I think everyone who has sampled Coben's early works should
continue to read the series. The last two books (THE FINAL
DETAIL (1999) and THE DARKEST FEAR (2000)) are especially
dark and less comic than the rest of the series. Coben is
taking himself and his character Myron much more seriously
than he did when he started the series. Although the crimes
may have been serious in the early books, there was a
lighthearted and casual attitude towards there solutions. In
these last two books, the sports angle has dropped away, and
the cases are gritty and personal. I would urge everyone to
try these two and see if their opinions of Coben are not
changed.
I have the same feelings about Robert Crais. MONKEY'S
RAINCOAT and L. A. REQUIEM are two completely different
books, yet the bookends of the Elvis Cole series as it stands
now. I think L. A. REQUIEM is the equal of anything Michael
Connelly has written.
Best, GWN Gary Warren Niebuhr P. I. E. S. (Private
Investigator Entertainment Service) P. O. Box 341218
Milwaukee, WI 53234
piesbook@execpc.com http://www.execpc.com/~piesbook/piescatalog.html
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