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One False Move [Mass Market Paperback]

Harlan Coben (Author)
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Release Date: May 11 1999 | Series: Myron Bolitar Mysteries
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....

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As readers who have enjoyed his appearances in original paperbacks already know, Harlan Coben's former professional basketball star Myron Bolitar is not your everyday testosterone-enriched jock. Myron is a mild-mannered guy who drinks chocolate soda and until very recently lived at home with his parents in suburban New Jersey. In his hardcover debut, we find Myron sharing a New York apartment with his longtime lady friend, writer Jessica Culver, and still running MB SportsReps, where he ostensibly manages the careers of other athletes, but really spends most of his time playing private eye. The arrival in Myron's life of rising pro basketball star Brenda Slaughter seriously tests his commitment to Jessica, who is in Hollywood working on a movie. It seems that Brenda's father Horace--Myron's old coach--has disappeared, and Brenda is receiving death threats that might involve a gangster family's plans for a new female professional basketball league. Or the threats might have something to do with Brenda's mother's connection to a wealthy New Jersey political family. Myron and his banker friend Win, a preppy with a penchant for violence, are more than enough to double-team the bad guys. Previous Myron Bolitar games in paperback include Backspin, Deal Breaker, Drop Shot, and Fade Away. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.

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Series sports agent Myron Bolitar handles everything with panache: his relationships, his clients, and this search for two missing people. When a sports store mogul asks him to "watch over" basketball star Brenda Slaughter, Myron winds up looking for her father, who disappeared a week ago, and her mother, who deserted the family some 20 years earlier. Myron not only discovers mob interest in female basketball but also a connected suspicious death in a high-profile political family. Standard plotting, then, but authentic conversation, colorful characters, and exciting New York and New Jersey surrounds more than compensate. Strongly recommended.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Not the best one from Harlan Coben Mar 15 2013
By Andre Zizka
Format:Mass Market Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase
One of my favorite autor, but there's a lack of suspens in this book. Hope the next one will be better.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining Dec 20 2001
By "bibliofiend"
Format:Hardcover
I think Harlan Coben is an entertaining and witty author. In One False Move, Myron Bolitar is asked to protect basketball star Brenda Slaughter, whose father and coach (Horace Slaughter) has disappeared. Brenda also asks Myron to find her mother, who disappeared 20 years ago and hasn't been heard from since. Myron is threatened by mobsters who claim that Brenda's father signed a contract with them. By his side is his friend, Win, with his playboy looks and underlying lethal tendencies. Win always manages to turn up when Myron needs him most. Coben combines a humorous dialogue with sensational characters that make this series fun to read.
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4.0 out of 5 stars One False Move Aug 13 2009
By working
Format:Mass Market Paperback
This was my first book by Harlan Coben and I was hook, talk about keeping you at the edge of your seat. I have not picked up a book of his since and been disappointed. I think I only have 3 of his books left to read.
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Published on April 14 2004 by Gary Turner
4.0 out of 5 stars A false move would be not to read a Coben book
This is my second Coben book, and whilst I would say his novel Tell No One is better than this book, One False Move also keeps you interested until the final page. Read more
Published on Jan 3 2004 by James N Simpson
5.0 out of 5 stars Myron kinda loses his way in this one; read to find out
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Published on Jun 8 2003 by J. Grattan
5.0 out of 5 stars one fast read
This book was my first harlan coben, but it will not be the last.
This book made me laugh. Don't let the sport's agent twist turn you away, read this book .
Published on May 11 2003 by T. Corbett
4.0 out of 5 stars Good, page-turning stuff.
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Published on May 7 2003 by Robert P. Beveridge
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I'm still trying to figure out why this book doesn't have a complete 5-star rating. This was by far one of the best books I've ever read. Read more
Published on April 17 2003
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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 surprisingly good
I was expecting the typical "whodunnit" mystery lines but reading this book made want to grab the next Myron Bolitar mystery. Read more
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