What Coben does best is take readers into his characters'hearts and minds... A satisfying story, and those who love Cohen s novels---he counts former president Bill Clinton and The Da Vinci Code author Dan Brown among his fans---will happily root for The Innocent.

That's how long it's been since entertainment agent Myron Bolitar last played hero. In six years he hasn't thrown a punch or even held, much less fired, a gun. But all that is about to change...because of a promise.

When he stops two neighborhood high school girls from getting into a car with a drunk driver, Myron makes them promise to call him if they are ever in a bind and need someone to pick them up---someone who is not their parents.Several nights later, the call comes at two in the morning.The next day, a girl is missing and Myron is the last person to have seen her. Now, in a desperate attempt to fulfill a wellintentioned promise gone nightmarishly wrong, Myron must become a hero again to save a young girl's life.