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Her blue-black hair fell in big, loose curls, like thermal fax paper fresh out of the machine.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
This is more like it.<\/strong><\/p>\n
I positively reviewed Harlan Coben\u2019s latest Myron Bolitar novel, Home<\/em>, a few days back. My only real quibble with the book was that the author seemed to be taking particular pains to virtue-signal \u2013 to demonstrate very obviously his politically acceptable views on gay marriage and cultural appropriation.<\/p>\n
This earlier novel, Darkest Fear<\/a><\/em>, avoids most of that. It\u2019s just a fun mystery\/thriller.<\/p>\n
This time out, Myron is contacted by an old girlfriend, to whom he has no desire to talk. Not only did she break his heart years ago, but she broke it in favor of the guy who was responsible for the knee injury that ended Myron\u2019s basketball career before it started. But now she insists on seeing him. She has a teenaged son who suffers from a fatal bone marrow disease. Only a marrow transplant can save him. One genetic match has been found in this country, but that person has inexplicably dropped off the grid.<\/p>\n
Oh, and one further thing \u2013 Myron is actually the boy\u2019s natural father.<\/p>\n
Myron picks up the quest, which leads to a wealthy and secretive family, and to a series of unsolved serial killings. Several people may be the real killer \u2013 and the killer may even be the donor.<\/p>\n
Darkest Fear<\/em> is a fun story, full of excitement, humor, and heart. I enjoyed it immensely. Language is relatively mild, and adult situations not too extreme.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Her blue-black hair fell in big, loose curls, like thermal fax paper fresh out of the machine. This is more like it. I positively reviewed Harlan Coben\u2019s latest Myron Bolitar novel, Home, a few days back. My only real quibble with the book was that the author seemed to be taking particular pains to virtue-signal … Continue reading ‘Darkest Fear,’ by Harlan Coben<\/span>