If you received a call out of the blue from an old flame summoning you to Paris, would you drop everything and go? Myron Bolitar does in Harlan Coben's Long Lost (#392). The fact that the woman he thought was "the one" has just broken off their relationship might have had a lot to do with it. But if he had known the secrets Terese Collins was keeping, and that he would be in serious danger almost as soon as he arrived on French soil, would he still have gone? You bet he would! (Well, Win did try to warn him...)
With a glamorous setting, the French police, international terrorists and a girl who uncannily resembles Terese mixed up in the whole nasty business, Long Lost makes for an exciting read. It's good to see Myron Bolitar, agent extraordinaire back in action with the backing of his friend Win, partner Esperanza and his parents. Myron seems able to mine even the bleakest situation for nuggets of wit and humor. That's what makes these stories doubly enjoyable to me.
Mr. Coben sure does know how to put the thrill in a thriller. I just have one piece of advice: do NOT pick up this book until you've cleared your schedule. You probably won't be able to put it down.
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