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    Live Wire
    Live Wire
    Live Wire
    Audiobook (abridged)4 hours

    Live Wire

    Written by Harlan Coben

    Narrated by Steven Weber

    4/5

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    About this audiobook

    Harlan Coben has risen to the top of bestseller lists worldwide, attracting voracious audiences for his peerless novels of domestic suspense as well as those featuring his fan-favorite sports agent, Myron Bolitar. Now in Live Wire, he offers a knock-your-socks-off novel that will electrify all his fans: Myron’s family takes center stage.

    Myron Bolitar has always dreamed about the voluptuous femme fatale walking into his office and asking for help. The woman standing in his doorway has killer curves all right: She’s eight months pregnant, which kind of ruins the fantasy. Former tennis star Suzze T and her rock star husband, Lex, are both clients, and over the years Myron has negotiated his share of contracts for the power pair. But now Lex has disappeared and a very pregnant Suzze is in tears, fearing the online rumors questioning the baby’s paternity have driven away the man she swears is the child’s father.

    For Myron, questions of fatherhood couldn’t hit closer to home, as his dad, Al, clings to life; the brother who abandoned them all those years ago is in trouble; and Myron’s teenage nephew needs an authority figure. Myron is soon forced to confront deep secrets in Suzze’s past; his family’s mortality—and before Live Wire is over, his own.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBrilliance Audio
    Release dateMar 22, 2011
    ISBN9781441895349
    Live Wire
    Author

    Harlan Coben

    With more than seventy million books in print worldwide, Harlan Coben is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of numerous suspense novels, including Don't Let Go, Home, and Fool Me Once, as well as the multi-award-winning Myron Bolitar series. His books are published in forty-three languages around the globe and have been number one bestsellers in more than a dozen countries. He lives in New Jersey.

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    • 5/5
      This was a good book. Others said it was not. It is one of the books in the series of Myron Bolitars stories. One of those keeps you listening and in tuned to the drama. I recommend this book. Great narrator.
    • 3/5
      I read this book immediately after reading Shelter, Coben's soon-to-be-relased teen mystery about Myron Bolitar's nephew Mickey. Ironically, the two leading characters are both seeking the same answer - what happened to Mickey's father Brad? If they would swallow their pride and talk to one another, they would make faster progress. That's probably reserved for Shelter's sequel. However, for mystery readers who like Coben's style, Live Wire will not disappoint.
    • 5/5
      In this series entry Myron meets his nephew Mickey, who is fifteen-years-old, for the first time. Myron's father suffers a serious illness, and Myron spends a lot of time searching for his missing brother, Brad, while trying to help his troubled sister-in-law, Kitty. He also helps an aging tennis star track down her missing rock-star husband, and the two sagas manage to intertwine. This is a really great way to pass a long drive. Myron rocks on!
    • 5/5
      Book DescriptionWhen Myron Bolitar gets involved in the family drama of his former tennis star client and her rock star husband, he discovers secrets about his own family, specifically his brother, who abandoned the Bolitars long ago. As Myron races to locate his missing brother while their father clings to life, he must face the lies that led to their estrangement-including the ones told by Myron himself.My ReviewThis book revealed a lot about Myron's past, his brother and sister-in-law and nephew, Mickey, and has a feeling of the series coming to an end. But, we now know that after 4-1/2 years we have another Myron Bolitar novel to look forward to by the name of Home. I would be truly sad if I knew for sure that Live Wire was the last book as I have really enjoyed the ride with Myron and friends. I love the humor in Coben's books and the plot twists keep you turning the pages until the very last page. This one is a definite must read as you learn things about Myron that you never knew before. I am really looking forward to reading the next book in the series and honestly hope it's not the last one for sure!
    • 4/5
      Just love Myron and Win!
    • 3/5
      Typical Harlan Coben - fun and interesting romp with twists you won't see coming, with a little humour thrown in.
    • 3/5
      Typical Coben Bolitar story, suspend all belief and go with the flow for a relatively undemanding read.
    • 2/5
      Live Wire. Harlan Coben. 2011. Well, I guess I read this book too soon after I read Home or I should have read this book before I read Home since it comes directly before. It was not as a compelling read as Home, but all the funny and good characters were in it; and Myron and Win were at their wise-cracking best. This book fills in missing pieces about Myron’s family. For die-hard Myron Bolitar fans!
    • 4/5
      Another great Myron Bolitar mystery.
    • 5/5
      When Suzze T comes into Myron's office, eight months pregnant and worried that she's about to lose her husband because of a Facebook post, Myron, as always sets out to make things right. Myron and Win end up in trouble far deeper than either could have ever anticipated...

