PROMISE ME

Worrying about the teenaged daughter of his girlfriend and some of her friends, who have been riding with drunk drivers, former Boston Celtics star Myron Bolitar promises to come and get them, wherever they are at any time, no questions asked. True to his word, after a late-night phone call, he picks up one girl and drives her to a friend's house. The next day she is reported missing, and Bolitar becomes a suspect. He needs all his wits to untangle what began as a well-intentioned promise. Harlan Coben is a master storyteller and an enthusiastic reader. However, his convoluted plot with its fascinating multilayered characters would have benefited from the subtlety and finesse of a professional voice actor. S.J.H. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine [Published: AUG/ SEP 06]