Book Reviews of Promise Me (Myron Bolitar, Bk 8)

Awesome book by one of my favorite authors. This is part of the Myron Bolitar series. Wonderful characters!

" Promise Me" was my introduction to Myron Bolitar and I feel like I jumped in midstream. I am assuming the characters have been more fully developed in previous works because they seem to arrive with a lot of history I was unaware of. As usual with Mr. Coben the plot is tightly woven with some interesting plot twists. A good, mindless read.

Myron Bolitar is back and better than ever.Suspenseful til the end and of course written with Mr. Coben's humourous style and witticism.VERY GOOD!!!

Coben's rich hook-and-twist tale will grab you on the first page and hold you (with shock) until the last as the main character, Myron, tries desperately to save a young girl's life.

Myron Bolitar is determined to keep his friends children safe, so he makes two neighborhood girls a promise, if you get in a bind and are afraid to call your parents they must call him.
Several nights later calls him to take her to her friends home. The next day the parents discover that their daughter is missing. A promise giving with good intention has gone dangerous wrong.
Now, Myron must find her if thre is any hope of saving life.

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.

originally I thought the sports aspect would be a turn-off for me, but it has so little to do with the story that it didn't bother me at all.

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

Myron Bolitar probably won't make any promises to anyone again soon. When he gave his promise to two young girls it was made out of the moment and impulsive. He didn't know then that it would become a nightmare. 3 weeks after he made the girls promise to give him a call whenever they are in trouble he receives a call in the middle of the night. Aimee Biel, daugther of his long-term friend Claire Biel, calls him and makes him promise to not tell her parents about it. She wants him to pick her up and drive her back to her friends house, only this house isn't her friends house. Myron smells the whole situation is fishy but he trusts Aimee when she leaves the car and enters the front garden through the gate. It doesn't take long until he hears she never was at her friends house and she didn't come back home the next day.
Then there is Katie Rochester who vanished shortly before. They both went to the same High School and Katie's last sign was a withdrawal from an ATM machine. Funnily enough Aimee used the same ATM machine shortly before she made her call to Myron.

Katie is considered a runaway but things don't add up with Aimee's disappearance. Katie has been seen once since her parents notified authorities about her 18-year old daugther's disappearance. Aimee's 18, too, but the investigating police officers have a hard time to believe her to be a runaway, too.

What happened to the girls ? Where did they go and what made them supposedly run away ?

Myron promises Claire to get her daugther back and the clocks ticking. With more then one subject Myron has to figure out what Aimee had to do with two teachers and how his ex-boyfriends father comes into the game.
In the end nothing is like it seems but everything is connected.

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Book 8 of the Myron Bolitar series and the first book by Harlan Coben I've ever read. I enjoyed reading it even if I didn't know the characters and their history. I liked how everything was easily connected to each other but still a surprise and unexpected for the reader. I don't know what happened to Myron or his friend Win in the past but I will definitely know what's going to happen in the future. :-)

This Harlan Coben is one of his Myron Bolitar series. Myron, an ex-jock who was injured and lost out on his pro basketball career, has become an agent, and seems to do as much sleuthing as anything else (which can also include a fair amount of romance). This fascinating story as usual includes family (how about that, a hunk who loves his mother and father and actually has a relationship with them), as well as other miscellaneous neighborhood types, including a couple of young girls he wants to keep safe. Good read.

This one was a page-turner. I couldn't put it down til I finished it.

Another wonderful book by this master of his craft:-)
Plot is full of twists and turns that keep you guessing!

Wonderful book! So glad Myron is back!!!

This is the first Myron Bolitar novel that I've read and I really liked it. I love his "motley crew", from his best buddy, psychotic Win, to Big Cyndi, a girl you don't want to meet in a dark alley, but definitely want on your side! The wrap-up at the end was a little out there for me, but it did fit I guess, just not what I would have expected. But, it was a great book and I'll be looking for more Myron books!!

I like Coben a lot I read this one pretty quickly. It is like a lot of his books in style of writing, but as usual the story has some twists you definately don't see coming. I definately recommend

my favorite harlan coben book.
I loved it! interesting and thrilling.

Not one of his more interesting ones (in fact, the least compelling of all of the ones that I read), maybe because there isn't the hint of blood oozing from every page.

