Harlan Coben keeps rolls out his hero Myron Bolitar after a six-year absence who swears he's not going to shoot at anyone, throw any punches, or do any other acts of mayhem. He quickly is forced to break his vow, BUT IT'S NOT HIS FAULT! Some REALLY bad people are after him (one kills by biting, now that's a bad dude). Poor Myron, trying to help a damsel in distress.

This book flies in every chapter with Myron working on the mystery of two teenage girls, missingfrom the same high school. The problem for him is he is the last person known to have seen the newest victim. There are a good assortment of possible suspects to keep us guessing and putting the clues together..

The fists, bullets, blood, and wise cracks fall fast and furious, and I kept turning pages, even as the flight I was on was diverted to Wichita "to take on extra fuel" (?) I was engrossed enough in Myron's plight for my own to barely register.

Clever and well-plotted with an appealing hero,t his book has a lot of heart as the reader peeks into the "private" lives of two high girls, each running with a different crowd and each sharing the same threat to their future.