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| One False Move (Myron Bolitar) | 
 enlarge | Author: Harlan Coben
Publisher: Dell
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  59 reviews
Sales Rank: 9345
Media: Mass Market Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 400
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.8
Dimensions (in): 7 x 4.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 0440225442
Dewey Decimal Number: 813
EAN: 9780440225447
ASIN: 0440225442
Publication Date: May 11, 1999
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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.
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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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| Customer Reviews: Read 54 more reviews...
 My Favorite Bolitar Novel So Far July 7, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
ONE FALSE MOVE is the fifth novel in Harlan Coben's "Myron Bolitar" series about a sports agent who solves crimes related to his clients. I think it's the best in the series so far.
I read a ton of thrillers, and Coben is one of the most consistently entertaining writers in the genre. He's a first-class plotter, and his characters are both funny and endearing. While Coben is best known for his more recent standalone thrillers, his Bolitar novels are also well worth seeking out.
ONE FALSE MOVE, in particular, showcases Coben's many strengths: it is very tightly written, moves like lightning, and is both funny and suspenseful. There are also several moments, involving Bolitar's personal life, that are quite emotionally touching. Overall, this is a first class effort by a great storyteller.
Although you can read the Bolitar novels in any order, I recommend reading them in sequence (starting with DEAL BREAKER) to maximize your enjoyment.
 Good But Not Great June 23, 2008
Don't get me wrong, I really like this Myron Bolitar series. I especially like the interaction between Myron and his friend and associate, Win. I also like more action and this story kind of dragged in the beginning. Yes, this is a good mystery, but slow developing. I gave it three stars because it really picked up after the half way point and has an ending that you will never guess.
Coben Has All The Right Moves May 5, 2008
In One False Move Myron Bolitar is again doing more detecting that agenting when he is asked by Norm Zuckerman to play bodyguard to women's basketball sensation Brenda Slaughter (with the hopes of retaining her as a client for MB SportReps). Turns out Myron knew her father Horace, who has been missing for a week, from his days as a teenager playing basketball in some of New Jersey's rougher neighborhoods. Brenda isn't really interested in a Whitney Houston/Kevin Costner (ala 'The Bodyguard') situation, but she does agree to allow Myron to watch her back.
Jessica and Myron are living together but she has run off to L.A. under the premise of work, but Myron worries she is letting her fear of commitment get between them once again. Without Jessica around Myron is free to spend his time looking out for Brenda and she asks him to also look for her mother, who walked out on Brenda and her dad 20 years before.
Myron works with Win and Esperanza to try and track down Horace and learn the answer to the question of just what happened to Brenda's mom all those years ago. Could their disappearances be related? When Horace turns up dead, the clock is ticking even more loudly for the friends to get to the bottom of things before someone else gets hurt.
Myron and Win, Never a False Move April 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
One False Move, by the brilliant Harlan Coben, is the 5th book in the Myron Bolitar series. Featuring many recurring characters, especially Win and Esperanza, the story here revolves around the country's best female basketball player, and the mystery surrounding her mother and father. One of the amazing things about Mr. Coben is his ability to include many laugh out loud funny moments, even when a sense of melancholy permeates the story. This novel is no different. A brilliant book by an incredible author. In the mystery/thriller genre - and the serial mystery genre - Coben has few peers. Coben has written (as of this writing) eight Myron Bolitar novels and numerous stand alones. His characters are fully realized and you can't help but care about them. The Bolitar series in order,thus far:
Deal Breaker (Myron Bolitar Mysteries)
Drop Shot (Myron Bolitar Mysteries)
Fade Away (Myron Bolitar Mysteries)
BACKSPIN (MYRON BOLITAR, NO 4)
ONE FALSE MOVE
The Final Detail
Darkest Fear (Myron Bolitar Mysteries)
Promise Me (Myron Bolitar Mysteries)
Enjoy!!!
Another Great Harlan Coben Novel March 16, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Harlan Coben leaves you in suspense until the very end. His combination of humor, action and suspense is as good or better than any mystery or fiction writer. His books are hard to put down. One False Move was no exception. His cast of characters work wonderfully together. This is simply a great read. Five Stars.
Loren Keim
Author "Selling Commercial Real Estate" and "Sell Your Home in Any Market"
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