Another great book in the Myron Bolitar series. What I like about these books are that Myron is just a plain joe trying to make things right. He does not get bought out - he keeps searching till he finds the answer. Coben weaves you in and out of several story lines - keeping the mystery afloat. I found it hard to put this book down - had this great sense of urgency to find out who done it. This story takes Myron back in his past to his basketball playing days and there the story begins. Myron is offered a position on his former basketball team, but in taking this position, he is really trying to find where the star basketball player has gone to - he is missing. Through the web Coben weaves - there is murder and of course Myron will prevail and figure it out. I love part of the intro in the book - "Now, among the star, the wannabes, the gamblers and groupies, Myron is unraveling the strange, violent ride of a sports hero gone wrong, and coming face-to-face with a past he can't relive, and a present he may not survive." This is what this book is all about. Enjoy! ( )

Good read, not spectacular, but fun. Summer beach reading, etc. One big, sore drawback was two-thirds of the way into the book the omniscient narration jumped from the main character to a minor character for a page and a half, then about 50 pages later to a supporting character for a page and a half, etc. I found this distracting, and a good editor would have found a way to re-write these sections in keeping with the narrative style. ( )

he home was top-notch New Jersey suburban. The living room was Martha Stewart. The basement was Legos - and blood. For sports agent Myron Bolitar, the disappearance of a man he'd once competed against was bringing back memories - of the sport he and Greg Downing had both played and the woman they both loved. Now, among the stars, the wanna-bes, the gamblers and groupies, Myron is unraveling the strange, violent life of a sports hero gone wrong, and coming face-to-face with a past he can't relive, and a present he may not survive. ( )

Really really didn't expect some of the surprises in this book. We learn more about the injury which forced Myron to give up playing professional basketball and how he came to terms, or not, with the end of this career. One of the things I'm really enjoying about this series is how the characters develop in each book. ( )

This is the 3rd book in the Myron Bolitar series. My least favorite of the series thus far. Although, I did find the book enjoyable and liked the surprise ending. I am looking forward to reading book 4. ( )