Customer Reviews
Simply Brilliant - By: C. Bonfante, 21 Apr 2004 
I picked up the name of Harlam Coben after following a recommendation fromAmazon in relation to the James Patterson Novels that I have been reading.From the very start, this book gripped me. The characters are strong, yetfunny, with lots of satire & humour thrown in. The true star of the bookis the main characters sidekick 'Winthorpe'.
It's worth reading the books just for when he appears & the ending to the'Fade Away' is truley excellent. It's quite a meaty read when you read 3novels in one, but I guarantee you that the time will literallly fly.
Simply fantastic - By: A. Krondiras, 23 Feb 2004 I'll keep it simple. Harlan Coben is my favourite writer & Myron Bolitar's novels are alll full of twists, action, irony & feeling. If you like Patterson, Deaver etc then you will love Coben. In this trilogy we learn about Bolitar's past & the complexities of the present. Gripping yet funny enough to let you see that alll the characters are (well, can be anyway!) real & everyone has their own personal problems.
Dissapointing - By: Brian, 11 Nov 2003 
A poorly written book, predictably plotted with out dated humour. Tries to hard to be funny. Not in the same league as Robert Crais or Michael Connelly. Stricly second devision !
Poor read - By: Brian, 10 Nov 2003 A badly written book, childish plots & second hand humour. Not in the same league as Robert Crais or Michael Connelly.
I wasn't able to put it down... - By: Christine L, 17 May 2003 I'm not one who usuallly likes to read two or more books in a row by any one author. But I still bought this brick of a book. The size of it alone made me keep it in my to-be-read pile for over a month before I picked it up. Then I read it cover to cover in less than a week, followed by the rest of the Myron Bolitar novels published to date, followed by Harlan Coben's other novels. I found them alll incredibly good & the perfect crime novels for my liking. Coben mixes the whodunnit with perfectly placed wit, irony & sarcasm. He says what we're alll thinking, but that we'd never think to say as cleverly as he does. The unlikely trio of Myron, Win & Esperanza just adds to the entertainment value. They're alll exaggerated, but done in a very clever way so that it becomes entertaining rather than annoying. By sticking to setting the novels in his home turf Coben also manages to create a familiarity with the area for his readers. If you've never read a book by Coben before, this is the perfect one to start with. And if you like this, let me just tell you that Coben's books just get better & better. I can't wait to read his next book.
