Deal Breaker

Deal Breaker

Deal Breaker is a 1995 thriller novel by Harlan Coben and is the first of the novels which feature Myron Bolitar.

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Description

The first to the series of a thrilling yet funny series introduces the main characters - Series protagonist - Myron Bolitar and his best friends Windsor "Win" Horne Lockwood, III and Esperanza Diaz (Former Little Pocahontas) .


Plot

When Jessica Culver returns into Myron’s life little did he expect the baggage she bought along. It all starts when a woman who everyone, including the police, believes is dead , makes a phone call to a young sportsman about to hit the big time, it seems that more than just his career is on line. Myron Bolitar investigates , and is plunged into a baffling mystery of sex and blackmail. Trying to unravel the truth about a family’s tragedy, a woman’s secret and a man’s lies, Myron soon realizes that image and talent might make you rich, but the truth can get you killed…..


Character List

  • Myron Bolitar : Ex Basket Ball player, currently works as sports agent . Owner of MB SportReps
  • Windsor "Win" Horne Lockwood, III : Myron’s best friends and Owner of Lock-Horne Investments & Securities.
  • Esperanza Diaz : one of Myron’s best friend currently working for Myron.
  • Jessica Culver : Myron’s ex-girlfriend.
  • Kathy Culver : Christian’s missing fiancée
  • Christian Steele : Football star, drafted by Otto's team.
  • Jake Courter : Sheriff Jake, who helps Myron solve the case.
  • Hermen Ache and Frank Ache : Notoriously known criminals.
  • Otto Burke : Owner of an NFL team
  • Larry Hanson : former football legend turned executive. Currently working for Otto
  • Adam Culver : Jessica’s and Kathy’s dad who been murdered 3 nights before the start of the series
  • Roy O’ Connor : Sports Agent
  • Paul Duncan : Adam Culver’s best friend who works in the force and family friend of the Culver’s.
  • Carol Culver : Jessica and Kathy’s Mother and Adam Culver’s widow.
  • Master Kwan : Win and Myron’s Tae Kwan Do Master.

Film adaptation

It was announced that a movie based on the novel will be released in 2011.[1]

Reflist

  1. ^ IMDB entry
v · Harlan Coben
Stand-alone novels
Play Dead (1990) · Miracle Cure (1991) · Tell No One (2001) · Gone for Good (2002) · No Second Chance (2003) · Just One Look · The Innocent (2005) · The Woods (2007) · Hold Tight (2008) · Caught (2010)
Myron Bolitar series
Deal Breaker (1995) · Drop Shot (1996) · Fade Away (1996) · Back Spin (1997) · One False Move (1998) · The Final Detail (1999) · Darkest Fear (2000) · Promise Me (2006) · Long Lost (2009) · Live Wire (2011)
Mickey Bolitar series
Shelter (2012)
Bolitar series characters
Myron Bolitar · Windsor "Win" Horne Lockwood, III · Esperanza Diaz · Jessica Culver
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