Drop Shot
Valerie Simpson is a young female tennis star with a troubled past who's now on the verge of a comeback and wants Myron as her agent. Myron, who's also got the hottest young male tennis star, Duane Richwood, primed to take his first grand slam tournament, couldn't be happier. That is, until Valerie is murdered in broad daylight at the U.S. Open and Myron's number one client becomes the number one suspect.
Clearing Duane's name should be easy enough. Duane was playing in a match at the time of Valerie's death. But why is his phone number in Valerie's black book when he claims only to have known her in passing? Why was she calling him from a phone booth on the street? The police stop caring once they pin the murder on a man known for having stalked Valerie and seen talking to her moments before the murder. But Myron isn't satisfied. It seems too clean for him.
Myron pries a bit and finds himself prying open the past where six years before, Valerie's fiancee, the son of a senator, was brutally murdered by a juvenile delinquent and a straight-A student was subsequently gunned down on the street in retaliation, his death squandered in bureaucratic files. And everyone from the Senator to the mob want Myron to stop digging.
The truth beneath the truth is not only dangerous, it's deadly. And Myron may be the next victim.
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Few writers can turn the ordinary into the ominous quite like Harlan Coben. His thrillers don’t just keep readers turning pages—they drag them headfirst into a world where secrets refuse to stay buried, and the past is never as distant as it seems. Whether unraveling a decades-old mystery or exposing the dark undercurrents of suburban life, Coben has a knack for making the familiar suddenly feel dangerous.
Born and raised in New Jersey, Coben found early inspiration in the seemingly quiet neighborhoods around him. Behind those manicured lawns and white picket fences, he sensed the potential for chaos—a theme that would become a hallmark of his work. He didn’t set out to be a writer, though. It wasn’t until his senior year at Amherst College, where he majored in political science, that the urge to tell stories took hold. Once it did, there was no turning back.
Myron Bolitar
In a world where secrets don’t stay buried and justice wears many faces, the Myron Bolitar series carves out a space that’s as emotionally raw as it is relentlessly gripping. Beneath the sleek surface of sports agents and celebrity clients, former basketball star Myron Bolitar finds himself in the murky depths of crime, corruption, and moral gray zones—often against his better judgment. With each case, he’s not just solving mysteries; he’s navigating the fragile human connections that make every decision count.
Myron Bolitar consists of twelve books and series is set to expand with the upcoming release of one more book. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.

