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The Final Detail | 
 enlarge | Author: Harlan Coben
Publisher: Island Books
Category: Book
List Price: $7.99
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Rating:  52 reviews
Sales Rank: 2490
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Pages: 384
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 6.9 x 4.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 0440225450
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780440225454
ASIN: 0440225450
Publication Date: February 8, 2000
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Myron Bolitar is a fascinating character--a guy in his 30s who just moved into his own New York apartment, and who still looks forward to dinner with his parents in New Jersey. A former pro-basketball star and Harvard Law School grad, he now runs his own sports agency, and also dabbles in the private investigation business. He is helped (and sometimes hindered) by his rich, blond, preppy friend Windsor Horne Lockwood III. Win has some awesome lethal powers hidden under his Brooks Brothers suits! In The Final Detail Win and Myron are looking into the murder of a client--a troubled New York Yankees baseball player called Clu Haid. Clu was apparently shot to death by Esperanza Diaz, who just happens to be Myron's best friend and partner in the sport's agency. Esperanza is hiding something, but Myron isn't sure if it has to do with her job, or with her private life. His search for the truth takes him back to a shabby incident from his own past, and to times he would rather forget. Author Harlan Coben casually drops in dozens of poignant moments of humanity that keep us--and Myron--firmly grounded in reality. Other books in this excellent series include Backspin, Deal Breaker, Drop Shot, and One False Move. --Dick Adler
Product Description
His heart is broken. His partner is in jail. And someone is trying to kill him.
Then Myron Bolitar gets some really bad news....
For sports agent Myron Bolitar, it seemed like the perfect vacation. A tropical beach. A warm breeze. A little uncomplicated passion with a woman he barely knows. Myron is almost in heaven when his friend Win shows up with a message that blasts him back to reality: Esperanza is in trouble. It's time to come home.
Now Myron is back in New York, determined to help Esperanza, his best friend and partner, who's been accused of killing one of their clients. But Esperanza isn't talking. Neither is her lawyer. And to prove his friend's innocence, Myron must trace the rise and fall of the victim, a pitcher who had been making a comeback with the Yankees. Suddenly the investigation is leading Myron to places he'd rather not go: into a family's agony, through the city's sexual underground, and to a moment buried on the dark side of a brilliant sports career.... Twelve years ago a young agent named Bolitar tried to help an up-and-coming athlete. It was a fatal mistake—and now Myron will have to pay the price....
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 Excellent Book December 30, 2007
Loren Keim (Allentown, PA)
Harlan Coben has again outdone himself on this book. His writing style draws the reader into Coben's world. Outstanding!
 Entertaining and Funny December 8, 2007
D. K. Gaston
I enjoy this story but honestly it was the characters that really caught my interest. It's filled with funny one-liners and enough tv and movie references to make any entertainment buff go back to memory lane. There were several references to past stories in the series, but the story itself is self-contained. A solid mystery with plenty twists.
Lost Hours
Friday House
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 Maybe Too Much Detail October 9, 2007
D. West (Boise, Idaho United States)
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
By now you know the storyline so I won't rehash it. This is only my second Coben and the first of the Bolitar series. I enjoyed this mystery novel much better than the first Coben novel. To me, Coben appears to write "factory" mysteries; punching them out on the assembly line. They're always agreeable, seem to follow a pattern of sorts, and could use a better editor.
The Final Detail has some delightfully funny writing, some overly long descriptions, and a flawed and likeable protagonist. For easy to read mysteries for a long lazy afternoon, you can't go wrong with Coben. This particular novel had a twist to the end that I did not see coming and that's always a delight. Overall, this is light reading, so don't overthink the plot or you'll find holes and incredulous twists and turns.
I liked the fact that all of the characters were blemished, with maybe the exception of Win (perfect nickname). I also liked the fact that Myron seems so down to earth and unafraid to show his love for his parents--such a nice Jewish boy! But this nice boy is also capable of making major mistakes that will cost him and those he loves dearly.
Coben manages to use his vehicle to reminisce about baseball and the good 'ol days of innocence. And, he takes a shot at hero figures in sports as well. So, you've got a murder, humor, mystery, life lessons, lust, sexual deviants, sporting events and heros, an innocent defendant, and the mafia. What more does one need?
If you're a Coben fan, you won't want to miss this one. It's well written, intricately plotted, with fleshed out characters that you'll care about, and the occasional splash of humor. An easy enjoyable read. However, I'm unsure what the 'final detail' is?
Enjoyable audio read for the summer August 27, 2007
Bob in California (San Jose, California USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have read a few of the Bolitar stories and enjoy the character and his friends. This book did not disappoint from what I was expecting. Nice finish to the plot in the end. I did not see that coming.
amusing thriller August 12, 2007
Boston Reader (Boston, MA USA)
This is the first Coben book I have read from the sports agent series, and I did enjoy it. I especially liked the humor and secondary characters. This had more the feel of a Mike Lupica novel than a Harlan Coben book, based on the other Coben thrillers I have read. It was a light summer read, with a forgettable plot, but one I enjoyed while I read it. If you like mysteries that will make you smile a lot, this might be a good one for you.
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