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Darkest Fear
Author: Harlan Coben

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Publisher: Dell
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780440235392 - ISBN-10: 0440235391
Publication Date: 5/8/2001
Pages: 352


Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover, Audio Cassette, Paperback, Hardcover

Book Description:
Edgar Award-winner Harlan Coben brings us his most astonishing -- and deeply personal -- novel yet. And it all begins when Myron Bolitar's ex tells him he's a father ... of a dying thirteen-year-old boy.

Myron never saw it coming. A surprise visit from an ex-girlfriend is unsettling enough. But Emily Downing's news brings him to his knees. Her son Jeremy is dying and needs a bone-marrow transplant -- from a donor who has vanished without a trace. Then comes the real shocker: The boy is Myron's son, conceived the night before her wedding to another man.

Staggered by the news, Myron plunges into a search for the missing donor. But finding him means cracking open a dark mystery that involves a broken family, a brutal kidnapping spree, and the FBI. Somewhere in the sordid mess is the donor who disappeared. And as doubts emerge about Jeremy's true paternity, a child vanishes, igniting a chain reaction of heartbreaking truth and chilling revelation.

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Sue S. (stak) wrote on 4/29/2007...

4 member(s) found this review helpful.

i just discovered him and am riveted- again another plot twist i did not expect. sue

David & Kathy W. (spOOnman) wrote on 3/5/2007...

4 member(s) found this review helpful.

Fast paced and fun

Marlene W. (KansasSunflower) wrote on 10/20/2006...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Harlan Coben is great. Easy to read, great stories.

R. E. (re) wrote on 10/5/2006...

2 member(s) found this review helpful.

Another Coben "winner"! Suspense=YES ! Surprisingly funny...often enough. Enjoyable book.

Barbara S. (barbsis) - Netcong, NJ wrote on 7/18/2009...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This book is a cross between a private investigator and the movie Jerry Maguire (involving a sports agent). A really slow start with chapters that don't appear to flow together. Seems kinda disjointed until around page 140 when it picks up and start making sense.

Myron Bolitar is an ex-basketball star who gets injured and becomes a sports agent. In the slow times, he has been tapped by friends to investigate crimes and such is what happens here. Myron's high school sweetheart calls out of the blue on day with a fantastic story that catches his interest immediately. Her son has a rare form of blood disorder and needs a bone marrow transplant in order to survive. However the only donor match that was found has disappeared off the face of the earth. She asks Myron to locate said donor. All hell breaks loose at this point and the plot thickens. A journalist, a serial killers, a reclusive rich family, a couple of ex-female wrestlers, a paternity test, a missing donor and one very sick 13 year old child are all in the mix. It sounds kooky and it is but somehow Harlan Coben works it all together and comes up with an incredibly suspenseful mystery novel that will hold your attenion (once you get past page 140) until the end. Many surprising twists and emotional roller coasters. Good stuff.

Deb D. (zoesmom) - Hazlet wrote on 4/19/2009...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

I found Harlan Coben just last year and have read every single book he has on the market. I love his writing and the way he builds his characters. It is an absolute pleasure to read his books in order and see their progression.

If you're looking for a quick, good, fun read, this is the book for you.

Debbie B. (debs) wrote on 8/8/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Another great Myron Bolitar novel; couldn't put it down~ Gives the backstory of how Myron became a father. It's fun reading the exploits of Myron and his 'sidekick' Win. Coben is such a good storyteller.

Patricia H. (beachcomber) wrote on 9/20/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

A very good book. Lots of twists and turns.

Teri H. (bookworm13) wrote on 9/4/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Another excellent Coben suspense book with Myron Bolitar and his appealing, sarcastic sense of humor.

Linda D. wrote on 7/4/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

One of his best with the Myron Bolitar character.


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Lauren H. wrote on 6/26/2009...


Really good. A fast read.

Penny T. (iluvmysteries) wrote on 4/14/2007...


I really enjoy the Myron Bolitar books!

Kaye F. (Mysty) wrote on 2/7/2007...


Myron Bolitar, sports agent, finds out he is a father and his son has a deadly disease. This was really great. I love Coben's books.

Leah P. (classicone) wrote on 8/4/2006...


Coben is a good author.This one is a Bolitar.He is hunting for a donor to save his son's life, and it gets complicated.

Julie C. (Butterflylights) wrote on 3/16/2006...


EXCELLENT!

Judith D. (Ohiojude) wrote on 2/3/2006...


This is my first Harlan Coben book, I liked it alot, hard to put down. I can't wait to see what else he has written.

Diane B. wrote on 12/10/2005...


Excellent thriller. I stayed up late into the night to finish it. Story was unpredictable, suspenseful and some parts are even funny.
I must agree with the Denver post, "Coben is a gifted storyteller" and I trying to buy and read all his novels.

Winston C. (Crabby-doctor) wrote on 10/5/2005...


All of Coben's mysteries are excellent!

Suzanne H. (DameEdna) - Monroe Twp, NJ wrote on 9/25/2005...


The 2nd book I've read from this series. I really liked the characters, and the book is fast-paced, suspenseful, and also often quite funny. A winner.

Sandra B. wrote on 8/29/2005...


It kept my interest and towards the end I found it quite good. I did not figure it out until right before the end and that is a feat in itself.


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