I’m a big Harlan Coben fan, but this latest read was a bit wishy-washy for my liking.
The story kicks off with long running hero Myron Bolitar disappearing to a tropical island after some rather traumatic events in the previous novel.
He’s called back to reality after his best friend and business partner Esperanza is arrested and charged with murder following the death of one of their clients.
With Esperanza refusing to talk to him it makes Myron’s case that much harder to solve.
And so begins a search through dodgy night clubs, a missing persons case which is nearly 20 years old and an assortment of people who have a grudge against Myron which ends with a couple of intriguing twists in the tail.
My problem with the book is that it lacked the “compact” nature of other Coben books. Particularly the last 30% of the book seemed to drift and wind a bit.
You got the sense that the book was going somewhere and you got the surprises you wanted, but too much introspection and I guess “dawdle” in the latter part of the book.
The wife commented that she was disappointed there were fewer fight / action scenes and maybe that was what was different about this book – too much focus on
Myron trying to understand himself as a person and not enough knuckles being cracked!
Still it was fun enough to keep me as the reader interested and pass the time.
Title: The Final Point
Author: Harlan Coben
ISBN: 978-0-7393-4117-9
Rated the book a 3 out of 5.
You can buy it online from Loot for R140 or click on the book cover above and buy it through online retailer Kalahari.Net
Happy reading!
The story kicks off with long running hero Myron Bolitar disappearing to a tropical island after some rather traumatic events in the previous novel.
He’s called back to reality after his best friend and business partner Esperanza is arrested and charged with murder following the death of one of their clients.
With Esperanza refusing to talk to him it makes Myron’s case that much harder to solve.
And so begins a search through dodgy night clubs, a missing persons case which is nearly 20 years old and an assortment of people who have a grudge against Myron which ends with a couple of intriguing twists in the tail.
My problem with the book is that it lacked the “compact” nature of other Coben books. Particularly the last 30% of the book seemed to drift and wind a bit.
You got the sense that the book was going somewhere and you got the surprises you wanted, but too much introspection and I guess “dawdle” in the latter part of the book.
The wife commented that she was disappointed there were fewer fight / action scenes and maybe that was what was different about this book – too much focus on
Myron trying to understand himself as a person and not enough knuckles being cracked!
Still it was fun enough to keep me as the reader interested and pass the time.
Title: The Final Point
Author: Harlan Coben
ISBN: 978-0-7393-4117-9
Rated the book a 3 out of 5.
You can buy it online from Loot for R140 or click on the book cover above and buy it through online retailer Kalahari.Net
Happy reading!
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