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novel by American author

Harlan Coben Harlan Coben (born January 4, 1962) is an American writer of mystery novels and thrillers. The plots of his novels often involve the resurfacing of unresolved or misinterpreted events in the past, murders, or fatal accidents and have multiple ...

. It is the tenth novel in his series featuring a crime solver and sports agent

Myron Bolitar The Myron Bolitar series of thrillers are written by Harlan Coben with a series protagonist of the same name. The Myron Bolitar series debuted with '' Deal Breaker'' (1995) and is currently 12 novels through '' Think Twice' (2024). A spin-off youn ...

. The novel was preceded by ''

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'' (2009) and followed by ''

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'' (2016). In 2010, ''Live Wire'' won the world's most lucrative crime fiction award, the

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worth €125,000.

Plot summary

When Myron's client, former tennis star, Suzze T, and her rock star husband, Lex Ryder, encounter an anonymous Facebook post questioning the paternity of their unborn child, Lex runs off. Suzze – at eight months pregnant – asks Myron to save her marriage, and perhaps her husband's life. But when he finds Lex, he also finds someone he wasn't looking for: his sister-in-law, Kitty, who along with Myron's brother abandoned the Bolitar family long ago. Following Suzze's apparent suicide, Myron and Win find a connection between Lex, the notorious Ache brothers, and the reclusive Gabriel Wire, the more famous half (with Lex) of the top-selling rock duo HorsePower. As Myron races to locate his missing brother while their father clings to life, he must face the lies that led to the estrangement – including the ones told by Myron himself.

Main characters

: a sports agent and part-time crime solver. *

Windsor "Win" Horne Lockwood, III The Myron Bolitar series of thrillers are written by Harlan Coben with a series protagonist of the same name. The Myron Bolitar series debuted with '' Deal Breaker'' (1995) and is currently 12 novels through '' Think Twice' (2024). A spin-off youn ...

: Myron's friend from Duke and sidekick. Earned great wealth through an inheritance of the Lock-Horne Securities & Investments firm. *

Esperanza Diaz The Myron Bolitar series of thrillers are written by Harlan Coben with a series protagonist of the same name. The Myron Bolitar series debuted with '' Deal Breaker'' (1995) and is currently 12 novels through '' Think Twice' (2024). A spin-off youn ...

: former FLOW (Fabulous Ladies Of Wrestling) professional wrestler under the name Little Pocahontas; she is a partner at MB Reps (as of the novel ''Darkest Fear'') and is Myron's closest friend. *Suzze T: former professional tennis player who is still Myron's client. *Lex Ryder: Suzze's husband, half of the legendary rock duo HorsePower. *Kitty Hammer Bolitar: Myron's sister-in-law who was a tennis rival of Suzze T's when both were in their teens.

References

External links

Official webpage
2011 American novels Novels by Harlan Coben E. P. Dutton books {{2010s-thriller-novel-stub