It has been 6 years since entertainment agent Myron Bolitar last played superhero. In 6 years he hasn't thrown a punch. He hasn't held, much less fired a gun. He hasn't called his friend Win, still the scariest man he knows, to back him up or get him out of trouble.
All that is about to change...because of a promise.
The school year is about over. Anxious families await word of college acceptances. In these last pressure cooker months of high school, some kids will make the all-too-common and all-too-dangerous mistake of drinking and driving. But Myron is determined to help keep his friends' children safe, so he makes two neighborhood girls promise him: if they are ever in a bind but are afraid to call their parents, they must call him.
Several nights later, the call comes at 2:00 a.m., and true to his word, Myron picks up one of the girls in midtown Manhattan and drives her to a quiet cul-de-sac in New Jersey where she says her friend lives.
The next dday, the girl's parents discover that their daughter is missing. And that Myron was the last person to see her. Desperate to fullfill a well intentioned promise turned nightmarishly wrong, Myron races to find her before she's gone forever. But his past will not be buried so easily-for trouble has always stalked him, and his loved ones often suffer. Now Myron must decide once and for all who he is and what he will stand up for if he is to have any hope of saving a young girl's life.

Very interesting, the ending isn't what you would think!

Promise Me is another Harlan Coben jewel! Twists and turns--go on and on. You'll stay up late with this one!

reading it now. very good so far, will be done with it soon

As usual, Coben gives a great thriller/mystery to his readers!

Another great one!

I just love his books and this was no expection. He is one of the authors I read religiously and he gets me every time.

I couldn't out it down!

Very good book! This is my first Myron Bolitar novel, now I must go back and read the previous in the series!

wow...I love Harlan Coben

The story moves fast with a bunch of tense moments that keep you reading on to see what is going to happen. The plot is interesting with enough twists to keep you guessing. However the sidekick characters that help the main character unravel the mystery are pretty one-dimensional. Overall a good read though.

Good twist ending as usual!

Awesome suspense!!!!!

Myron makes a young girl promise him something ( he had very good intentions ) that ends up getting him in hot water.

One little promise can change his life forever. One good deed taken out of contex. And his life will be changed forever.

a searing new thriller and a story of how far we will go to protect our own........

WONDERFUL book!!!

My first Coben, I really enjoyed it. How life can change just from and innocent promise made to a teenager and her friend.

Great Harlan Coben thriller!

A good read and a likable protagonist in Myron Bolitar. Recommended!

really good book

I loved reading about Myron again. But, I wasn't interested in the 9/11 subplot. I guess being from NYC, I'm not ready for that subject. Even in the smallest context

After 6 years Myron is back. There are characters in this book that were first introduced in a non-Myron Bolitar book (The Innocent) - if you're like me and want to know the backstory then read the Innocent first.. but it isn't a requirement for this book. (Both are good reads, by the way)

I love Harlan Coben. Book is a good read. This is a Myron Bolitar adventure.

Excellent! Excellent! Excellent! This is the first Harlan Coben books I have read and I can't wait to read more. I literally read this book in one weekend because I couldn't put it down!

A good stand alone book by Coben. Lots of twists, turns and surprises.

Another FABULOUS book by Harlan Coben. Read it in 2 days. Was very hard to put down!!!!!

This is an awesome book! Harlan Coben is a wonderful writer. "If you're ever in a bind, if you ever need my help, promise me you'll call me. I'll come and get you whereever you are..." This is what Myron tells the teenaged daughter of one of his friends when he hears her talking about driving drunk. He is just trying to be helpful. When he gets a call from her in the middle of the night, he goes to her rescue. Then the girl winds up missing and of course, Myron is blamed.

Great to have Myron and the gang back. Many things have changed in the last six years, but one thing hasn't -- Myron Bolitar can't pass up a good mystery. Highly recommended, but go back and read the rest of the series first.

Myron Bolitar and Win are back with a vegenance.... Great book

Another great suspense by the master of thrillers Harlan Coben! Great summer read!

As always, his Myron Bolitar series latest is a 5 star read! I have duplicate copies with one in large text so will let this one go! A new book never read!

I read this book in one sitting.

I love all books by this author--great read.

Really enjoyed this book. Keeps you guessing!

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