Drop Shot - A Myron Bolitar Novel

Zusatztext Praise for Harlan Coben and his Myron Bolitar novels   “A gifted storyteller . . . Mystery just comes along for the ride.”— Denver Post   “Like fellow wisecracking P.I.’s Spenser and Elvis Cole! Myron Bolitar is great fun in the best ‘hard-boiled’ tradition.”— Houston Chronicle Informationen zum Autor Harlan Coben is the winner of the Edgar, Shamus, and Anthony awards. His critically acclaimed novels have been published in forty-one languages around the world and have been number one bestsellers in more than half a dozen countries. In addition to the Myron Bolitar series ( Deal Breaker, Drop Shot, Fade Away, Back Spin, One False Move, The Final Detail, Darkest Fear, Promise Me, Long Lost, and Live Wire ), Coben is also the author of the young adult Mickey Bolitar series including Shelter and Seconds Away, and of Miracle Cure, Play Dead, Tell No One, Gone for Good, No Second Chance, Just One Look, The Innocent, The Woods, Hold Tight, Caught, and Stay Close . Klappentext In the second Myron Bolitar novel from Edgar Award-winner Harlan Coben, a young woman's tragic death spirals into a shattering drama of menace, secrets, and rage. Suddenly Myron is in over his head-and playing the most dangerous game of all. "Engaging . . . hilarious."-Los Angeles Times Book Review Once, Valerie Simpson's tennis career skyrocketed; now, the headlines belong to a player from the wrong side of the tracks. But when Valerie is shot dead in cold blood and dropped outside the stadium at the U.S. Open, sports agent Myron Bolitar investigates the killing and uncovers a connection between the two players and a six-year-old murder at an exclusive mainline club. As Myron is drawn into the case-along with a dirty U.S. senator, a jealous mother, and the mob-he finds himself caught between a killer and the truth. "Harlan Coben is the modern master of the hook-and-twist."-Dan Brown Leseprobe Chapter One Cesar Romero," Myron said. Win looked at him. "You'renot serious." "I'm starting off with aneasy one." On Stadium Court the players were changing sides. Myron's client,Duane Richwood, was shellacking the number-fifteen seed IvanSomething-okov, leading 5-0 in the third set after winning the firsttwo sets 6-0, 6-2. An impressive U.S. Open debut for the unseededtwenty-one-year-old upstart from the streets (literally) of New York. "Cesar Romero," Myron repeated. "Unless you don't know." Win sighed. "The Joker." "Frank Gorshin." "The Riddler." Ninety-second commercial break. Myron and Win were keeping themselves busy with a scintillating game of Name the Batman Criminal. The TV Batman. The Batman starring Adam West and Burt Ward and all those Pow, Bam, Slam balloons. The real Batman. "Who played the second one?" Myron asked. "The second Riddler?" Myron nodded. From across the court Duane Richwood flashed them a cocky smile. He sported garish aviator sunglasses with loud fluorescent green frames. The latest style from Ray*Ban. Duane was never without them. He had become not only identified by the shades but defined by them. Ray*Ban was rather pleased. Myron and Win sat in one of the two players' boxes reserved forcelebrities and players' entourages. For most matches every seat inthe box was filled. When Agassi played the night before, the box had over flowed with his family, friends, suck-ups, young lasses, environmentally correct movie stars, hair weaves-like an Aerosmith backstage party. But Duane had only three people in the box: agent Myron, financial consultant Win, and Duane's coach, Henry Hobman. Wanda, the love of Duane's life, got too nervous and preferred tostay home. "John Astin," Win answered. ...

Product details

• Authors: Harlan Coben
• Publisher: Dell Publishing Inc.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.04.2013
• EAN: 9780345542229
• ISBN: 978-0-345-54222-9
• No. of pages: 368
• Dimensions: 106 mm x 190 mm x 23 mm
• Series: Myron Bolitar; Myron Bolitar Mysteries (Paper; Myron Bolitar
• Subject: Fiction > Suspense