Back Spin, Harlan Coben
340 pages, @ 1997
As I mentioned last week, I’ve kind of been in a reading slump. I just haven’t been in the mood to really read or to dive into a book whole heartedly to the point where I can “escape” into it’s remote world. Regardless of how many books are in our apartment, and believe me the “magical bookshelf” holds a ton, none of them are speaking to me. So last week I returned to my roots, a good old-fashioned, simple mystery! Mary Higgins Clark was my first mystery author who’s books I devoured (not counting Nancy Drew of course) and a couple of years ago a friend’s mother introduced me to Harlan Coben and I’m slowly but surely working my way through all of his books!
Back Spin is the 4th book in the Myron Bolitar mystery series. In Back Spin, Jack Coldren is making a run for the Golf Championship Title. Myron, sports agent extraordinaire, is there with his friend and side kick, Win Lockwood. Soon Linda Coldren’s father brings Myron into the mix and he learns that the Coldren’s 16 year old son has been kidnapped but the kidnappers don’t want them to contact the police. Win refuses to work on the case with Myron and so for the first time he has to handle everything on his own. However, his co-worker Esperanza, reminds him, that he’s not good on his own. Will he be able to figure out the tangled web of lies and deceit going back over 20 years in time to save the Coldren’s son, and at what expense?
Harlan Coben once again delivered a fun read that kept me turning the pages to figure out “who done it”. It’s enjoyable to see the characters in this series develop and to see Coben’s writing style develop and improve. The characters get funnier with each novel and I can appreciate their humor. The best part about a series of novels is reuniting with old “friends” or characters. I thoroughly enjoyed this Coben mystery and look forward to finishing the Bolitar series. If you enjoy mysteries I would definitely recommend Coben, he’s usually pretty good at keeping you guessing until the big reveal!
Oh, and thanks for the comments on reading suggestions last week! I’m definitely going to check some of the suggested reading out in the near future!
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