BWF - Darkest Fear - Harlan Coben - 4 Stars

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Darkest Fear is the seventh book in the popular Myron Bolitar series. It opens with Myron visiting his parents home in New Jersey and reminiscing about his life. His father has recently had a health scare and his parents are selling the family home and moving to Florida. In the middle of this emotional upheaval he is contacted by his former college girlfriend, Emily Downing, now married to Myron's basketball nemesis. It turns out that Emily has a 13-year old son, Jeremy, who's in desperate need of a bone marrow transplant. They've found a match listed on the bone marrow registry list, but the donor has mysteriously disappeared. She begs Myron to find him, but Myron doesn't want to have anything to do with Emily or Greg. That is, until Emily tells Myron that he is actually the boy's biological father, the result of one last fling on the night before she got married. Is Myron a father? You'll have to read this book to find that out.

I really love this series but have to admit this wasn't my favorite. Although there is plenty of humor, the story seemed to be a little disjointed. Of course, you have to love a story that also includes Myron's best friends, Win and Esperanza. Win is an amoral, self-centered man with a heart of gold who is always ready to save Myron. Esperanza Diaz, former professional wrestler, is now his business partner and is her own version of the CIA. I would definitely recommend starting this series with an earlier book, but most fans will really enjoy this one. I look forward to the next book in this engaging series.