Darkest Fear, Harlan Coben
Darkest Fear, Harlan Coben
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Darkest Fear

Author: Harlan Coben

Narrator: Jonathan Marosz

Unabridged: 7 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 04/25/2006


Synopsis

Edgar Award-winner Harlan Coben is at his electrifying best in his latest novel--a dazzling tale of seething mystery and dark family secrets.  In Darkest Fear, Myron Bolitar faces the most emotionally shattering case of his career.  And it all begins when Myron's ex-girlfriend tells him he is a father--of a dying thirteen-year-old boy....

Myron's sports agency is struggling.  Now more than ever Myron needs to keep his eye on the ball, sign up some big-name clients, and turn away from the amateur detective work that is taking precious time away from the agency.  But life is not going according to plan.  Myron's father, recently recovered from a heart attack, is facing his own mortality--and forcing Myron to face it too.  Then comes another surprise.

Emily Downing, Myron's college sweetheart, reappears in his life with devastating news:  Her thirteen-year-old son Jeremy is gravely ill and can be saved only by a bone-marrow transplant--from a donor who has vanished without a trace.  And before Myron can absorb this revelation, Emily hits him with an even bigger shocker:  Jeremy is Myron's son, conceived the night before Emily's wedding to another man.

Staggered by the news, Myron plunges into a search for the missing donor.  But for Myron, finding the only person in the world who can save a boy's life means cracking open a mystery as dark as it is heartbreaking--a mystery that involves a broken family, a brutal kidnapping spree, and a cat-and-mouse game between an ambitious reporter and the FBI.

Somewhere in the sordid mess is the man who once signed his name to a bone-marrow donor's registry, then disappeared.  And as doubts emerge about Jeremy's true paternity, a child vanishes, igniting a chain reaction of truth and revelation that will change everyone's life forever.

At once a riveting mystery and a spellbinding journey into the secrets that haunt families, lovers, and friends, Darkest Fear proves once again that Harlan Coben is a master storyteller like no other--and one of the most original talents in suspense fiction today.

About Harlan Coben

Author Harlan Coben, was born into a New Jersey Jewish family in 1962, where he eventually graduated from Livingston High School with his childhood friend, Chris Christie, who of course became a prominent politician and the Governor of New Jersey. Coben then went on to study political science at Amherst College where he had a fraternity brother, Dan Brown, who also became a well-known author. It was in his senior year at Amherst that he decided that writing might be the course that he wanted to follow in his career path.

Coben became an American author of mysteries and thrillers. His novels revolved around central characters, and involved a reviewing of unsolved or misinterpreted actions such as fatal accidents, and murders with many twists and turns. His most famous character was Myron Bolitar. He has had several books on several best seller lists around the world. He has also received a like number of awards in several different countries. His books of note include: The Stranger, Missing You, Six Years, Stay Close, Live Wire, Caught, Long Lost, Hold Tight, and his latest book that was released on March 22, 2016, Fool Me Once.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Suz on February 14, 2018

With every part of this series, I really love to hear more of Myron's story. I love how we seem to learn more about Myron in each subsequent volume of this series. I love his relationship with Win, also, this is such an entertaining facet of the series. It's always a moral dilemma, Win is more cut t......more

Goodreads review by Matthew on September 23, 2018

Darkest is in the title and darkest is right! Of all the Myron Bolitar books so far, this one is definitely the darkest. As you start in you can almost hear the skeletons rattling in the closed closets Myron is getting ready to open! While dark and mysterious, the usual humor and somewhat wacky chara......more

Goodreads review by Paul on August 05, 2022

And Myron Bolitar takes a dig at the FBI, … “And by the way, how come you’re all called ‘special’ agent? Doesn’t that sound like something someone made up one day? Like a kid’s game to raise self-esteem. ‘We’re promoting you from agent to special agent, Barney.’ ” When lovers of the detective, myster......more

Goodreads review by Corey on March 16, 2017

Myron Bolitar returns for his darkest and most personal investigation yet. He gets a visit from and old flame, Emily Downing, who informs him that he's the father of her child, who is 13 years old, is dying, and in need of a bone marrow transplant. Myron sets out to find the missing donor, who also......more

Goodreads review by Jim on April 24, 2020

Actual rating is 4.5 stars. This is part of a series. This can be read as a stand alone but it does have connections to a previous book as characters and situations are referenced in this book. In this one, Myron's old flame Emily asks Myron for help. She needs him to find a bone marrow donor match a......more


Quotes

Harlan Coben and the Myron Bolitar Novels:

"The world needs to discover Harlan Coben.  He's smart, he's funny, and he has something to say."
--Michael Connelly

"In a genre crowded with accidental detectives who seem invented only to lure cat-loving vegetarians and other special-interest readers, Myron Bolitar stands out."
--USA Today

"Don't let Coben's wry observations fool you.  They gift wrap keen insights into our society...."
--The Washington Post Book World

"Poignant and insightful...Myron is gallant, likable and delightfully original."
--Los Angeles Times

"Coben has melded sly humor, sophisticated plotting, and solid storytelling with bizarre yet believable characters."
--Chicago Tribune

"Bottom line: Slam dunk suspense from smart aleck sleuth."
--People Magazine Beach Pick of the Week