“You race to turn pages … both suspenseful and often surprisingly funny …”
—People (Beach Book of the Week)
“Be prepared to weep buckets while reading Darkest Fear …. Endearing and over-the-top lovable … The author’s mysteries are well-constructed, clever and tautly wrapped in a well-scripted story line.”
—USA Today
“A terrific novel … Coben’s professionalism is clear from every paragraph in the book.”
—Boston Globe
“Fast-paced and layered with both fun and tenderness … Coben [is] a gifted storyteller.”
—The Denver Post
“Raymond Chandler meets Bridget Jones … a constant and increasing delight … reminds us that vulnerability and strength come in all sizes.”
—Chicago Tribune
“With its pretzel of a plot and page-turning pace, Darkest Fear is a winner.”
—The Orlando Sentinel
“This fast-paced story sent me to the bookstore … looking for his earlier books. With the kind of sharp dialogue you used to hear in an old Billy Wilder movie … you’ll be surprised that the story has so many pithy profundities about fatherhood.”
—Philadelphia News
“Wonderfully rich … The heart of the novel is, as always, the fallible but infinitely appealing, accessible figure of Myron Bolitar—a Don Quixote complete with knee brace and cell phone, ready to take on the world’s problems.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“The darkness of the plot and the seriousness of the theme—the responsibilities of parenthood—give this installment added impact. Thought-provoking issues and mind-numbing terror made more real by their human context.”
—Booklist
“Crisp, focused prose, a wisecracking but gallant hero, and a busy plot make this essential for most collections.”
—Library Journal
“A brilliant story … excellent.”
—Midwest Review of Books
“A complete success on every level, with writing that sings with sharp wit, a white-knuckler of a plot, and well-drawn characters that can surprise you … stunning, complex …a marvel of carefully drawn-out tension. And just when you think Coben has made his last twist, there’s an even bigger one right around the corner …. Coben deserves to be catapulted up into the top ranks of contemporary American mystery writers.”
—Capital Times (Wisconsin)
“Chilling … [His characters] are as entertaining a gaggle of sleuths as any the genre has seen in, well, ever. Harlan Coben is smooth and versatile and his dialogue hums and throbs with character …. Coben can set ’em up and knock ’em down as good as the best of ’em and better than the rest of ’em.”
—Austin Chronicle
“A thriller with a spark that burns throughout … fast-moving … Coben’s Bolitar is not unlike Robert B. Parker’s Spenser … but Bolitar is more vulnerable and likable. Funnier too … A terrific job.”
—San Jose Mercury News
“Very entertaining … Coben grips your heart then jiggles your brain with a plot layered enough to make an onion give up and go home.”
—Rocky Mountain News (Denver)
“Coben pulls off this latest thriller with his usual aplomb, blending humor and suspense into a compelling read …. He pulls off a nifty surprise coda that ends the book on just the right note, one with the comforting ring of justice to it.”
—Houston Chronicle
“Fraught with emotion, action and plot, Darkest Fear demonstrates why Coben has won the Edgar, Anthony and Shamus awards.”
—Tulsa World
“Grabs you by the throat and refuses to let go …. Very, very good.”
—Washington Times
“Coben leads the reader on a twisted, suspenseful path that, like a roller coaster, begins gently and smoothly until you reach that first extreme curve that puts your heart in your mouth …. Sly humor, sophisticated plotting and solid storytelling meld well with bizarre yet totally believable characters …. Coben has written the archetypal Boomer novel folded into a first-class mystery.”
—Sun-Sentinel (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)
“One of the most inventive plotters in the business … Myron runs rings around most of the tough-guy competition.”
