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Gagner n'est pas jouer

Gagner n'est pas jouer

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  • Create Date：2022-10-10 03:52:36
  • Update Date：2025-09-06
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  • Author：Harlan Coben
  • ISBN：2266323660
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Summary

Un vieil homme est sauvagement assassiné à New York。 À ses côtés， une toile de maître disparue depuis vingt ans et une valise portant les inscriptions WHL III。
Windsor Horne Lockwood III。
Win。 Un privé aux méthodes très spéciales， héritier d'une influente famille américaine。
Quel lien entre ce crime abject et les Lockwood ？
Si le FBI peine à comprendre， Win sait qu’il tient ici la chance de résoudre enfin l’énigme de l’enlèvement de sa cousine， survenu vingt ans plus tôt lors du vol du tableau。 Il faut dire qu’il a trois atouts qui manquent au FBI : un lien personnel avec l’affaire， une grande fortune， et un sens de la justice qui n’appartient qu’à lui…

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Reviews

Margaret M Knepper ，

Good reader。 An overly complicated book。The kind of book you finish， but have lost track of the different twists。 I wasn’t a fan of the main character， but I don’t think I was supposed to like him。

Graham Farrar ，

Harlan Coben is 1 of my favourite writers and always loved the Myron Bolitar series。 Win is such a good character。 Read this book fast， a real page turner with a great story。 The reason for low review found the constant description of details of cars， planes， buildings， clothes etc unnecessary。

Astrid Jakobs ，

3。25/5Harlan Coben is a good writer and his books are generally good， but I just couldn't connect with this protagonist。 Win is a rich playboy whose missing family art piece is found in a murdered hoarder's apartment。 This leads Win into a twisted web of 60s radicals， family secrets， and murder most foul。 3。25/5Harlan Coben is a good writer and his books are generally good， but I just couldn't connect with this protagonist。 Win is a rich playboy whose missing family art piece is found in a murdered hoarder's apartment。 This leads Win into a twisted web of 60s radicals， family secrets， and murder most foul。 。。。more

Gary Taylor ，

Great introduction to a character you read so much about in other books。

Mahsa Mohammadi ，

لینک دریافت از طاقچهتریلر روانشناختی بسیار جذاب که تا لحظه آخر قابل حدس نیست。 هم عاشقانه هم معماییداستانی از ترس، انتظار، ابهام شخصیت پردازی‌ دقیق و روند تند و هیجانی داستان از نقاط قوت این کتاب است。به کسانی که دوست‌دار ژانر معمایی و درام هستند پیشنهاد می‌کنم。

Anne Leilani ，

3。5

Lee Dawson ，

I've tended to only read Coben's standalone books as I wasn't a huge fan of Myron Bolitar。 With this new series being based on Myron's best friend， Win， I wasn't too hyped for it。 Then I found myself at the airport sans reading materials and grabbed this one in a rush。 Super stoked I did。I realized I wasn't a huge fan of Myron because he was too perfect of a character。 I like Win much more with his gray areas and rough edges。 He operates on a moral code that allows him to do some fairly question I've tended to only read Coben's standalone books as I wasn't a huge fan of Myron Bolitar。 With this new series being based on Myron's best friend， Win， I wasn't too hyped for it。 Then I found myself at the airport sans reading materials and grabbed this one in a rush。 Super stoked I did。I realized I wasn't a huge fan of Myron because he was too perfect of a character。 I like Win much more with his gray areas and rough edges。 He operates on a moral code that allows him to do some fairly questionable things。 I like those questions。 I like that he asks them of himself and the reader。As for the mystery， Coben had enough plot threads that made it tough to guess the full plot and made for a fun read。 I'm excited for the next in the series。 。。。more

Brian ，

Solid 3。5 stars。 I could easily have rated it 4 stars if the story was more interesting （I’m specifically talking about the subject matter … not the plot or character development）。Coben did a very good job with a character who can be repulsive at times。 Would definitely consider reading other books in the series。

