Harlan Coben, Long Lost

"Long Lost" by Harlan Coben lets down the fans that eagerly awaited their hero Myron Bolitar to come back.

Honestly, the start of the book was pretty good; throughout the late stages of the book, it lets down.

In my opinion, Harlan's stand alone novels have always been superior to that of his Myron Bolitar ones.

The books, as usual, have that twist at the end, which i was eargely reading on to see. I was greatly let down by the twist at the end of this book, it was so confusing, I don't know what really happened, call me stupid; but I did not understand what had happened. I regret buying this book when it first was released, spending fourteen euro on it, I should of waited until the reduced version came out.

"Long Lost." by Harlan Coben, I give 2 out of five stars. Bear in mind that is my opinon, I never really liked the Myron Bolitar novels, then again, I'm sure a lot of people do.

Long Lost

Harlan Coben

Dutton, Apr 2009, $26.95

ISBN 9780525951056

A decade has passed since sports entertainment agent Myron Bolitar and TV reporter Terese Collins have spoken to each other. So Myron is taken aback by a call from Terese currently in Angola. She invites him to meet her in Paris. He accepts her invitation especially since his latest relationship is apparently over.

In Paris, Myron's rendezvous with Terese is not the love nest he expected. Instead she informs him her former husband an investigative reporter like her asked her to come see him in France so he can reveal to her a startling revelation of monumental proportion. He was murdered before he told her his stunner. However, her reason for asking Myron to cross the pond is that some of the blood at the homicide scene included that of his daughter Miriam killed in a car accident ten years ago. With pal Win at his side Myron investigates past and present.

Clearly over the Eiffel Tower and a few other European monuments, LONG LOST is a great thriller that fans of Myron will fully relish; just leave your plausibility meter outside the reading experience. Harlan Coben hooks the audience from the opening phone call and never gives a breather as twists and spins occur throughout. Myron's Paris tryst is fun filled suspense as the hero feels French fried.