Live Wire
by Harlan Coben
Orion, $39.99
Live Wire spins a twisted tale of love, deceit, suspense and murder.
The book follows private eye Myron Bolitar, who looks after high-profile celebrity clients, in a mysterious plot which weaves between his personal life and the disturbed existences of those he is paid to
look out for.
The conspiracy begins in classic style, where the first pages are a prelude to the last - Myron's father, Al, lays critically ill and Myron needs to decide whether "the ugliest truth is better than the prettiest lie". Will he reveal a dreadful secret that could destroy his dad?
Flash back six days earlier and retired tennis star Suzze T explodes on to the scene with a plea for help that Myron can't ignore.
Her rock star husband Lex has gone AWOL and left the pregnant starlet in despair and fearing the online rumours questioning the baby's paternity have pushed him over the edge. While Myron investigates and tries to reveal the person behind the malicious rumours, his own brother, who abandoned the family years ago, resurfaces ... danger lurks and people's lives are placed in jeopardy.
Myron is forced to confront Suzze's surreptitious past and his own role in the shocking finale.
A definite page-turner you'll struggle to put down.
