#22

Book #22 is Harlan Coben's Darkest Fear ~ a Myron Bolitar ~ I think the seventh one.  I'm almost "caught up" with this series.  I like not being caught up because I know there is always another one coming.  As soon as I catch up I have to wait for them to get written!

This one was one I didn't want to put down!  Coben really can weave an intricate mystery.  I do have trouble remembering characters from previous books, but he does a pretty nice job of giving enough information to jog my memory.  Interesting concepts about how fragile life really is and how quickly it can be changed.  Does evil always have to exist?  Myron and especially Win live by the belief that the strongest survives and violence is necessary.  It's easy for Win, with out a conscience, but is that really the way we should live?  Isn't that just perpetuating the evil?

The book also touches on father issues.  What makes a Dad?  What happens as our fathers age?  Should the father/son relationship change over time or is it important for Dad to always be Dad and Son to always be Son?  

fl: Ann hour before his world exploded like a ripe tomato under a stiletto heel, Myron bit into a fresh pastry that tasted suspiciously like a urinal cake.  lp: The images scattered when he blinked.  his heart started beating again.  He stared again at the basket and waited.  This time nothing burred.  Nothing happened.