Win: From the #1 bestselling creator of the hit Netflix series Stay Close

Windsor Horne Lockwood III (Win for short) has long since being a favourite character of mine featuring in the long-running the Myron Bolitar books and so I was incredibly excited to hear that he was being given his own stand alone book.Excited though I was, I was also a little apprehensive. As the ‘sidekick’ would Win have the depth to carry his own book? And would the book be lacking without the banter provided by the Myron and Win partnership, which for me has always been a highlight.And I’m happy to answer a resounding ‘yes’ to both questions!Win seems to have been given more to do in more recent books than just be the sidekick, and I think that it was timely preparation for this novel. The close first person narrative adds new depth to Win as his inner most feelings are on display in a way they never would be disclosed in a 1:1 conversation with Myron. I can’t even say that I missed Myron too much. He was mentioned throughout as you would expect – to not mention him would just be odd, but he doesn’t make an appearance. Their relationship is a real highlight of the Myron Bolitar novels, their chalk and cheese personalities and fierce loyalty to one another making for a perfect pairing. However, the witty narrative more than made up for his absence to the point that I found I wasn’t even thinking about Myron.The plot is classic Harlan Coben, with the past and the present colliding with mysteries to be solved and tantalising secrets and lies to be uncovered in the process. Whilst the storyline was compelling enough, I can’t in all honesty say that it was one of my favourites from the author. I did enjoy the way in which it tied into the history of the Lockwood family which allowed the reader to dig a little deeper into the history of Win and his family, which, alongside the deep dive into the mind of Win, helped to make some sort of sense of a character who has long since bordered on the edge of psychopathic tendencies!A very enjoyable read, and an intriguing new angle on an established series. I really hope that this won’t be the last stand alone novel that Win features in!

I love Harlan Cobens books, well, usually I do. This one is OK but certainly not up there with his best. Mi lost interest in what was going on and who the lead character was. Generally, the plots to previous books fall roughly in the scope of believable, I didn’t believe any of this and what’s more I really didn’t care too much either.Fingers crossed the next one is an improvement or HC will be another author consigned to Room 101 along with Lee Child!

I've read every single Harlan Coben book at least twice, sometime three times and was really looking forward to WINUnfortunately, for the 1st time I was disappointed.Is Harlan too involved in writing for TV shows now? because that is how WIN came across to me.It's almost as though the end of every chapter is the end of a TV episode.The 9.85 made me shout out loud, but WIN telling us who he was all the time became tiring.I said when I finished Home that it felt like the perfect ending to the Myron and Win series, I think I was probably right :(Will there be more? If so, I hope they are not in the same style as WIN.

Perfect. A nice touch to focus on Win. This guy is a master, there’s a reason so many of his books are being turned into mini series. Strong plot, interesting psychological insights, usual snippets of humour. If you’ve never read Coban he’s a real must, he also writes in a more varied way than many authors, not so formulaic, the Micky Bolitar series is a good example. He will often surprise you. He got me at the first book and I haven’t wavered once, nor have I read a single, even vaguely not as good, book.

I have read many Harlan Coben books where Win has been the Joe Pike to Myron Bolitar's Elvis Cole. But Win is not as interesting as Joe Pike and I felt that Mr. Coben spent a bit too much time and effort telling us in numerous ways that the super-rich can have and do what they want. I think that he could be strengthened quite considerably as a character by experiencing some frustration.