I’ve been waiting for two years now for the latest Myron Bolitar novel and here it finally is – Live Wire.
The book begins when eight months pregnant former tennis star and good friend of Myron, Suzze T asks for his help when her rockstar husband Lex disappears due to some online rumours questioning the baby's paternity. Myron’s father is at death’s door, and more of the Bolitar family’s past comes to light when during the search for Suzze T’s husband, Myron sees the wife of his brother Brad who abandoned the family many years ago.
I’ve just finished this book today and wow! It sure is exciting! I’ve been reading these books for the past 7 or 8 years and loved each one (and have re-read several on numerous occasions), so when I read a new addition to the series it is like revisiting old friends. Although this touches on some very serious matters with regards to the Bolitar family and it’s past (which is all revealed in this one) the sharp, witty dialogue is still there, the action is very fast paced (and thankfully isn’t as over the top and unbelievable as Long Lost, which I felt made Myron out to be some kind of superhero) and the story is full of mystery and twists around every corner.
As well as a bit of a Bolitar history lesson we also get to meet Myron’s nephew Mickey. I’m not going to give anything away but how many parts of storyline in this book finishes makes me wonder if this is the end for the Myron series, particularly as the next Harlan Coben book is a young adult novel starring Mickey Bolitar called Shelter (due out late 2011). So maybe the baton has been passed over to his nephew for the spotlight from now on? Time will tell.
I really enjoyed this book. It wasn’t the best in the series and definitely isn’t the worst but it is a thoroughly good read and if this does happen to be the last on in the series then so be it. I will definitely miss Win, Esparenza, El-Al, Big Cyndi and of course Myron but the way this book finishes is great and I would be happy with this ending if that was it. No doubt if Mickey Bolitar is the lead guy in Coben’s books from now on then Myron will pop up from time to time and I can’t wait to see how it all goes from here.
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