Darkest Fear (Myron Bolitar Series #7) » (Reprint)

In his mysteries -- many of which star sports agent Myron Bolitar -- Harlan Coben leavens the intrigue with a surprise ingredient: humor. The result: books as fun to read as they are to solve, with distinct and colorful characters the reader is always happy to visit with, again and again.

Manhattan sports agent Myron Bolitar is shocked when his former college lover informs him he is the father of her 13-year-old son, who has anemia. But the girlfriend now inimically divorced from her husband only uses that fact to convince him to locate the boy's bone-marrow donor, who has disappeared. Bolitar's subsequent quest pits him against a wealthy, publicity-shy, and bitterly scrapping family with hitherto secret connections to a crazed kidnapper. Crisp, focused prose, a wisecracking but gallant hero, and a busy plot make this essential for most collections.

Barnes & Noble Guide to New Fiction

"Witty" sports agent Myron Bolitar faces the toughest case of his career, when his ex-girlfriend reappears with devastating news: Not only is her thirteen-year-old son dying, but the boy is Bolitar's biological son, conceived the night before her wedding to another man. "An exciting story with plenty of twists and turns. Never a lull in the action." "An excellent afternoon's escape." "Jerry Maguire, move over."