Darkest Fear
Darkest Fear by Harlan Coben, published by Delacorte Press in 2000, is a compelling narrative that delves into the complexities of family secrets and emotional turmoil. This edition spans 285 pages and is presented in English. The story follows Myron Bolitar, who is confronted with life-altering revelations when his ex-girlfriend informs him that he is the father of a critically ill thirteen-year-old boy. As Myron navigates his struggling sports agency and personal challenges, he is drawn into a harrowing search for a missing bone-marrow donor that intertwines with dark family mysteries.
Readers will find a gripping exploration of psychological suspense as Myron grapples with the implications of his newfound fatherhood and the urgent need to save a child’s life. The narrative weaves together themes of mystery and detective work, revealing a web of broken relationships and a kidnapping spree that complicates Myron’s quest. As he uncovers the truth about his past and the lives of those around him, Darkest Fear presents a thought-provoking journey into the shadows that linger within families and friendships.
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Edgar Award-winner Harlan Coben is at his electrifying best in his latest novel–a dazzling tale of seething mystery and dark family secrets. In Darkest Fear, Myron Bolitar faces the most emotionally shattering case of his career. And it all begins when Myron’s ex-girlfriend tells him he is a father–of a dying thirteen-year-old boy….
Myron’s sports agency is struggling. Now more than ever Myron needs to keep his eye on the ball, sign up some big-name clients, and turn away from the amateur detective work that is taking precious time away from the agency. But life is not going according to plan. Myron’s father, recently recovered from a heart attack, is facing his own mortality–and forcing Myron to face it too. Then comes another surprise.
Emily Downing, Myron’s college sweetheart, reappears in his life with devastating news: Her thirteen-year-old son Jeremy is gravely ill and can be saved only by a bone-marrow transplant–from a donor who has vanished without a trace. And before Myron can absorb this revelation, Emily hits him with an even bigger shocker: Jeremy is Myron’s son, conceived the night before Emily’s wedding to another man.
Staggered by the news, Myron plunges into a search for the missing donor. But for Myron, finding the only person in the world who can save a boy’s life means cracking open a mystery as dark as it is heartbreaking–a mystery that involves a broken family, a brutal kidnapping spree, and a cat-and-mouse game between an ambitious reporter and the FBI.
Somewhere in the sordid mess is the man who once signed his name to a bone-marrow donor’s registry, then disappeared. And as doubts emerge about Jeremy’s true paternity, a child vanishes, igniting a chain reaction of truth and revelation that will change everyone’s life forever.
At once a riveting mystery and a spellbinding journey into the secrets that haunt families, lovers, and friends, Darkest Fear proves once again that Harlan Coben is a master storyteller like no other–and one of the most original talents in suspense fiction today.
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