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Shelter (Book One): a Mickey Bolitar Novel Online 4sXIc (Read free) Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel Online [4sXIc.ebook] Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel Pdf Free Harlan Coben *Download PDF | ePub | DOC | audiobook | ebooks Download Now Free Download Here Download eBook #32229 in eBooks 2011-09-06 2011-09-06File Name: B004XFZ8AK | File size: 59.Mb Harlan Coben : Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel before purchasing it in order to gage whether or not it would be worth my time, and all praised Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel: 2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Mickey Bolitar is just as interesting as his uncle Myron-and Harlan Coben rocks in adult or YA mysteryBy Sherry HagensonI don't read a lot of YA mystery, but now and then I enjoy giving something new a try. Shelter seemed like a reasonable choice, as I have read all of Coben's adult books. I'm happy to say that this was an engrossing story, smart and fairly convoluted-and definitely a page-turner. Mickey is just as likeable as his uncle, with whom he is living since his father's death and his mother's subsequent descent into addiction. At his new high school, he befriends Ashley, another new student; she suddenly disappears without warning and it soon becomes clear that she is not the Ashley Kent she claimed to be. This entangles Mickey and his other new friends, Ema and Spoon, in a dangerous search that becomes far more complicated than Mickey could ever have imagined. This is Book 1 of a series, and it ends very abruptly with a cliffhanger. I enjoyed Shelter so much that I will be buying the second book immediately. It doesn't matter whether you're 16 or 60;this is just a terrific read.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great Start to a New Mystery SeriesBy K. M. MartinSHELTER was an exciting mystery with charismatic characters and a well-developed plot. Mickey Bolitar is living with his uncle Myron in New Jersey. His father died in a car accident and his mother became a drug addict. Myron and his father were estranged and Mickey is not warming to his new uncle.Mickey is only a sophomore in high school but is very mature for his age. He and his parents traveled the world working for a non-profit organization. They came back to the US to make a more settled home for Mickey for his last three years of high school. Mickey is a talented basketball star, much like his uncle Myron.Now that Mickey is living with Myron while his mother is in rehab, he is starting school in the town where his father and uncle were raised. He makes friends with Ashley, who is also a new kid, and is then distressed when after three weeks of school she disappears. He also makes friends with Ema who is an overweight, goth girl who is one of the school's social outcasts and Spoon who is a unique character and who adds some humor to the story with his non sequitur trivia. Of course, Spoon also has access to school keys since his father is a janitor there. Together the three investigate Ashley's disappearance and learn about the white slavery trade, Nazi war crimes, and what Mickey's parents were really doing in their time overseas.I liked all the characters and especially liked Mickey. I look forward to reading the next book in the Mickey Bolitar series--especially since this one left some tantalizing questions that need answers.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Harlan Coben 'Shelter': Betwixt and BetweenBy Christine'Betwixt and Between'- according to one dictionary is 'in a midway position; so-so; neither one thing nor the other'. This sums up Coben's new Mickey Bolitar book.I've read all of Coben's books. I also read and write teen novels myself (including some in a similar genre - Undercover Girl #1: Secrets series. I love teen mysteries, so I was ready to be entertained.But I was disappointed.Yes, Harlan Coben can write.I enjoyed the side-kicks. The minor characters were so good they almost took over.But for me, there were problems with this book.In trying to reach a wider market and, I presume, increase sales, he has pitched 'Shelter' in a strange no-man's land halfway between adult and teen.The main characters are teens, but the content lurches between adult and teen.So does the way the main character, Mickey, thinks and talks. One minute he sounds forty years old in his ideas and vocabulary and the next, fourteen. This makes it hard to believe in Mickey, to be absorbed in him.I am not sure that many adults would find enough to hold them for a series or that teens will identify with Mickey.A book in a series, especially the first, needs to end with a hook that will lead readers into subsequent books. But the ending of this trailed into nothingness.And there were logic problems.There is possibly enough 'Shelter' to make readers try the second in the series. To give Mickey Bolitar another chance. But if book two was another 'betwixt and between' I wouldn't buy another.Harlan Coben is a good writer. I hope he remembers who his audience is, and is courageous about pitching it just right.If he genuinely writes a great series for teens, he won't lose out because they will grow into adults and read his other books.Sometimes, by trying to please all readers we are in danger of pleasing very few. A young adult debut from internationally bestselling author Harlan CobenMickey Bolitar's year can't get much worse. After witnessing his father's death and sending his mom to rehab, he's forced to live with his estranged uncle Myron and switch high schools.A new school comes with new friends and new enemies, and lucky for Mickey, it also comes with a great new girlfriend, Ashley. For a while, it seems like Mickey's train-wreck of a life is finally improving - until Ashley vanishes without a trace. Unwilling to let another person walk out of his life, Mickey follows Ashley's trail into a seedy underworld that reveals that this seemingly sweet, shy girl isn't who she claimed to be. And neither was Mickey's father. Soon, Mickey learns about a conspiracy so shocking that it makes high school drama seem like a luxury - and leaves him questioning everything about the life he thought he knew.First introduced to readers in Harlan Coben's latest adult novel, Live Wire, Mickey Bolitar is as quick-witted and clever as his uncle Myron, and eager to go to any length to save the people he cares about. With this new series, Coben introduces an entirely new generation of fans to the masterful plotting and wry humor that have made him an award-winning, internationally bestselling, and beloved author.Follow Mickey Bolitar on his next adventure in Seconds Away, coming out in Fall 2012! 'This explosively fast thriller will leave fans clamoring for more' PUBLISHERS WEEKLY 'Cunningly plotted and dependably entertaining' EVENING STANDARDAbout the AuthorHarlan Coben is the bestselling author of eighteen novels, including The Woods, Promise Me, and The Innocent, and is the winner of the Edgar, Shamus, and Anthony awards. He lives in New Jersey with his family.Excerpt. copy; Reprinted by permission. 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The uncut lawn had dandelions tall enough for the adult rides at Six Flags.The Bat Lady was said to be a hundred years old and only came out at night, and if some poor child hadnrsquo;t made it home from a playdate or practice at the Little League field before nightfallmdash;if he or she risked walking home in the dark instead of getting a ride, or was maybe crazy enough to cut through her yardmdash;the Bat Lady got you.What she supposedly did with you was never made clear. No child had vanished from this town in years. Teenagers, like my girlfriend, Ashley, sure, they could be here one day, holding your hand, looking deep into your eyes, making your heart go boom-boom-boommdash;and be gone the next. But little kids? Nope. They were safe, even from the Bat Lady.So I was just about to cross to the other side of the streetmdash;even I, a mature teenager entering my sophomore year at a brand-new high school, wanted to avoid that spooky housemdash;when the door creaked open.I froze.For a moment, nothing happened.
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