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A young woman is murdered, and Myron Bolitar finds himself up against a killer - and the truth.
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The young woman was shot dead in cold blood, dropped outside the stadium, in front of a stand selling Moet for $7.50 a glass. Once her tennis career had skyrocketed. Now, at the height of the US Open, the headlines were being made by another young player from the wrong side of the tracks. When Myron Bolitar investigates the killing he uncovers a connection between the two players and a six-year-old murder at an exclusive club. Suddenly Myron is in over his head. And with a dirty US senator, a jealous mother and the mob all drawn into the case, he finds himself playing the most dangerous game of all...
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Myron Bolitar is a sports agent, attorney, former FBI agent, basketball player and super sleuth, and this is his second adventure alongside a similarly larger-than-life supporting cast. Myron is at the finals of the US tennis open when a young player is murdered, and decides to investigate.
This is a romp - anyone looking for serious crime writing should go elsewhere. Bolitar and his sidekick Win are like grown up versions of the Hardy Boys - almost super human and with fingers in more pies than believable. As a romp though it does entertain. The writing is funny in a cheesy way and the mystery works despite the implausibility.
My only criticism of the story is that it was too easy. I had enough evidence a third of the way through to know who committed the crime, and the rest of the book was a tiny bit tedious as the characters tried to catch up.
As I say, a light read, perfectly suitable for a flight or other tedious wait, but nothing deeper than a bit of fun. I'll definitely be returning to Coben's works.
This is a romp - anyone looking for serious crime writing should go elsewhere. Bolitar and his sidekick Win are like grown up versions of the Hardy Boys - almost super human and with fingers in more pies than believable. As a romp though it does entertain. The writing is funny in a cheesy way and the mystery works despite the implausibility.
My only criticism of the story is that it was too easy. I had enough evidence a third of the way through to know who committed the crime, and the rest of the book was a tiny bit tedious as the characters tried to catch up.
As I say, a light read, perfectly suitable for a flight or other tedious wait, but nothing deeper than a bit of fun. I'll definitely be returning to Coben's works.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Kindle Edition
My First Harlan Coben book and I really enjoyed it. Coben writes with a really breezy style that constantly keeps the story flowing, always engaging the reader. In Drop Shot a young female tennis player is murdered in broad daylight, at Flushing Meadows in the middle of the US open. Ex Basketball player and now Sport Agent, Myron Bolitar, dons his sleuthing cap to investigate. Bolitar knew the girl and feels a duty to unmask her killer. The investigation takes him into a web of intrigue and danger as Bolitar quickly connects the girl's murder with another murder 6 years earlier - the son of a `connected' senator, who was the boyfriend of the murdered girl. Bolitar finds himself treading on the toes of the mob but at least has sidekick Win to protect his back. The central clue to the girl's murder is easy to spot, if not the murderer (my only gripe is I think Bolitar would have spotted the clue immediately rather than several chapters later). Now the good news for me is that there are many more Bolitar & Win books to enjoy.
7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Myron Bolitar is an injured basketball player who tries his hand a being a sports agent.He also manages to combine this witha part time caeer as a PI! Drop Shot begins with a young tennis player who has desperately been trying to contact Myron, being shot dead at a tennis tournament. Myron feels guilty that she had been trying to ask or tell him something so begins to investigate and discovers a link to the murder of a senators son 6 years before. His friend Win (financial adviser and part time heavy)warns him that he may well be getting into more than he can handle but is there to help when needed. Keeps you guessing right to the shocking end. If you enjoy characters like Kinsey Millhone or Stephanie Plum this has a similar humour, with the rattling good story line.
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Second Serve
You get the usual Coben fast moving dialogue and plotting but this isn't one of his better ones. The characters come across unbelievable and the big twist in the tale is... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mr. Antonio Cavaldoro
Absolutely brilliant
for those who are fans of Audio Harlan Coben and especially Myron Bolitar and his "sidekick Wyn", this is yet again another gripping tale which doesn't allow you to leave your car... Read more
Published 6 months ago by Ms. H. M. Evans
Mystery and fun
I love Coben's style of writing. He presents entertaining novels with a great deal of comedic style, that are easy reading. Read more
Published 21 months ago by E Tamar
More Bolitar please
I really enjoyed this book, the main character of Myron Bolitar is fantastic, I thought the fact that he would take the mickey out of himself throughout the novel added a touch of... Read more
Published on 5 Jun 2009 by BookBliss
So bad, I didn't finish it.
Normally I struggle through a book even if I don't like it for whatever reason.
But there are books that I feel are wasting my time. Reading time is precious .. Read more
But there are books that I feel are wasting my time. Reading time is precious .. Read more
Published on 4 Jun 2009 by Molly reads
Coben does it again!!!!!!
Harlen Coben has done it again. Once more our hero Myron Bolitar searches for the killer........... Full of pace and all our favorite characters on top form. Read more
Published on 25 May 2009 by J. M. Hewison
Great read
Harlan Coben is an excellent author. The twists and turns he feeds into each of his novels are both unique and unpredictable. Read more
Published on 11 Feb 2009 by A. R. Foster
Good but an obvious ending
`Drop Shot' is the second book in the Myron Bolitar series, written by Harlan Coben. The story begins when during a big match at the US Open, a tennis star is gunned down and... Read more
Published on 16 May 2008 by KM
excellent read
This is when I really got into Coben's books. Gripping until the end and you suspect anybody but the actual ONE.
Published on 25 Sep 2007 by Mrs. I. Blackwell
A Thriller from Start to Finish
Harlan Coben continues to prove that he is one of the best thriller writers around at the moment. A page turner is a much used phrase but in this case it is really appropriate. Read more
Published on 20 Jun 2007 by J. Chippindale
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