Beryl Eichenberger ，

I hadn't read a Harlan Coben for ages and I really enjoy the various series on Netflix。 So I approached this with interest。 Corben's plots are intelligent and his characters usually pretty amenable。 In Win， I found myself disliking the main protagonist of the title name。 Windsor Horne Lockwood 111 is an arrogant， hugely wealthy， slightly effete character whose privilege allows him to pursue a course of unorthodox justice。 A sort of modern day super hero with an irritating habit of answering the I hadn't read a Harlan Coben for ages and I really enjoy the various series on Netflix。 So I approached this with interest。 Corben's plots are intelligent and his characters usually pretty amenable。 In Win， I found myself disliking the main protagonist of the title name。 Windsor Horne Lockwood 111 is an arrogant， hugely wealthy， slightly effete character whose privilege allows him to pursue a course of unorthodox justice。 A sort of modern day super hero with an irritating habit of answering the phone with 'Articulate'。 That aside I liked the fact he was righting the wrongs for abused women， tackling （literally） men who were never going to see the inside of a court - a vigilante is more how I would describe him。 Getting past the ethics， after all this is a story， Win always wins！！ When a recluse is found murdered and in his possession is a briefcase bearing Win's initials and a Vermeer painting， stolen some 20 years ago when his cousin Patricia was kidnapped， Win is on the trail。 Family image is everything and Win is not going to allow that to be tarnished。 With help from his FBI friends， it's a racy story with loads of twists and turns and some softness when Win's mask slips。 A fast read with the potential of a great TV series。 Thank you to Penguin Random House for the review copy。 。。。more

Jennifer Hall ，

Didn't love it， didn't hate it。 I would give 3。5。 The main character is interesting。 I wanted to like him， but he was a bit too cocky and dry for me。 I almost warmed to him but couldn't。 It's funny because I thought his "best friend" was an alter ego for half the book lol Then I heard there are other books where the best friend is the main character， so maybe I would like Win as the supporting character。 The story was just ok for me。 Didn't love it， didn't hate it。 I would give 3。5。 The main character is interesting。 I wanted to like him， but he was a bit too cocky and dry for me。 I almost warmed to him but couldn't。 It's funny because I thought his "best friend" was an alter ego for half the book lol Then I heard there are other books where the best friend is the main character， so maybe I would like Win as the supporting character。 The story was just ok for me。 。。。more

Cris ，

Antigamente adorava Harlan Coben。 Era o meu autor favorito há uns 20 anos atrás。 Os últimos que li dele foram todos uma desilusão。 E este infelizmente também não foi uma grande leitura。Detestei o personagem principal， que dá o nome ao livro。 Arrogante e egocêntrico， só sabe auto elogiar-se， num discurso desprezível。A escrita também não me conquistou。 Não gosto de livros em que a personagem fala diretamente com o leitor。 Em alguns consigo abstrair-me disso。 Mas neste， a conversa dele é sempre tão Antigamente adorava Harlan Coben。 Era o meu autor favorito há uns 20 anos atrás。 Os últimos que li dele foram todos uma desilusão。 E este infelizmente também não foi uma grande leitura。Detestei o personagem principal， que dá o nome ao livro。 Arrogante e egocêntrico， só sabe auto elogiar-se， num discurso desprezível。A escrita também não me conquistou。 Não gosto de livros em que a personagem fala diretamente com o leitor。 Em alguns consigo abstrair-me disso。 Mas neste， a conversa dele é sempre tão absurdamente egocêntrica que foi impossível ignorar esse factor。Estive quase para desistir mas havia tanta gente a ter gostado do livro que decidi insistir。 A partir de meio melhorou um pouco。 Mas apenas pela história em si que começou a ter algum interesse。Só as reviravoltas da história me conseguiram cativar e salvar o livro da uma estrela que tinha tão certa até meio do livro。 Apesar de surpreendentes e muito imprevisíveis， as reviravoltas não me permitem elevar a nota deste livro a mais do que algo muito mediano。Se gostarem deste género de personagem talvez consigam apreciar bem mais do que eu。 。。。more

Jacquelyn Schingeck ，

I did not enjoy this book anywhere close to other Harlan Coben books。 This story was indeed all about Windsor Horne Lockwood III aka Win。 It cast Win not only as a super rich individual who was great friends with Myron Bolivar but Myron was not in this story。 Win was shown as someone who had no conscience if he decided he was righting a wrong - showed no mercy to the guilty party either。 I thought the book was too long - it was based on Win trying to solve a mystery that took place many years be I did not enjoy this book anywhere close to other Harlan Coben books。 This story was indeed all about Windsor Horne Lockwood III aka Win。 It cast Win not only as a super rich individual who was great friends with Myron Bolivar but Myron was not in this story。 Win was shown as someone who had no conscience if he decided he was righting a wrong - showed no mercy to the guilty party either。 I thought the book was too long - it was based on Win trying to solve a mystery that took place many years before when 2 priceless paintings were stolen from his family and his cousin was taken hostage。 The entire book follows up on trying to determine who was responsible and where they are now。 。。。more

Carol ，

Good story， Win is abominable！

Christine Zeuner ，

I love this character and loved this book

D Mullin ，

too slowbook dances around the entire length。 Difficult to follow and hold interest。 Ending is anticlamatic。 i have been a follower of auther， but this was a dissapointment。

