Hold Tight - Harlan Coben

Hold Tight - Harlan Coben Introduction Hold Tight, Harlan Coben's 2008 stand-alone thriller was my latest read by this fabulous author. Having previously read and reviewed "The Woods" from 2007 I was very interested to read on Cobens website that some of the characters featured would be returning in this later novel and I mentioned in my last review that I was looking forward to seeing what became of them. Hold Tight was, therefore, the logical choice for my next read. This, if you have read my other reviews you will know, was the fourth book by Coben that I read and I noticed a change of ... more

This review does contains SPOILERS! To give a thorough review I felt it was necessary to reveal some of the plot lines. *Blurb* Tia and Mike Baye never imagined they'd become spying, overprotective parents. But their sixteen-year-old son Adam has been unusually distant and aloof lately, and after the recent suicide of his classmate, Spencer Hill, they can't help but worry. They install a spy program on Adam's computer and within days they are jolted by a strange message to their son from an unknown correspondent. Meanwhile, browsing through an online memorial for her son, Betsy Hill is struck ... more

I am a big fan of Harlan Coben, especially his stand alone novels. Since devouring one of his earlier novels in one sitting a couple of years ago, I became hooked, and have worked my way through all his books. Hold Tight features couple Mike and Tia Baye, who are concerned about the behaviour of their sixteen-year-old son Adam. Adam has became very distant since the suicide of his friend Spencer, and spends a lot of time on his computer. Mike and Try become increasingly worried about their son as he withdraws away from them, and decide to install a sophisticated spyware programme on his ... more

- Introduction - My mum presented me with this book a few days before I left with my parents on our summer holiday abroad. She told me she'd been given it for free through a book club at work and wondered if I'd like to read it. I was a little hesitant since I had read a couple of the authors' other novels based around a specific character before and wasn't overly keen on them but I read that it was a stand alone novel not about that character and I knew I liked a good crime novel, so I thought I can't complain when it doesn't cost me anything, so I gave it a shot and read it while on holiday ... more

A phone call out the blue from a long lost love, blood at a murder scene deemed impossible to be there. A charity who's name keeps cropping up, the CIA's involvement along with old friends who are holding something back leaves Myron confused, blinded by love and in the middle of something far bigger than he could imagine. Hold tight Myron..... You might lose everything. Including you mind. This book for me as a fan of the Myron Bolitar series, left me feeling disappointed. Although its not a bad book just it is no way near as good as the others. As I read the book I could guess what was going ... more