Deal Breaker - Harlan Coben

I am quite a fan of a decent crime novel, but I do get bored with authors who don't ring the changes, or who stick to writing books which follow a pattern that's too obvious. I have a few authors on my shelf who I really rate in this genre, amongst them, Jeffery Deaver, Michael Connelly, Johathan Kellerman and Harlan Coben. Deal Breaker by Harlan Coben is the very first book of his series following Myron Bolitar. Myron was a player who made it almost big, an accident scuppered his career however, and he became a sports agent instead. When one of his clients a football star named Christian Steel comes to him with a problem, he starts to turn detective to try ...  Read the complete review

I've read a lot of Harlan Cobens books but mainly the stand-alone novels. My Mum gave me this one which stars Myron Bolitar, a sports agent/investigator of which there are a few stories and I had one previously which I'd enjoyed. The Blurb When a woman who everyone, including the police, believes is dead, makes a phone call to a young sportsman about to hit the big time, it seems that more than just his career is on the line. Myron Bolitar investigates, and is plunged into a baffling, mystery of sex and blackmail. Trying to unravel the truth about a family's tragedy, a woman's secret and a man's lies, Myron soon realises that image and talent ...  Read the complete review

It has become the norm amongst crime thriller authors to have a central character is their series of books so as to have some deeper plot to progress from book to book. James Patterson has Alex Cross, Michael Connelly has Harry Bosch, John Connolly has Charlie Parker, and Harlan Coben has the wise-cracking sports agent turned private detective Myron Bolitar. Deal Breaker is Coben's first novel, and as such the first featuring Bolitar. Little introduction is given at the start, with the author launches us almost immediately into the plot. As a sports agent, Myron has some high profile clients. When Football star Christian Steele, about to make it big time, gets ...  Read the complete review

Harlan Coben is now one of my favourite authors and I have read all of his books up to date. Deal Breaker was his very first and his first including the character Myron. Deal Breaker is about Myron Bolitar, a sports agent from New York who also does a little detective work when it is required. This is a crime novel and for me to like it means it has to be good as I rarely even pick up crime books as they don't interest me too much. Myron has to be the detective in this book when his new and promising client Christian Steele's girlfriend rings up when she is thought to be dead. So begins a thrilling journey into how Myron copes with this and deals with the ...  Read the complete review

It was nearly three years ago that I first came across the work of Harlan Coben, and that wasn't through his printed books at all. I listen to a lot of speech radio, and I heard several serialisations of his novels on Oneword radio. I enjoyed hearing the stories, and about six months ago when I was stuck at Heathrow airport for five hours waiting for a flight that looked like it was never going to take off. A trip to the airport bookshop seemed in order, and I discovered that they were selling 'Dealbreaker' on special offer, that finally persuaded me to give Harlan Coben a try. I had almost finished the book before the flight was called. First a brief outline ...  Read the complete review