      As the trail unfolds, Myron catches a glimpse of his past, his sister-in-law, Kitty, in a night club. As he seeks, to track her down and reconcile with his brother, whom he hasn't seen in fifteen years, Myron finds that Suzze T's unexpected Facebook post and Kitty's return are mingled together in what turns out to be a very deadly conspiracy.

      No one will be left unscathed...

    • 4/5
      Coben invents an estranged brother and his whacko witha new nephew. The client goes down about half way through the book, but Myron and Win continue to plod on through the plot. Oh, and there's a rock star who's given in to the mob, too. With all that windy, twisty coincidence, it all comes together in the end. And...not everybody survives. The continuing characters survive -- "Big Cindy", Win, and the other regulars. Other plotters go down like red shirts on Star Trek. There were a few improbable facets of the book--one, in particular, where Win & Myron visit a mobster, get strip searched and then Win whacks the guy with a bullet between the eyes. Ok. I'll keep reading. Where's #11?
    • 5/5
      Another great read in this series, of which unfortunately this is the last book. There were a number of sad elements to the end of this book. I hope Harlan Coben writes more as I would like to know what happens next! This is one series I almost want to start back at the beginning!Update November 2016Now reading this again prior to reading the new book in the series that I am happy to see Harlan Coben has written. Enjoyed this as much second time around as the first time, now interested to see where Harlan Coben takes this new book! I do thoroughly recommend this series.
    • 3/5
      I read Harlan Coben novels when they fall into my hands; but I do not go looking for them. They are all essentially quick fun reads but definitely not intellectually rewarding.
      He writes competently, plots well and his ongoing characters are quite well drawn, of occasionally cartoon-like.
      I would grade this as an above average example of his oeuvre.
    • 5/5
      love the quirky endings
    • 3/5
      while it's technically adult, it's a sort of prequel to the young adult Mickey Bolitar series by Coben. It would be appropriate for older teens or readers who read the young adult series and were curious for Mickey's uncle's take on things.
    • 2/5
      Having read and enjoyed a few of the Bolitar books, I was pretty disappointed in this; stretched plotlines, unfunny wisecracking, strangely "resurrected" family members who did little to engage the reader, and worryingly I suspect unappealing nephew Mickey is being set up for a new series...
      I also lost any sympathy finally with Myron, or rather, with Coben having Win do dirty wet-work for him so readers can continue to think Myron is really a nice man.
      Having said that, I did still read to the end and may still go back to fill in some of the gaps in the series.
    • 4/5
      This looks to be the last book in the Myron Bolitar series, but Coben rounds it off nicely. Once of Myron's clients is disturbed by a posting on Facebook which she asks Myron to investigate. Before long there's a high body count and Myron is forced to revisit his past relationship with his brother and sister-in-law and his relationship with his parents. This is a fast read with lots of plot twists which neatly sets up the Mickey Bolitar series. Not sure that this is a fitting end to the series though.
    • 4/5
      Another great Myron Bolitar series! Myron represents a young tennis star who asks him to find something that was posted on facebook.As always this leads to trouble and then involves Myron"s brother who disappeared 15 years ago.
    • 4/5
      Hurray! A new author to pursue! I picked this audio book up reluctantly, since I am not a big fan of sports. However, I found so much more in this story. The main character Myron, an agent for sports figures and celebrities, is far from perfect. He tries to fix everything for his clients; but when he starts on a simple road to figure out who posted something hateful on Facebook, his good intentions soon have events and his friends spiraling out of control. The mystery is a good one, with several layers to it. There is nice humor and background between Myron and those he works with.I listened to the audio version of this, and I'm thinking Steven Weber may be the best narrator I've heard yet. He did many voices and accents flawlessly, even females.
