Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel

Fifteen-year-old Mickey Bolitar is sent to live with his Uncle Myron after the death of Mickey's father and the placement of his mother in a rehab facility. Mickey meets Ashley Kent when he attends the early orientation for new high school students. However, when school opens,she isn't there. Since Mickey has lost so many people that were close to him, he decides to investigate what happened to Ashley. In his investigation, he's aided by two outcasts from his high school whom he has befriended. Spoon, the nerdy kid who is the janitor's son and the eccentric and humorous character, Ema. She's an overweight student who is a goth with shoe polish black hair, tattoos, dark clothing and pale skin, all bundled up with a sense of humor that makes her endearing and someone the reader will be curious to learn more about. Mickey also has dealings with a mysterious elderly neighbor known as Bat Lady who makes an announcement about his father. With a wonderful author like Harlan Coben, this story is, as the reader would expect, well done, entertaining and an easy read. Mickey Bolitar is a refreshing character who is a complete package. He's six foot four, knows martial arts, has a curiosity about detection and is empathetic toward people who are picked on. He's someone who will take his place in YA literature of today.

This book has so many twists, I couldn't put it down, but at the same time, I had to just to take everything in I had read so far. The end of the book is chilling and I'm starting the second book today. This has to be one of my favorite books ever. It was brilliant. There is also a third book out now called Found.

I'm not really a big book reader but I got really bored and just started reading this book and it kept just getting better and better now its one of my favorite books ever a lot of plat twist with a chilling ending ..great book