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Back Spin [Mass Market Paperback]

Harlan Coben (Author)
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
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Release Date: July 7 1997 | Series: Myron Bolitar Mysteries
Kidnappers have snatched the teenage son of super-star golfer Linda Coldren and her husband, Jack, an aging pro, at the height of the U.S. Open. To help get the boy back, sports agent Myron Bolitar goes charging after clues and suspects from the Main Line mansions to a downtown cheaters' motel--and back in time to a U.S. Open twenty-three years ago, when Jack Coldren should have won, but didn't. Suddenly Myron finds him self surrounded by blue bloods, criminals, and liars. And as one family's darkest secrets explode into murder, Myron finds out just how rough this game can get.

In novels that crackle with wit and suspense, Edgar Award winner Harlan Coben has created one of the most fascinating and complex heroes in suspense fiction--Myron Bolitar--a hotheaded, tenderhearted sports agent who grows more and more engaging and unpredictable with each page-turning appearance.

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"Another winner...Pungent observations, indelibly drawn characters and a twisting, surprise-laden plot."—Atlanta Journal and Constitution

"Sharp plotting and emotional density, as well as nonstop wisecracks."—Publishers Weekly

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"Another winner...Pungent observations, indelibly drawn characters and a twisting, surprise-laden plot."
--The Atlanta Journal and Constitution

"Sharp plotting and emotional density, as well as nonstop wisecracks."
--Publishers Weekly

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Not good at all. Feb 2 2013
By J Roche TOP 500 REVIEWER
Format:Kindle Edition
What does an author with nothing interesting to say do? Start the story with a serious event - Kidnapping. Cut out a main character - Win. Have the remaining characters stumble around for 250 pages making light of serious situations and essentially do nothing. With 50 pages to go reveal everything at once and end the story with a convoluted romantic interlude.

I'd have said spoiler alert but Coben spoiled this novel when he typed the first page.

Back spin is very easy to read. In fact you could loose your place, pick a random page to start on and not have missed anything more than a few bad jokes, a pointless hypotheses and a derogatory golf comment.

If you happen to stumble upon this book on a deserted island with nothing else to do, read the first 5 chapters then skip to the last 50 pages. You will know everything. Unfortunately you'll still feel like you've wasted your time.

Not everything Coben writes is bad. Tell No One is a fast paced exciting mystery/thriller, I highly recommend.

I would encourage Harlan to take up a hobby, perhaps lawn bowling, darts. He should stop using his spare time to write insufferable books. If he can only pull off a good book every two years that's all he should write.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Poorest of the series May 20 2004
By Denny Gibbons
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This book ranks as the poorest in a series of otherwise enjoyable books. Why? I think the main reason is that Win has very little to do with this novel. Early on, Win makes it clear to Myron that he will not help him with this case because Win hates his mother and, by association, the rest of his family. Because the person Myron is helping is Win's cousin and his mother's nephew, Win refuses to offer his services.

I'm not sure what was going through Coben's mind when he decided NOT to use the most interesting (and by far, the most likeable) character in his series in this installment. I consider myself a fan of the MB series, but that is purely because of Win's presence. I believe Myron to be totally annoying, and I will only tolerate him because he and Win usually go hand in hand. Not this time.

So if, like me, you read this series because of Windsor Horne Lockwood III, this one is not for you.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
3.0 out of 5 stars the only disappointing book in the series May 13 2004
By nutcracker
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Back Spin, for me, only got going way late in the book. Perhaps it was my utter indifference towards the plot, which was not nearly as interesting as Coben's previous novel in the series, "Fade Away". Plus the humor just wasn't there as it was in the other Myron books. Perhaps it was due to Win's absence in most of the novel. The "twists" were only okay too.
I recommend that people read the Myron Bolitar series in order, starting with Deal Breaker, but to skip Back Spin. Fade Away was Coben's best MB book. Gone for Good is his best stand-alone.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Plot Spins and Spins Taking You on the Ultimate Adventure
Myron Bolitar, MB Sports Rep returns for another fast paced can't put down adventure with so many twists in the ending you feel like you're in a backspin. Read more
Published on Jun 6 2004 by James N Simpson
3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointment
I am a fan of Mr Coban & M. Bolitar, Eaq., but I liked this book less than the 5 I've read previously. The reason is that the plot is way too convoluted. Read more
Published on Nov 24 2003 by John Schowalter
1.0 out of 5 stars Backspin could send your reading enjoyment into a tailspin
If ever a thriller failed to excite, this surely is it. Riddled with forced (and not particularly funny) "humor" this book grates from the first page to the last. Read more
Published on Mar 14 2003 by Michael Pless
5.0 out of 5 stars Read a Harlan Coben - any one
Some months back, I went to a bookshop in New Delhi & found one copy of each of the Myron Bolitair series. I bought two titles as they seemed interesting. Read more
Published on Mar 8 2003 by Vikram Seth
5.0 out of 5 stars Read a Harlan Coben - any one
Some months back, I went to a bookshop in New Delhi & found one copy of each of the Myron Bolitair series. I bought two titles as they seemed interesting. Read more
Published on Mar 8 2003 by Vikram Seth
5.0 out of 5 stars Read a Harlan Coben - any one
Some months back, I went to a bookshop in New Delhi & found one copy of each of the Myron Bolitair series. I bought two titles as they seemed interesting. Read more
Published on Mar 8 2003 by Vikram Seth
5.0 out of 5 stars Read a Harlan Coben - any one
Some months back, I went to a bookshop in New Delhi & found one copy of each of the Myron Bolitair series. I bought two titles as they seemed interesting. Read more
Published on Mar 8 2003 by Vikram Seth
5.0 out of 5 stars Read a Harlan Coben - any one
Some months back, I went to a bookshop in New Delhi & found one copy of each of the Myron Bolitair series. I bought two titles as they seemed interesting. Read more
Published on Mar 8 2003 by Vikram Seth
5.0 out of 5 stars Coben Sinks This One, And That's No "Lie"
Yes, I couldn't resist all of the golf puns in my review title. Needless to say, this book is a lot better than my title. Read more
Published on May 30 2001 by Chad Spivak
3.0 out of 5 stars Too Complicated
I read "Drop Shot" and absolutely loved it, so I picked up "Back Spin" hoping it would be of the same quality. Unfortunately, I was mistaken. Read more
Published on April 19 2001 by "mysteriousguy"
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