One False Move

A Myron Bolitar Novel

By: Harlan Coben

Narrated by: Jonathan Marosz

Length: 8 hrs and 12 mins

Publisher's summary

She's smart, beautiful, and she doesn't need a man to look after her. But sports agent Myron Bolitar has come into her life, big time. Now Myron's next move may be his last.

Brenda Slaughter is no damsel in distress. Myron Bolitar is no bodyguard. But Myron has agreed to protect the bright, strong, beautiful basketball star. And he's about to find out if he's man enough to unravel the tragic riddle of her life.

Twenty years before, Brenda's mother deserted her. And just as Brenda is making it to the top of the women's pro basketball world, her father disappears too. A big-time New York sports agent with a foundering love life, Myron has a professional interest in Brenda. Then a personal one. But between them isn't just the difference in their backgrounds or the color of their skin. Between them is a chasm of corruption and lies, a vicious young mafioso on the make, and one secret that some people are dying to keep - and others are killing to protect.

©2007 Harlan Coben (P)2007 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, a division of Random House, Inc.

Critic reviews

"A superb book!" ( Christian Science Monitor)
"Fast-moving, funny - an altogether good listen!" ( Los Angeles Times)
"Consistently entertaining...Coben moves himself into the front ranks of mystery fiction alongside heavy hitters like Robert B. Parker, Sue Grafton, and Robert Crais." ( Houston Chronicle)

This one was captivating from the first page!

Like all the Myron Bolitar books the now familiar banter and humor was definitely present but there was also a strong angsty tension about this story and how it affected Myron. Really great listen.

Narrator was able to capture many different cast members with their own voice which added another great connection to the story!!

Great series of books

They are all great reads if you like detective stories!
This particular one keeps you guessing until the last chapter

Good one

This is the Best one yet. Character growth has taken a right turn. Things will be beating up

I've missed Myron, but this isn't quite right.

Would you listen to One False Move again? Why?

No. I know what happens. It is formulaic and derivative of Coben's earlier Myron Bolitar books. The jokes are still good, but there is WAY WAY WAY too much plot, so much that it boils over and confuses the reader with its wretched excess. And, there are so many other things to read and listen to.

Did the plot keep you on the edge of your seat? How?

No. Again, way too many twists and turns. Way too many characters. Obviously I welcome the return of Esperanza and Win, but the entire world of Brenda Slaughter and of the governor-elect: it is just much too much and well beyond confusing. It rises to the level of frustrating. Like, do we have to have yet another plot twist?

Which scene was your favorite?

Not one.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No crying. No LOL, either, but plenty of chuckles, which is the kind of humor that Coben does best.

Any additional comments?

I think it is time for Myron to hang up his cleats. Too bad (spoiler) that Brenda gets killed, because she might have made an interesting wife for Myron, much better than, say, the evil Jessica. Win has become a cartoon, which some might argue that he has been all along. Au revoir, Myron. It's been fun.

Good story told by a BAD narrator

As good as many of the Myron Bolitar stories, though there are others in the series I like more. The narrator was painfully bad, though, reading every sentence as a declarative statement without much variation in pace or tone.

Always a twist at the end! A must read.

Harlan Coben is an excellent author and I love listening to Jonathan Marosz! I wish he narrated all of the Harlan Coben books.

A Good Read

What made the experience of listening to One False Move the most enjoyable?

Hidden mystery not eas to figure out.

Who was your favorite character and why?

Myron: I love his sense of humor and lack of respect for the BS artist.

Did the narration match the pace of the story?

Yes

If you were to make a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

I don't know.

Another great Bolitar Novel

If you could sum up One False Move in three words, what would they be?

Suspense, sarcasim and excellent.

What other book might you compare One False Move to and why?

Any other book in this series thay have been excellent.

What does Jonathan Marosz bring to the story that you wouldn’t experience if you just read the book?

Jonathan Marosz is great. He brings all the characters to life.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

Like all harlan Coben books not just the Bolitar series, I say wow didn't see that coming.

Any additional comments?

Just a great series of reads or in this case listens.

love him

He's a master weaver. Never a dull moment, and it's all believable. I think his books get better with time.

Another Winner

If you are already enjoying the Bolitar series, this one hits just as nice! This book gave me shock and tears and excitement and another great mystery that had me guessing until the end. You will NOT figure it out ahead of time. That's what Coben does so well.

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I was truly looking forward to what could have been in this book, but alas it was not meat to be.