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Title: The Final Detail: A Myron Bolitar Novel by Harlan Coben ISBN: 0-440-22545-0 Publisher: Island Pub. Date: 08 February, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.47 (32 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Best Mystery Writer Around...Case Closed
Comment: Harlan Coben is the most gifted mystery writer to enter the literary world in quite some time. In this sixth book of the Myron Bolitar series, Coben is, again, nothing less than sensational.
Bolitar, owner of MB SportsReps, has taken a vacation in the Carribbean, without telling anyone. While relaxing on the tropical beach for three weeks, his company goes to pieces, and his partner, Esperanza, is arrested for the murder of Myron's first ever client, major league relief pitcher, Clu Haid.
Myron is rushed back into the limelight, as a potential suspect as well as an accessory. He is forced to scramble to keep his agency afloat, clear his best friend's name, and deal with his competition, which is run by the mafia. To make matters worse, Esperanza wants him to back off, something that Myron just can't do.
All of the loveable characters are back, and fans of Big Cindi will really get to know her a lot better in this novel. A few new interesting characters are introduced as Myron travels through New York's sexual underground for answers.
There are so many wicked plot twists, the book becomes a wild page-turner instantly. Coben's gifted writing talents shine through remarkably, and the character dialogue is perfectly snappy. The storyline is impressively complete and well-defined. This is simply another super effort by Coben, and one entertaining read.
Rating: 4
Summary: A Modern Hammett
Comment: The Final Detail is not just the first Myron Bolitar mystery I've read, but also the first Coben book. I haven't been this absorbed in a mystery since reading The Maltese Falcon as a kid. Coben has created unforgettable, quirky characters who engage us even more than the story does.
Some other reviewers have suggested that The Final Detail was a bit stale. But, since it was my introduction to the series, it seemed fresh and new to me. The novel did stand pretty well on its own, but there were a few out-of-the-blue references to characters like Brenda Slaughter, who appeared in earlier stories, that were not put into context. On the other hand, these tantalizing unexplained references increased my desire to read the rest of the series. This time, I'll do it in sequence of publication.
There are some electrifying characters in this series, particularly Win, the semi-psychotic playboy/money manager/intellectual. And Big Cyndi is both a hilarious and edgy creation.
I would have given the book 5 stars had it not been for a couple of points. I thought the character of Thrill (Nancy) was completely unecessary, unless she's simply being introduced as a central character for a future installment. I felt that there too many women throwing themselves at Bolitar and that Bolitar's affection toward his parents got mawkish at times. I also felt that Esperanza is a convenient conglomeration of political correctness (Lesbian, Latina, professional woman, brainy beauty, assertive, etc. etc.) rather than a real flesh-and-blood character, at least in this installment.
Overall, I feel this was a terrific mystery and that Coben is right up there with the greats of the genre.
Rating: 5
Summary: What a Cracking Fine Read
Comment: Sports agent Myron Bolitar has lost both the women he loved and he is recuperating with a CNN reporter in the Caribbean. His vacation is cut short when his alter-ego Win comes to fetch him back to New York, where his client, a relief pitcher for the Yankees, has both failed a drug test and been found murdered. Worse, Myron's agency partner, Esperanza, has been arrested for the crime.
Myron investigates and discovers Esperanza may be more involved than he thinks she is. And as he learns the answers to this mystery's multiple questions, he realizes that the case hinges on revenge motives and actually points to him as the most likely suspect, which leaves him wondering whether or not he wouldn't be better off not knowing who did what to anybody.
Once again Mr. Coben puts in enough twist and turns to get your pulse pumping as you race through the book to get to the final detail. And as usual, Mr. Coben has peopled a story with unforgettable characters, like Myron's blue-blooded, aristocratic sociopath, best friend, Windsor (Win) Horne Lockwood III, gender-jumping musclemen, failed baseball players, team owners chasing disappearing children and a young gangster name Frank Ache Junior, who has turned agent and lusts after Myron's business, among others. What a cracking fine read!
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Title: Backspin (Myron Bolitar Mysteries (Paperback)) by Harlan Coben ISBN: 0440222702 Publisher: Dell Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 August, 1997 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Fade Away (Myron Bolitar Mysteries (Paperback)) by Harlan Coben ISBN: 0440222680 Publisher: Dell Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 December, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
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Title: Drop Shot (Myron Bolitar Mysteries (Paperback)) by Harlan Coben ISBN: 0440220459 Publisher: Dell Pub. Date: 01 March, 1996 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Deal Breaker (Myron Bolitar Mysteries (Paperback)) by Harlan Coben ISBN: 0440220440 Publisher: Dell Publishing Company Pub. Date: 01 June, 1995 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Gone for Good by Harlan Coben ISBN: 0440236738 Publisher: Dell Publishing Company Pub. Date: 04 March, 2003 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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