    • 4/5
      An enjoyable read in the Bolitar series, the characters are back on track and some events in this version really leave some what will become of the characters in your head.Also a really smart segway into the Mickey Bolitar series
    • 5/5
      In this series entry Myron meets his nephew Mickey, who is fifteen-years-old, for the first time. Myron's father suffers a serious illness, and Myron spends a lot of time searching for his missing brother, Brad, while trying to help his troubled sister-in-law, Kitty. He also helps an aging tennis star track down her missing rock-star husband, and the two sagas manage to intertwine. This is a really great way to pass a long drive. Myron rocks on!
    • 4/5
      Another excellent Harlan Coben read. Read this one, then read Shelter. Although Shelter is classified as YA, it gives you the next step in the story. Highly recommend both books
    • 4/5
      Live Wire was a rare, successful story of murder with delightful sprinkles of sarcastic humor. The more I read from Harlan Coben, the more impressed I become. His characters are the type I usually eschew, the tough guy investigator: rich, handsome, perfect. What's interesting about that? But these guys are actually, well, guys who have depth beyond their profile. Its their personal history, the glimpses of sadness and regret that I identify with, that pulls me through the story. It is also a fresh storyline, with impossible twists. I can acceptt that, though, because the overall experience is all so very entertaining.
    • 4/5
      I read this after Shelter. That's the wrong order. But it's not important. The stories are independent enough (and aimed at different audiences) to be read in reverse order. Somehow, Live Wire didn't seem up to the standards I expect from Coben. Don't ask me why - I'm not that smart. But that changed at the end of the book. In my opinion, a better than average ending managed to set up more than one book to follow, sequels for both Shelter and Live Wire. Coben's a pretty clever guy. Too bad he's not working on the national debt or something equally as complex.
    • 3/5
      This was a good mystery and the first book in the Myron Bolitar series that I have read. The story was good and the characters were interesting. Overall an enjoyable story.
    • 4/5
      On a plus side it is a very fast paced and makes you trying to get to the end as quick as possible ( as good thriller should do). On a negative side, it suffers from using the same characters (Myron Bolitar, et al) for so long. I love Bolitar and Win characters but I don't remember any mention in previous novels of Bolitar's brother. Bringing this subject now - especially when it's supposed to affect Boplitar's family so much - made me cringe a bit. It definitely broke the mood of this novel for me.
    • 4/5
      Coben back at the top of his game. Plot twists abound in another mystery featuring Myron Bolitar. One of his best page turners.
    • 4/5
      When you get a good one of this ilk you realize what skill it takes to write a throw away novel. Live Wire will never be confused with Crime and Punishment. What it will do is bring you several hours of entertainment with characters that you really care about. Lately I've read so much bad popular fiction that it really made me appreciate Mr. Coben. This one is not that different from his others. Myron gets involved in some kind of predicament involving one of his sports agent clients. Win supplies the muscle and we enjoy the ride. Like Dolly Parton used to say, its hard wok looking this cheap. Another solid entry from Harlen Coben
    • 4/5
      I love, love, love this series I wait and wait until Coben comes out with a new book and then I gobble it up as if I've been starving. This book was no exception. Fantastic!
    • 5/5
      Myron Bolivar and the one-of-a-kind Windsor (Win) Horne Lockwood III are two of my favorite characters in fiction today. In Live Wire, Harlan Coben again brings them to life in all their glory.What do you get when you mix a brother and sister-in-law who have been out of touch for 15 years, a pregnant ex-tennis star and her rocker husband, and modern day gangsters?...A great story!I literally could not put this book down–I tore through it in one day.This is definitely at the top of my list of recommended reads.