Feature Book of the Week Shelter by Harlan Coben

Tuesday, October 23, 2012


FEATURE BOOK OF THE WEEK


Mickey 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.



AUTHOR GUEST POST BY HARLAN COBEN


"You all rock. I don't want you to spend your time reading a long introduction -- I want you to spend your time reading SHELTER (and the upcoming sequel SECONDS AWAY).


Enjoy."


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

With 50 million books in print worldwide, Harlan Coben’s last five consecutive novels, STAY CLOSE, LIVE WIRE, CAUGHT, LONG LOST and HOLD TIGHT all debuted at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list and lists around the world. His first Young Adult novel SHELTER was just released in paperback, and the second in the Mickey Bolitar series, SECONDS AWAY, will be out September 18th. His books are published in 41 languages around the globe and have been number one bestsellers in over a dozen countries.
Winner of the Edgar AwardShamus Award and Anthony Award – the first author to win all three – international bestselling author Harlan Coben’s critically-acclaimed novels have been called “ingenious” (New York Times), “poignant and insightful” (Los Angeles Times), “consistently entertaining” (Houston Chronicle), “superb” (Chicago Tribune) and “must reading” (Philadelphia Inquirer).
Harlan’s novel TELL NO ONE has been turned into the commercial and critical smash hit French film of the same name, starring Francois Cluzet and Kristin Scott Thomas. The movie was the top box office foreign-language film of the year in USA, won the Lumiere (French Golden Globe) for best picture and was nominated for nine Cesars (French Oscar) and won four, including best actor, best director and best music. To see the trailer, click here and for stills and to see Harlan appearing in the film, visit our gallery page. The movie is now available in DVD and Blu-Ray. An American/Hollywood remake is in the works.
In his first books, Coben immersed himself in the exploits of sports agent Myron Bolitar. Critics loved the series, saying, “You race to turn pages…both suspenseful and often surprisingly funny” (People). After seven books Coben wanted to try something different. “I came up with a great idea that simply would not work for Myron,” says Coben. The result was the critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller TELL NO ONE, which became the most decorated thriller of 2001 – nominated for an Edgar, an Anthony, a Macavity, a Nero, and a Barry; winner of the Audie Award for Best Audio Mystery/Suspense Book (read by Steven Weber); and a #1 hardcover book on the Book Sense 76 list. Coben followed the success of TELL NO ONE with the blockbuster New York Times bestsellers GONE FOR GOOD (2002), NO SECOND CHANCE (2003), and JUST ONE LOOK (2004) and THE INNOCENT (2005). Bookspan, recognizing Coben’s broad international appeal, named NO SECOND CHANCE its first ever International Book of the Month in 2003 – the Main Selection in 15 different countries.
Coben was the first writer in more than a decade to be invited to write fiction for the NEW YORK TIMES op-ed page. His Father’s Day short story, THE KEY TO MY FATHER, appeared June 15, 2003.  His essays and columns have appeared in many top publications including the New York Times, Parade Magazine and Bloomberg Views.
Since his critically-acclaimed Myron Bolitar series debuted in 1995, Harlan Coben has won the Mystery Writers of America’s Edgar Allan Poe Award and was nominated for the Edgar two other times. Harlan also won the Anthony Award at the World Mystery Conference, was nominated for another Anthony Award, won the Shamus Award by the Private Eye Writers of America, was nominated for another Shamus, and was twice nominated for the Dilys Award by the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association.
In the United Kingdom, his novel ONE FALSE MOVE earned him the prestigious “Fresh Talent Award”, given annually by Great Britain’s largest bookstore chain, W. H. Smith, and GONE FOR GOOD won the W. H. SMITH “Thumping Good Read” Award. In France, TELL NO ONE (NE LE DIS A PERSONE) won Le Grand Prix des Lectrices de Elle for fiction. His novels have been PEOPLE magazine Page-Turners of the Week and a Publishers Weekly Best of the Year pick.
Harlan was born in Newark, New Jersey. After graduating from Amherst College a political science major, Harlan worked in the travel industry. He now lives in New Jersey with his wife, Anne Armstrong-Coben MD, a pediatrician, and their four children. (author bio and picture retrieved from author's website)

Thanks to Mr. Coben for taking time out of his busy schedule to participate in this years Feature Book of the Week.

34 Delicious Comments:

Anonymous said...

I love a good mystery

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Anonymous said...


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It took me only 2 days to read this wonderful book!!

Anonymous said...

This was a great book and an exciting read. I loved Mickey and his new friends.

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Naida Steadfast said...

This was a great book and I loved every second of it.I loved the mystery of missing Ashley and I'm ready for the sequel.

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Anonymous said...

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i thought this book was really good i love this book it took me a day to read it i was so into the book i couldnt put down keep up the the great work

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looks good, sounds good, and I've heard this is good, SO IT MUST BE GOOD!
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awsome read if you like action
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loooved this book!!!!
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where did the author get this stuff!
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cant beleive the ending
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they were sooo mean to Ema!!!
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great plot
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Anonymous said...

he was soo brave. i hope he ends up ok

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it was such a good book
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Ema was a good character
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spoon was soo weird. i can be your donkey?
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i cant believe bat lady
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i couldnt wait to read this book
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such a good book!!!!
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Anonymous said...

THERE ARE MORE QUESTIONS THAN ANSWERS.....
P.S The sequel is AMAZING!
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GO PANTHERS!!!!!

Anonymous said...

I loved this book! So exciting! I love how Mickey calls his friend 'Spoon'. The bat lady kind of confused me at the beginning, but then, I was thinking "Ohhhhhhh!"

It's a great book if you haven't read it! I can't wait to read the sequel!

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i loove this book!!!
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i cant believe it!!!
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reading it again. SOOO good
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wonderfullllll book!
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this book was grrrreat!!!
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i just keep checking it out
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this book is cuh-razy!!!
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ps GOOOO WILDCATS!!!!

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I liked this book a lot. It was so full of action and suspense!

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Anonymous said...

SUSPENSEFUL STORY!!!!!!!!!!!!

~HWMS

 
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