Myron Bolitar books in order

1. Deal Breaker (1995)

Investigator and sports agent Myron Bolitar is poised on the edge of a deal that could propel him into the big-time.

But when his prized client gets a call from a former girlfriend, a woman who is supposedly dead, the big deal begins to turn sour.

Up against the dark side of his business, he must try to unravel the truth about a family’s tragedy, a woman’s secret and a man’s lies.

In this world, image and talent can make you rich, but the truth can get you killed.

2. Drop Shot (1996)

A young woman is shot dead and dropped outside the stadium, a once skyrocketing tennis career over.

Now, at the height of the US Open, headlines are being created by another young player, from the wrong side of the tracks.

Myron Bolitar uncovers a connection between the two players and murder at an exclusive club six years ago.

And now he’s is in over his head, with a dirty US senator, a jealous mother and the mob for company…

3. Fade Away (1996)

Myron Bolitar is approached about finding Greg Downing – a rival from his past, not just in sport.. but for a woman they both loved.

Greg’s team boss wants him found before news of his disappearance gets out to the press.

When Myron finds blood in the basement of Greg’s house, he begins to unravel the bizarre and violent world of a national hero gone wrong.

His efforts to solve the case bring him face-to-face with a past he can’t relive, and a present he may not survive.

4. Back Spin (1997)

A teenage boy is kidnapped – one that was born and raised on the Main Line but who vanished on the mean streets of Philadelphia. What’s more, he was last seen in a down-town cheater’s hotel.

The boys Mother, superstar golfer Linda Coldren, enlists sports agent Myron Bolitar to unravel the mystery.

Molitar must navigate his way through both sides of the social divide in order to solve the case. Not to mention being hit with a raft of family skeletons that start coming out of the closet along the way..

5. One False Move (1998)

Myron’s career as a sports agent is ticking along nicely, and then he meets Brenda Slaughter, one of the hottest female sports stars around.

Brenda is funny, gorgeous and single.. and she’s also mislaid her agent.

When her father disappears, and the Mob comes knocking at her door, it soon becomes clear that powerful forces are at work. And the more Bolitar tries to help, the closer he gets to losing his heart, and his life…

6. The Final Detail (1999)

Myron Bolitar has messed up.

His job was to protect someone but she died.

He’s dropped out of life, and escaped to the Caribbean to hide from his guilt.

But now everything that he left behind has come back to haunt him.. a friend of his is in trouble, the murder kind of trouble.

The victim? One of Bolitar’s own clients.

7. Darkest Fear (1999)

Business is a struggle for Myron Bolitar, and his father has been unwell and is facing his own mortality.

Then Emily, an old flame, reappears in Myron’s life with devastating news.. her gravely ill teenage son, Jeremy, can only be saved by a bone-marrow transplant – but the all important donor has vanished without trace.

But there’s a bigger shock: Jeremy is Myron’s son, conceived the night before Emily’s wedding to another man.

Staggered by the news but needing to crack on, Myron begins his search for the missing donor. But this will expose a broken family, brutal kidnappings, and a cat-and-mouse game between the FBI and an ambitious reporter.

8. Promise Me (2006)

A frightened, lost young girl has called the one person who promised to help her if she needed it: Myron Bolitar.

He picks her up and – against his better judgment – is persuaded to drop her at an unknown address.

This is a mistake he lives to regret, as her wave goodbye from a darkened porch turns out to be the last time anyone will see her…

Driven by his own guilt and the desperation of her family, Bolitar decides to break his vow of six years and get involved in the search.

9. Long Lost (2009)

Myron arrives in Paris at the behest of an old lover, Terese, who is in deep trouble and needs his help.

Her husband has been murdered and she is the main suspect.

More than one blood-type is found by forensics, and the other blood can only be attributed to her daughter, but she died 10 years ago.

Did the daughter really die? Did Terese’s husband have a further child with someone else?

The truth is something no one anticipated…

10. Live Wire (2011)

A beautiful woman needs Myron’s help.

Suzze is eight months pregnant and in tears because her rock star husband has disappeared, and she’s worried that rumours about her baby’s paternity have driven him away.

For Myron Bolitar, questions of fatherhood hit close to home. His own father is extremely ill, and the brother who deserted the family years ago has resurfaced – with danger not far behind.

Myron is forced to confront deep secrets in Suzze’s past, his family’s mortality, and his own.

11. Home (2016)

10 years ago, two boys were kidnapped from a wealthy New Jersey family.

Now, one of the boys has been found, wandering the streets of London.

But he won’t say a word about what happened to him, and fundamental questions remain unanswered.

Who took him? Where has he been?

And, most importantly.. where is his missing friend?

12. Think Twice (2024)

The FBI are looking for a former client and rival of Myron’s, because their DNA has been linked to a high-profile double murder.

But they died three years ago – and Myron Bolitar should know because he gave the eulogy at his funeral.

The FBI don’t believe it, so Myron knows he needs to find answers.. quickly.

Could this ghost from Bolitar’s past still be alive?

As Myron and his close friend Win delve into what really happened, their world becomes ever more dangerous.