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    Back Spin

    Written by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Jonathan Marosz

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    About this audiobook

    Kidnappers have snatched the teenage son of super-star golfer Linda Coldren and her husband, Jack, an aging pro, at the height of the U.S. Open. To help get the boy back, sports agent Myron Bolitar goes charging after clues and suspects from the Main Line mansions to a downtown cheaters' motel--and back in time to a U.S. Open twenty-three years ago, when Jack Coldren should have won, but didn't. Suddenly Myron finds him self surrounded by blue bloods, criminals, and liars. And as one family's darkest secrets explode into murder, Myron finds out just how rough this game can get.

    In novels that crackle with wit and suspense, Edgar Award winner Harlan Coben has created one of the most fascinating and complex heroes in suspense fiction--Myron Bolitar--a hotheaded, tenderhearted sports agent who grows more and more engaging and unpredictable with each page-turning appearance.


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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPenguin Random House Audio
    Release dateApr 25, 2006
    ISBN9781415933992
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    Back Spin
    Author

    Harlan Coben

    With more than seventy million books in print worldwide, Harlan Coben is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of numerous suspense novels, including Don't Let Go, Home, and Fool Me Once, as well as the multi-award-winning Myron Bolitar series. His books are published in forty-three languages around the globe and have been number one bestsellers in more than a dozen countries. He lives in New Jersey.

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    • 4/5
      Another entertaining entry in the Myron Bolitar series, Back Spin deals with golf. This one deals with a golf championship, a kidnapping, and a betrayal from the past.
    • 4/5
      Sports agent and amateur detective, Myron Bolitar, is asked to advise professional golfers, Linda and Jack Coldren, when their sixteen year old son is kidnapped. The kidnappers have made it clear they will kill Chad if the parents go to the police, and so far, they haven't asked for any ransom. Jack is making his comeback at the U.S. Open and Myron wonders if the kidnappers might want him to throw the game as part of the ransom. Myron discovers Linda Coldren is his best friend, Win's, cousin. Myron has always known him to be estranged from his family but he's shocked when Win refuses to give Myron any help.

      You don't have to like golf to find this an interesting book. Myron is a Yoo Hoo glugging, wise-cracking barrel of fun. We don't see much of Win, but he's still integral to the story. Myron's assistant, Esperanza, plays a much bigger role in this fourth book of the series. Former member of FLOW (Fabulous Ladies of Wrestling), Esperanza is graduating from law school and looking at different job options.

      There are lots of twists and turns in the story and it's never clear who the kidnappers are or what the want. If you're a new fan of the series, I wouldn't necessarily start with this one, because it deals with the three main characters that we've gotten to know over the first few books. I love the sarcastic wit of Myron, especially regarding the golfer's outfits. I enjoyed getting to know more about Win's background and can't wait to read the next book in the series, One False Move.
    • 5/5
      Myron is asked to look into the disappearance of a 16-year-old boy, and from the start he's not sure if Chad has run off, or if he has been kidnapped. The boy happens to be related to one of Win's estranged family members, and Win will not help.

      Family secrets unfold, and time is of the essence...
    • 5/5
      Very complex plot and terrific humor throughout. We greatly enjoy Cobin’s work.
    • 4/5
      Always a good read.
    • 4/5
      A solid mystery novel by Coben, with a complicated, but interesting plot. Also narrated by Jonathan Marosz. It deals mainly with golf, pro golfers, Etc., but still very accessible to those who know nothing about the sport. 4 stars.
    • 4/5
      A mystery about GOLFERS? Yep! And the author pulled it off with humor and mystery. Lots of twists in the plot. Esperanza's character develops, at the expense of Win--who still plays a role. The reader has to admire that and keep on reading. New character, Victoria, the humorless lawyer...hope to see more of her? Coben pokes fun at golfers, they have their own lingo and he exploits it; main character, Myron, is put off by it. Myron is one of those guys you just love as he develops--even demonstrates some moderate amount of integrity. Pretty good for a slimy agent type--the kind of guy you'd want representing you. Book 4 was just as exciting as it;s predecessors--on to book 5.
    • 4/5
      This was a great golf mystery with quirky characters and a plot with lots of twists and turns. I enjoyed learning more about Win and his background. This is also story of violence and betrayal; particularly the pain that family members can inflict upon one another. A must read for anyone who likes mysteries with depth and has a sense of humor. I look forward to reading the next Myron Bolitar mystery very shortly.
    • 3/5
      I normally enjoy Myron Bolitar novels, but I was a bit reluctant with this one considering that this was tackling the completely uninteresting and mind-numbingly boring world of golf. Not exactly my ideal setting for a thriller. In Back Spin, Myron takes on a client whose son disappears from my native Philadelphia. As Myron dives into the case, he realizes that the family who has hired him holds some seriously dark secrets. The boy’s father, a golf pro who once upon a time had a shot at the big time before collapsing under pressure, is making a serious run at winning the US Open championship. This adds a good bit of tension and a ticking clock to the story.The plot itself is solid, but not quite as good as some other Harlan Coben novels I have read. Perhaps it was that I really dislike golf and everything about it that I couldn’t quite get into this novel. Whatever the case, the novel never quite worked for me other than being mildly entertaining. A decent read, but Coben could do better.Carl Alves – author of Blood Street
    • 4/5
      Very different from his thriller novels, the Myron Bolitar series is excellent. Myron is a sports rep who doubles as a detective, usually having to drag one of clients out of trouble In this case, Myron investigates the kidnapping of Chad Jack (the “Choker”) and Linda Coldran’s son. Jack is famous for having lost a US open in the last few rounds when he had it otherwise sewn up.

