One of the most popular recent series features sports agent Myron Bolitar. Nope, he's not a private eye in the traditional sense, but in the act of protecting and defending his clients' interests, he ventures into some pretty familiar gumshoe turf.
Call him a troubleshooter/private eye.
A star college basketball player whose knee injury prevented him from turning pro, Myron turned to Harvard Law School grad and a second career as a big shot sports agent, whose clients seem to habitually get into some rather peculiar jams.
The novels all take place in the sports milieu, offering behind-the-scenes look at some of the seedier aspects of that world, from merchandising to drug abuse. Even Myron seems to be addicted to some fiendish chocolate substance ... Yoo-Hoo!
And, in true 90's fashion, Myron has a kickass sidekick for when the going gets tough: Win, a dapper, WASPy type who looks like he just stepped off the cover of GQ. Win is also the "top producer" or "number one producer" at Lock-Horne Securities on Park Avenue. In fact, Myron rents office space from Win for his own company, MBSportsReps (the MB stands for Myron Bolitar). As well, Win manages the investments of Myron's clients.
Myron met Win when they both attended Duke, where they were recruited by the FBI, and served as undercover investigators.
Not that Myron doen't need a little help himself. Besides Win, he relies on Esperanza, his saucy business associate. A gorgeous Latin woman, "Esperanza had been spotted by a modeling scout when she was 17, but her career took a few weird turns and she ended up making it big in the world of professional wrestling, where she'd been known as Little Pocohontas, the jewel of the Fabulous Ladies of Wrestling (FLOW) organization."
Jessica Culver is Myron's on-again/off-again girlfriend. She's a gorgeous woman and a famous writer who flits in and out of Myron's life, usually with disastrous results.
And, of course, there's Myron himself, who has more little surprises and quirks up his sleeve than a dog has fleas. I mean, how many kick-ass detectives still live with their parents? In the basement, no less? Source: The Thrilling Detective Web Site
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