I’m reviewing the new Myron Bolitar book by Harlan Coben, Think Twice. It’s a goodie:) #bookreview

Here’s the blurb

How can a man who’s already dead be wanted for murder?

This is the question sports agent Myron Bolitar asks himself when two FBI agents visit him in New York.

The man they are looking for is Myron’s former client and rival, Greg Downing. Greg’s DNA has been found at the scene of a high profile double-murder, and he is now the FBI’s main suspect.

But Greg died three years previously, Myron says. He went to his funeral and gave the eulogy.

The FBI are disbelieving, and Myron knows he has to find some answers – and quickly.

Could Greg Downing still be alive?

The more Myron and his close friend Win dig into what really happened, the more dangerous their world becomes . . .

Secrets, lies and a murderous conspiracy that stretches back into the past lie at the heart of Harlan Coben’s blistering new thriller.

Purchase Link

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1529906105

My Review

It’s been a while since I last read a Myron Bolitar book. In fact, it’s been far too long. Discounting Home and Win, the last Myron book was released in 2011. I probably read it that year, which means it’s been 13 years – 13 years since the last book featuring Myron and Win. I’ve growled every time a new release was announced from the author, wishing he’d not been ‘wasting’ his time (I know what he’s been doing), writing standalone novels, and generally having every one of his titles made into a TV series. But, I fear I may have to take all that back. 13 years is too long, but in the interim, Harlan Coben has upped his game with this book. If I have to wait another 13 years for the next book (please let there be one), I will grumble and complain, but I will devour it when I get it (please).

To return to Think Twice. This begins as very much a ‘typical’ (from my memory), Myron book. Myron’s past rears its head. The mystery is intriguing. We go to Vegas on Win’s private jet. Win is there to protect our favourite Sports/Entertainment rep. There is sass. There is violence. There is Myron thinking he’s doing the right thing. Win is not so sure. (We also see Big Cindi and Esperanza). Oh, and Myron’s mum and dad have discovered edibles in their 80s:)

But just as the reader is relaxing into this very familiar, very comforting scenario (revisiting much-loved literary characters is a real treat), last read 13 years ago, something happens. We hit 40% through the novel, and the storyline veers to something else. (I don’t want to give any spoilers here.) At 60%, we get another huge veer. At 80%, you can’t put the book down until you reach the end, which is breathless and filled with peril until the last moments. 

Our two main characters have been given somewhat updated viewpoints—particularly in regard to the female characters. This is done really well and doesn’t rewrite what we’ve read before—it’s a nod to the sea changes since Me-Too. It is a refreshing approach, and indeed, there are many little nods to events that have happened in the ‘real world’ as opposed to in the fictional world of Myron and Win.

This is a fabulous and much-delayed return to the world of Myron. By the time you turn the last page—or rather, turn your Kindle off—it is easily a 5-star read.

We need more Myron. Please. 

Think Twice is available now.

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Check out my reviews for other thrillers using the side menu, and if you’re in the mood for something almost as sassy, then do check out my historical fiction series, The Last King, the story of Mercia‘s last king in Saxon England (violence and foul-language included, although you can also get the books without the foul-language).

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