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Back Spin by Harlan Coben
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Back Spin (original 1997; edition 2013)

by Harlan Coben (Author)

Series: Myron Bolitar (4)

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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. HTML:“Another winner . . . Pungent observations, indelibly drawn characters and a twisting, surprise-laden plot.”—Atlanta Journal and Constitution

Kidnappers have snatched the teenage son of super-star golfer Linda Coldren and her husband, Jack, an aging pro, at the height of the U.S. Open. To help get the boy back, sports agent Myron Bolitar goes charging after clues and suspects from the Main Line mansions to a downtown cheaters’ motel—and back in time to a U.S. Open twenty-three years ago, when Jack Coldren should have won, but didn't. Suddenly Myron finds him self surrounded by blue bloods, criminals, and liars. And as one family's darkest secrets explode into murder, Myron finds out just how rough this game can get.
In novels that crackle with wit and suspense, Edgar Award winner Harlan Coben has created one of the most fascinating and complex heroes in suspense fiction—Myron Bolitar—a hotheaded, tenderhearted sports agent who grows more and more engaging and unpredictable with each page-turning appearance.
“Sharp plotting and emotional density, as well as nonstop wisecracks.”—Publishers Weekly.
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Another great book! Just wish he’d toned down the golf stuff. It was too much. I skimmed a big part of the book. ( )
  tinsfam | May 31, 2024 |
Has been golfer is about to win the US Open and winds up dead on the course. Fun read.
  bentstoker | Jan 26, 2024 |
Jonathan Marosz (Narrator)
Funny and sarcastic. Love this series so much fun ( )
  cfulton20 | Nov 13, 2023 |
Bad plot, boring golf. ( )
  stickersthatmatter | May 29, 2023 |
Always a good read. ( )
  purple_pisces22 | Mar 14, 2021 |
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For the Armstrongs,
The World's Greatest In-Laws,
Jack and Nancy,
Molly, Jane, Eliza, Sara, John and Kate
Thank you all for Anne
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Myron Bolitar used a cardboard periscope to look over the suffocating throngs of ridiculously clad spectators.
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Fiction. Mystery. Suspense. HTML:“Another winner . . . Pungent observations, indelibly drawn characters and a twisting, surprise-laden plot.”—Atlanta Journal and Constitution

Kidnappers have snatched the teenage son of super-star golfer Linda Coldren and her husband, Jack, an aging pro, at the height of the U.S. Open. To help get the boy back, sports agent Myron Bolitar goes charging after clues and suspects from the Main Line mansions to a downtown cheaters’ motel—and back in time to a U.S. Open twenty-three years ago, when Jack Coldren should have won, but didn't. Suddenly Myron finds him self surrounded by blue bloods, criminals, and liars. And as one family's darkest secrets explode into murder, Myron finds out just how rough this game can get.
In novels that crackle with wit and suspense, Edgar Award winner Harlan Coben has created one of the most fascinating and complex heroes in suspense fiction—Myron Bolitar—a hotheaded, tenderhearted sports agent who grows more and more engaging and unpredictable with each page-turning appearance.
“Sharp plotting and emotional density, as well as nonstop wisecracks.”—Publishers Weekly.

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