From Our Editors
Sports agent and some-time amateur sleuth Myron Bolitar gets a case
he can't refuse when his partner is arrested for murdering a
client. Though he's determined to help his partner, she won't let
him near her lest he damages her case. Nevertheless, Myron begins
an extraordinary investigation that takes him from a transvestite
nightclub to a major league baseball proprietor whose daughter
suddenly disappears. The clues build up but Myron still needs to
act fast or his partner's out of luck. Mystery fans will love
Harlan Coben's The Final
Detail.
From the Publisher
In this classic sixth novel in the award-winning Myron Bolitar
series, # 1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben
delivers a riveting, powerhouse thriller featuring one of the most
fascinating and complex heroes in all of suspense fiction. Here is
a twisting mystery of betrayal, family secrets, and murder filled
with the sly humor, dead-on dialogue, and unforgettable characters
that have made Harlan Coben one of today's must-read suspense
authors.
For Myron Bolitar, sports agent and reluctant sleuth, it
was a long-needed vacation. A tropical beach. A warm breeze. A
little uncomplicated passion with a woman he hardly knows. But,
most of all, a chance to clear his head after the death of a close
friend.
It almost works-until his fiercely loyal, if sometimes morally
challenged, friend Win shows up with a message that blasts Myron
back to New York…and reality. Esperanza, Myron's best friend and
partner at MB Sportsrep, has been arrested for the murder of a
client, a fallen baseball star attempting a comeback.
Myron is determined to prove Esperanza's innocence. But she isn't
speaking. And neither is her lawyer, except to say that Myron would
do best to keep his distance, lest he hurt her case. Only Myron is
already too close to the case to back away. For twelve years ago a
young agent tried to help an up-and-coming athlete. It was a fatal
mistake-and now Myron may have to pay the price.
To solve a case as bizarre as it is difficult, Myron will be
obliged to view it from the strangest angles: a transsexual
nightclub, a baseball owner with a long-lost daughter, a dubious
drug test, an impossible murder scene, and a computer disk with the
image of a disintegrating girl. But most bizarre of all is that as
he tries to unearth, Myron's own investigation points to only one
other suspect: himself…as this spellbinding novel twists, jolts,
and careens towards its dazzling finish.
From the Jacket
"The world needs to discover Harlan Coben. He's smart, he's funny
and he has something to say."-Michael Connelly
"Combines Chandler's wry wit with Ross Macdonald's moral
complexity."-Philadelphia Inquirer
"Poignant and insightful . . . Myron is gallant, likable and
delightfully original."-Los Angeles Times
"If you've been entertaining doubts about the future of the
mystery--fuhgeddaboutit! It's in good hands with Harlan
Coben."-Lawrence Block
"Coben displays all the right moves . . . snappy dialogue, fast
pacing, neat plotting. . . . Myron's some serious competition for
Robert Parker's Spenser."-Atlanta Journal-Constitution
About the Author
Harlan Coben is the winner of the Edgar, Shamus, and Anthony
awards. His critically acclaimed novels have been published in
thirty-seven 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, and Long Lost), he is also the author
of Tell No One, Gone for Good, No Second
Chance, Just One
Look, The Innocent,
The Woods, and Hold
Tight.
