Home (Coben novel)
| Company type | Novel |
|---|---|
| Industry | Literature |
| Founded | 2016 |
| Founder | Harlan Coben |
| Products | Mystery and thriller novel |
Home is a 2016 mystery and thriller novel authored by American writer Harlan Coben. It represents the eleventh entry in the Myron Bolitar series, centering on the sports agent and crime investigator.
Taking place roughly a year after the events of Live Wire (2011), Home focuses on Win, who has spent that time in concealment. Additional character histories are elaborated in the Mickey Bolitar young adult spin-off novels, which serve as prequels to the narrative in Home.
Critical reviews emphasize appreciation for the introduction of fresh narrative viewpoints, notably chapters narrated from Win’s first-person perspective that deepen understanding of Myron’s associate. Critics also highlight the novel’s mixture of suspenseful and contemplative moods, skillfully balancing harshness with moments of compassion throughout the plot.
Plot summary
After spending a year underground, Win reaches out to Myron to inform him that he has found Patrick Moore, now aged 16. Patrick is one of two boys abducted a decade earlier from the residence of Brooke Baldwin—Win’s cousin. The other child taken was Rhys, Brooke’s six-year-old son. Following initial ransom communications, the kidnappers ceased contact. Patrick appears to be trapped within London’s sex trafficking network. With Win’s assistance, Myron manages to free Patrick but is unable to locate Rhys.
As their search for Rhys continues, Myron and Win recruit Mickey Bolitar along with his companions to help untangle the intricate relationships between the Moore and Baldwin families and confirm Patrick’s identity. When the full circumstances surrounding the abduction come to light, Myron must act swiftly to avert further calamity.
Main characters
- Myron Bolitar: former partner at MB Reps talent agency and occasional investigator of crimes
- Windsor Horne "Win" Lockwood III: affluent proprietor of Locke-Horne Securities & Investments; Myron’s closest friend and collaborator
- Patrick Moore: one of two boys kidnapped from wealthy families ten years earlier, alongside Rhys Baldwin, Win’s nephew
- Fat Gandhi (Christopher Allan Weeks): human trafficker based in London who initially holds Patrick—and possibly Rhys—captive
- Nancy Moore: mother of Patrick
- Hunter Moore: Patrick’s father and Nancy’s former spouse
- Brooke Baldwin: Rhys’s mother and cousin to Win
- Chick Baldwin: father of Rhys and husband to Brooke
- Mickey Bolitar: high schooler; son of Brad and Kitty Bolitar; nephew to Myron Bolitar
- Ema Wyatt: Mickey’s gothic girlfriend; daughter of actress Angelica Wyatt and an unidentified father revealed later in the story
- Spoon: technology specialist assisting Mickey with digital investigations into Patrick and Rhys’s cases
- Teresa Collins: ex-CNN anchorwoman, engaged to Myron and wed by the conclusion of the novel