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Brenda Slaughter, the star player of the Women's Professional Basketball Association, is getting threatening phone calls. Norm Zuckerman, owner of the league, convinces sports agent Myron Bolitar to protect Brenda by promising to deliver her as Myron's next big client. Brenda, who claims she doesn't need protection, enlists Myron to find her missing father--the assumed source of the phone calls and Myron's childhood mentor. It looks like a simple family dispute--overprotective father goes off the deep end when daughter decides to go her own way--until Horace Slaughter shows up dead and the police name Brenda as the primary suspect. What unfolds is a 20-year-old scandal, a series of disturbing family secrets, and an unexpected, if not entirely believable, ending. One False Move leads the reader through the dirty underbelly of the sports world. It has a little bit of everything: all-star athletes, dirty cops, corrupt politicians, and hired killers. It's a whirlwind of a story that Coben pulls off seamlessly with quirky but realistic characters and pages full of great one-liners. One False Move is a compelling thriller that no mystery fan should miss. --Mara Friedman
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'One False Move is another example of [Coben's] powerfully wrought writing.' Barry Forshaw, Publishing News "Coben lifts his thriller into classier company by chewing over some serious race and gender issues... A+ entertainment" DAILY MIRROR, 12/12/03 "Gripping, high-octane thiller" WOMAN AND HOME 'Coben invests his realistic portrayals of major league sports with entertaining displays of mayhem and feisty New Jersey stylings. In Bolitar, Coben has a charismatic fast-talker who can deal the punches just as efficiently as the wisecracks. Entertaining.' INK MAGAZINE, January 04 'Coben's dialogue races along, while the American settings have a pungency that leaps off the page. Focused, plausible and detailed.' GOOD BOOK GUIDE, 01/01/04 'Coben has a unique kind of genius that's rare, in the thriller genre. He laces his narrative and dialogue with killer irony and sarcastic black humour, without detracting from the teeth-clenching suspense that kicks off right from page one. If you like your books edgy and with a sardonic twist, whatever you do, don't miss this one.' DAILY RECORD, 10/01/04
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13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Well, what can i say? He's done it again. Harlan has written a fantastic novel, full of surprise and witty dialogue. It picks up where number 4 in the series left off. This time he has to look after a women - Brenda Slaughter but then her father disappears.
Well i cant go into much detail as i will disturb the plot. But wow - Coben has done it again.
A typical Myron Bolitar novel - with more twists, turns than a rollercoaster - looking for a crime - thriller then this is the book for you. This is book 5 in the series - so if you havent brought any of the first four Myron Bolitar novels then i would suggest you buy those first and then come on to this - 10 outta 10.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Being a massive Coben fan, I never thought possible giving up reading one of his books. However, there's a first time for everything and this book hasn't worked for me at all. I had to stop reading it after 90 pages as I was finding the plot and characters totally uninteresting and boring. This is not a page turner like all his other books so I presume this was his very first novel. I am not a big fan of Bolitar but somehow the other books about him have been rather interesting so I can't put my finger on what really fails on this one.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
What I love about this author is the fact that his books are so fast-paced and to the point. Myron is a loveable, funny character and never fails to make the reader smile in his witty comebacks. The ending of each chapter leaves you in suspense as you know there is a new twist just around the corner!
I read this book in two sittings, and although the plot got a little confusing toward the end, it was a decent storyline and one which you could never have guessed (as you undoubtedly can with some thrillers), and hence kept you reading. I recommend this book if you enjoyed Coben's other titles, although I agree with reviewer "jongeo" it can also be read with out having read his previous thrillers!
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Edge of Your Seat Read
Love Harlan Coben. Fantastic stories that keep you gripped. Just lent my partner this and now I know he'll be on the prowl to borrow more of my Coben collection. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Miss Wonderful
A rare Coben disappointment
I have now read all Coben's books and await Caught out in UK in April 2010.
I am a big fan of Myron Bolitar and the gang i.e. Win, Esperanza, Big Cindy et al. Read more
I am a big fan of Myron Bolitar and the gang i.e. Win, Esperanza, Big Cindy et al. Read more
Published on 19 Mar 2010 by Jonathan Clark
Moved to the Past
After you have read a few novels by the same author you may begin to see a pattern in their style of writing. Read more
Published on 6 July 2009 by Sam
Excellent!
`One False Move' is the fifth book in the bestselling series by Harlan Coben and begins when Myron agrees to by a bodyguard of sorts to the hottest young female basketball star,... Read more
Published on 22 April 2009 by KM
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
Remember It's Fiction
A few moaners out there about this one eh? A shame. Harlan's a great entertainer. His stand-alones are first class, but once you get hooked on the Bolitars, you just have to read... Read more
Published on 22 April 2008 by A Kant
A new favourite
He's done it again. I picked up this 'author' completely by random and this is the third book I've read - and finished very quickly!! Read more
Published on 28 Dec 2007 by Amanda Hyatt
A nice little find
I picked this book up completely randomly, and it was a pleasant surprise to see how good it was. Not difficult to read, and it draws you into the plot. Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2007 by A. Lines
quite a sensitive one - must read
This book shows a different side to Myron. While his relationship with Jessica has been up and down throughout the first few novels with this one it gets quite a hit. Read more
Published on 25 Sep 2007 by Mrs. I. Blackwell
Top Class Suspense Thriller
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 10 July 2007 by J. Chippindale
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