      There are some very funny lines about golf and the seemingly idiotic behavior of golfers and their fans. Here “he was writing about an activity [golf] he enjoys as much as sticking his tongue in a fan.” Myron’s friends and associates are characters in their own right: His assistant Esperanza, (who often steals the scenes) had a “glare that construction crews would have liked to hire to break up rock formations.”

      Listened to this on audio read by a favorite reader: Jonathan Marosz Lots of fun.
    • 5/5
      In book 4 of Myron Bolitar series. Myron and Win went to the golf opening to make cliants. Myron become in an investigation a kidnapping of the son of a golfer who is on the verge of winning his first major tournament.
    • 4/5
      another great harlan Coben novel. This Myron bolitar book was about a golfer whose son was kidnapped while he was playing the US Open. this book had lots of twist and turns as usual.
    • 4/5
      The 4th book in the Myron Bolitar series by Harlan Coben. Myron is one of those characters you just fall in love with more with each book you read. Always suspenseful and the pages turn themselve!
    • 4/5
      I really like Myron Bolitar - in this one a golfer's son has been kidnapped and Myron tries to solve, only to find the father murdered.
    • 4/5
      Fast-paced story. Myron Bolitar has been asked to help with the kidnapping of a high-profile golfer's son. Lots of twists, but a logical conclusion. Forever the popular Myron and the mysterious Win offer up a good fast Who-Done-It.
    • 4/5
      Good read with some great plot twists. Didn't like the reason why Win hasn't talked to his mother in forever, very trite.
    • 3/5
      An older Myron Bolitar novel, in which the sports agent gets caught up in the apparent kidnapping of the son of a golfer who is on the verge of winning his first major tournament. His best friend, the guy usually in charge of protecting his physical safety, has a personal connection to the golfer and refuses to help, so Myron gets in over his head. Not as polished as more recent Coben novels, but also not as reliant on coincidence and elaborate conspiracy; the seeds are there, but as seeds they’re more plausible.
    • 4/5
      Like Myron and Harlan Coben I enjoy golf 'about as much as sticking' my 'tongue in a fan' but despite all that still managed to enjoy this book. Win is around, but is not helping Myron because the investigation involves his family, but it does mean that eventually learn a little more about him. Esperanza steps into the breach, which is good because Myron isn't that great on his own. Coben's trademarks are all here and there is an exellent twist at the end.
    • 2/5
      To me this book was like watching a Colombo movie, it was slow a laborious to read. I like my books to be more believable. It did however of plenty of twist and turns to the storey. So lovers of the Colombo genre movie will probably love this novel. I have enjoyed past books of Cobens that I have read but this has really encouraged me to take him off my list of to read authors.
    • 4/5
      Another great Myron Bolitar series book. This one kept me guessing. I missed that Win wasn't as involved in this one, but I loved some of the other characters. Several laugh out loud passages.
    • 4/5
      #4 in the Myron Bolitar series.Up to now, at least, each book in the series revolves around a different sport. For Back Spin, that sport is professional golf. Coben admits up front in his Acknowledgements page that he enjoys golf "about as much as sticking his tongue in a fan". And thus his protagonist, Myron.Still and all, Myron has a business to run, a sports representation agency. So, despite his aversion, he is attending the U.S. Open, trolling for potential clients. This year, the tournament is being held at Merion, home course of Windsor Lockwood III (known to many of us as Win the Sociopath); Myron is staying with Win.To his surprise, he is asked by one of Win's family friends to aid the top woman golfer in the WPGA, Linda Coldren, whose husband Jack leads the pack for the tournament. Their son Chad has disappeared, and Linda fears kidnapping or worse.With a promise to represent Linda if he can help, Myron begins an investigation. To his bewilderment, Win refuses to help; the Coldrens are neighbors, Win has known Jack since childhood, but he remains adamant without explanation. And so Myron more or less blunders along without the aid of his efficient and deadly backup/sidekick. Two murders later.....The plot is good with enough twists and turns to satisfy old fans; Coben's writing carries it along handsomely. Coben's particular brand of bizarre wit is very present, but somehow not as biting without Win. Characterization is typically Coben/Bollitar--slightly off-beat but believable. The world of professional golf is mildly interesting but since neither Coben nor Myron is involved emotionally in the sport, it remains exactly that--mildly interesting but not terribly revealing.A good story, but we miss Win.
    • 3/5
      This Myron Bolitar novel is set in the world of professional golf. Not going to say too much and give the end away! I enjoyed it, but then I like this kind of thing for a bit of light relief! I find, as with all of the Bolitar books, I can pretty much dispense with them in 24 hours. Kind of like a good mystery movie! Like the characters, find the story engaging and always want to know who did it and this is no exception.
    • 5/5
      Up to Coben's usual high standard of plotting, humour and dialogue. In this story Myron finds himself at the US Open and aims a fell well-chosen barbs at the golf world.