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One False Move | 
 enlarge | Author: Harlan Coben
Publisher: Coronet Books
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Rating:  16 reviews
Sales Rank: 259753
Media: Paperback
Edition: New edition
Pages: 322
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
ISBN: 0340728507
EAN: 9780340728505
ASIN: 0340728507
Publication Date: February 18, 1999
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Amazon.co.uk Review
What keeps a reader turning the pages of a thriller? Strong characters, certainly-- Chandler gripped our attention through the most impenetrable plots with his powerfully-drawn characters. But narrative ingenuity is the ace card for most of the top writers in the genre, and it's here that Coben really excels. Of course, having a novel and unusual protagonist is a highly desirable asset, and in Myron Bolithar, his fast-thinking and vulnerable sports agent, Coben has the perfect centre for his labyrinthine plot. Living down his dubious past, Myron finds himself conned into babysitting Brenda Slaughter, the hottest female sports star around. But when her father disappears, and the mob starts leaning on her, Myron finds himself undertaking duties far more dangerous than the average sports agent ever faces. And with his old friend, the urbane and deadly Windsor Lockwood, Myron is up against very powerful men who'll go to any lengths to protect their secrets. Coben's dialogue is studded with caustic wit, and the chinks in his hero's armour (particularly on the romantic front) make his helter-skelter tale a real delight. Even those readers without a trace of an interest in sport will be firmly on board from page one, with the feisty Brenda making the perfect foil for the beleaguered Myron. Coben's American success shows every sign of being replicated in the UK. --Barry Forshaw
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 Remember It's Fiction April 21, 2008
A Kant
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 them all... in order. This might even be the best of them.
A new favourite December 28, 2007
Amanda Hyatt (UK)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
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!! The pace of this book is unrelenting - after the first three chapters or so it takes off and never stops. Again, there is a main plot without a million subplots and padding, allowing the reader to be drawn into the characters. I DO have one problem. I could rant all day about the atrocious name for the main character, which is the only thing that consistently brings the pace of these books to a standstill (if only for a second - but so easily avoided). It's so phonetically displeasing I feel angry that such a silly mistake could potentially rob me of the joy of such great writing. I've actually had to employ 'tactics' to get around it so it can't be left unsaid. The secondary character, on the other hand - Win - is possibly one of the strongest I've come across in a long time and I can't wait to meet him again. Somehow this author manages to mix thrill and suspense and violence and, best of all, humour - to create the perfect (please excuse cliche) recipe for a bestseller. I'll be off to order another in the series tomorrow.
A nice little find November 6, 2007
A. Lines (UK)
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. Whilst I wasn't that too happy with the identity of the murderer, everything beforehand was good. As well as the general plot, there were these little passages dotted here and there questioning the views of society today, particularly in sport, towards women and blacks.
I have to say I'm not a great fan of one-liners, but there were certainly a couple in here that even I found amusing. This books isn't for those who want something long and challenging, but a good, easy read with a serious plot flavoured with some well-placed humour.
quite a sensitive one - must read September 25, 2007
Mrs. I. Blackwell (Birmingham UK)
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. I got myself a little too involved and actually swore out loud, on the bus, at the end when Coben finally unmasks the guilty one.
Top Class Suspense Thriller July 10, 2007
J. Chippindale (England)
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
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. The author's books are always so well structured and his character's well rounded. He is obviously comfortable with his style and ability and this transmits itself to the reader making the reading of his books sheer pleasure from start to finish. Coben has now got a string of best selling crime novels behind him and all I can say is that I hope he continues to write for many years to come. The author lives in New Jersey with his wife and four children.
Myron Bolitar is no slouch when it comes to looking after himself, maybe not as fit as when he was a professional sportsman, but as a sports agent he's hanging around with some of the best and it pays to keep fit and he has always felt he could handle any situation that is thrown his way. That is until he meets one of the hottest sports properties around, Brenda Slaughter.
She is a real stunner, funny and single, and strangely enough seems to between agents, or at least lost the one she has got. But when her father disappears and the Mob starts to lean on her it soon becomes apparent that Myron is not quite as tough as he thought and he finds himself plunged into a spiral of deceit and death . . .
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