Long Lost by Harlan Coben

I am a fan of Coben's books.  Not a huge, get on the waiting list fan, but I tend to like what I read of his.  This was the second book I picked up the other day at WHPL while my son was upstairs.  It is a sequel apparently, but that did not hinder my understanding.  There were a few references to prior events, but not enough to confuse a new reader.   

Myron, a sort of sports agent sort of private investigator sort of lost soul, gets a call from a former lover.  Terese is in Paris and needs help.  She doesn't elaborate.  Having just been dumped by his longtime girlfriend, Myron sets off for Paris to find and help Terese.

Along the way, we meet Win--a rich, and I mean super rich--eccentric who likes young Asians and old Scotch.  He's comic relief in a really weird sort of way.  We also meet Terese's now remarried ex-husband, who has serious issues, his new wife and child, a Muslim radical nicknamed Dr. Death, and two former female pro wrestlers: Big Cindy and Esperanza.

The story is a crime thriller, but it gets off on the slow side.  Things pick up mid-book in my opinion.  Imagine a wickedly evil radical Muslim terrorist group masquerading as a right wing Conservative Christian group.  Save the Angels' mission is to end abortion, stem-cell research, and place unwanted IVF embryos with adoptive families.  I won't spoil what the group is really up to.  It's downright scary that it could be true and actually happen.

Note there are allusions to sex, but nothing mentioned outright.  There are also references to post-9/11 torture styles, but nothing overly graphic. 

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