Long Lost

Long Lost
By Harlen Coben
Dutton, 2009. 371pgs. Mystery

Myron Bolitar gets in way over his head in Harlen Coben's latest thriller about his former basketball star turned agent. Just as Myron's current flame is dumping him, he gets an urgent call from a former girlfriend asking him to come to Paris. He does, to discover Terese's husband missing and quickly discovered to be dead. All kinds of profoundly entertaining mayhem ensues as Myron, with the invaluable help of his lethal and superbly well-connected friend Win, his former tag-team women wrestler office staff, and a delightful French police officer, investigates and uncovers a terrorist cell with an improbable but truly frightening scheme for infiltration and mass destruction. Myron and companions are witty, attractive characters, and the action is frantic and compelling. First great beach read of the summer season soon to come.

LW