙌🏻 8y
MarcysBuecherecke Haha thank you 😊 @MrBook 8y
MrBook 🙌🏻 8y
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Cinfhen
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#RockinMay Day 13 I'm secretly in love with a psychopath, no not Joe (although I have a thing for him, too) it's Windsor "Win" Horne Lockwood, III from the Myron Bolitar series. Definitely the #DangerousType Win would best be described as an anti-hero. He shows no aversion to violence and seems to enjoy inflicting pain and killing those he believes deserve it. He does have a moral code though, he protects the innocents & sides with the underdog ?

TrishB Good choice 👍 only read a couple of his. 8y
tricours This sounds like something I could read on the beach perhaps... should I give it a try? 8y
Cinfhen @tricours I find Harlan Coben to be the perfect blend 💗his writing is witty, strong characters and really gripping nonstop action with plenty of brains! I would definitely suggest you give him a try...I think his books get better and better @TrishB 😊 8y
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Evelien I'm always scared about book series with that many books. Is it still good after the first three books of the serie? 8y
batsy Have never read Coben, but you've made it sound like something I want to try 👍 8y
TrishB Where should I start? Are there different series? 8y
Andrew65 @TrishB I love Harlan Coben, one of my favourite authors. He has one main series, The Myron Bolitar Series and love everyone, a great group of characters and tons of humour in them - in fact often make me laugh out loud. Read them all and sorely tempted to read them again. He is a sports agent and gets involved in mysteries, later in the series he also represents movie stars. My wife hates sport but loves these too as sport really is incidental. 8y
Andrew65 @TrishB He also has a spin of series by Myron's nephew (3 books) which are more YA but still enjoyed them. Then he has a lot of mystery books as standalones. He is the master of the unexpected twist and even when you think everything is resolved one more twist you never saw coming hits you. Love his standalones as well. 8y
Andrew65 @TrishB Favourites : The Woods, Tell No One, No Second Chance, Gone for Good, Caught, Just One Look. All five star reads. The first Myron Bolitar book is 8y
Andrew65 @Cinfhen A great choice! I love Win, naughty but nice and so fits the label #dangeroustype. Want him on my side period! Now you've used him, who can I choose? Hmmmmmm. (edited) 8y
TrishB @Andrew65 @Cinfhen thanks for the new series 😉 I think I'll probably get on my kindle as I use that for travelling and love a good mystery when travelling! 8y
Cinfhen @Evelien I think this series gets better and better, read @Andrew65 comments- he just sold the series to me and I'm already a reader 😊💕🤘🏼 (edited) 8y
Cinfhen Harlan Coben is #braincandy or the equivalent of healthy junk food @batsy @TrishB @Evelien 8y
batsy @Cinfhen Love #braincandy, maybe even more than actual candy(?), so I'm sold. Stacked! 8y
LauraBeth I've always seen people reading these books and I've never given them much thought. Now I want to read them! 8y
Cinfhen I really ❤️Harlan Coben...I think you would too @LauraBeth 8y
TrishB @Cinfhen Just been to 5 charity shops and there were quite a few- but none were the beginning of the series! I'm keeping my eyes open 😉 8y
Cinfhen This is when the library comes in handy 😉😘🤗 @TrishB 8y
TrishB 😂😂😂😂 god loves a tryer, so they say 😂 8y
riversong153 I 😍 Harlan Coben. I like Myron more than Win though. 8y
Bostonmomx2 My husband, who isn't much of a reader (😕) loves this series! 8y
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cdixonwrites
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Lucylovesreading
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Full review on Instagram/Goodreads hard to make this short! At first all the sports stuff was boring but then they brought out the mystery, murder, blackmail and I was hooked. So many things going on and possible suspects a very good quick read. 🔊 listened on audiobook!

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Caralen
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My first in the @24in48

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