Carrie ，

I usually can’t put down Harlan coven but this time I could。 This was way too many story lines。

Rick Newman ，

Harlan Coben is never bad， but this was not one of his best efforts。Not the page turner that he usually is。

Charlene ，

Harlan Coben need not be embarrassed about this book。 It is well-written and interesting。 But I don’t much like Win and I didn’t much care about his quest。

Rennie ，

Charismatic main character， if a bit overdrawn， and the story unwound to a reasonable ending but I am not sure I would read more as I am female。。 To me， it seemed that the female characters were there to illustrate aspects of Win's character as opposed to being fleshed out to be real people。 Charismatic main character， if a bit overdrawn， and the story unwound to a reasonable ending but I am not sure I would read more as I am female。。 To me， it seemed that the female characters were there to illustrate aspects of Win's character as opposed to being fleshed out to be real people。 。。。more

Celt1958 ，

Quick read， fast paced suspense novel。

James Holden ，

The misery and mystic of Windsor Horne Lockwood the 3rd's family。 The secrets that end up in murder。 The misery and mystic of Windsor Horne Lockwood the 3rd's family。 The secrets that end up in murder。 。。。more

Nev Fountain ，

Excellent stuff。 Beautifully written and plotted。

Phairlever Pierson ，

Coben is a pro， but too much of a pro。 The conceit of the protagonist， Win， is: 1） he's uber wealthy， in perfect shape， elfinly beautiful， a martial arts superhero， has sex with whoever he wants whenever he wants; 2） he is a vigilante; 3） he talks directly to the reader， at one point calling what he is writing a novel， which breaks the fourth wall painfully。 You know at that point this is not a real story， but one written by Coben， a fiction， which we already know of course， but the writer has t Coben is a pro， but too much of a pro。 The conceit of the protagonist， Win， is: 1） he's uber wealthy， in perfect shape， elfinly beautiful， a martial arts superhero， has sex with whoever he wants whenever he wants; 2） he is a vigilante; 3） he talks directly to the reader， at one point calling what he is writing a novel， which breaks the fourth wall painfully。 You know at that point this is not a real story， but one written by Coben， a fiction， which we already know of course， but the writer has to stand up and say， "Hello， don't forget， this book is about me。" There are more facets to the conceit， but these are so worn out as to be almost comical， except for the fourth wall thing， which is absolutely brutal。 They wear thin quickly， but not greatly so。 The book is a quick read， has almost no superfluousness， and is a decent story with good characters （if you're down with The Batperson）。 The guy can definitely write， but it's the same old stuff I've seen countless times。 Why Coben felt it necessary for Win to call this writing a novel， by addressing the reader with this info， is beyond me。 It could have been a long missive that seemed like a real thing， but he makes sure we know it's fiction。 The only thing this accomplishes is to draw needless attention to the writer。 Some might find it cool。 I find it odious， a huge turnoff， but I guess he has his reasons （boundless ego）。 It's all tongue in cheek and wonderfully droll and 。。。 ugh。 The book passes the time fairly well without making me think the writer is terrible， which he isn't， but I have no interest in anything else he's done。 The last line in the book is really good。 I laughed and thought how cool the book is。 Then I thought some more and realized I'm never reading another one。 Formulaic， predictable， staid， pretty much the same as twenty or so books I've read by this kind writer， none of whom I've liked。 Clancy， Cussler， Coben， et al。 Braggarts all。 。。。more

MELANIE ，

Un tableau volé retrouvé sur les lieux d'un meurtre ravive un drame familial pour Win， le riche héritier de la famille Lockwood。 Win， que nous connaissons bien à travers la série Myron Bolitar a enfin son propre roman ！Win est un personnage qui m'intrigue depuis le début， proche de la psychopathie， mais étrangement fidèle en amitié。 C'est le genre de personnage détestable mais qui， dans un roman， devient presque attachant。 J'étais donc curieuse d'en savoir plus à son sujet et j'ai beaucoup aimé Un tableau volé retrouvé sur les lieux d'un meurtre ravive un drame familial pour Win， le riche héritier de la famille Lockwood。 Win， que nous connaissons bien à travers la série Myron Bolitar a enfin son propre roman ！Win est un personnage qui m'intrigue depuis le début， proche de la psychopathie， mais étrangement fidèle en amitié。 C'est le genre de personnage détestable mais qui， dans un roman， devient presque attachant。 J'étais donc curieuse d'en savoir plus à son sujet et j'ai beaucoup aimé ce roman。 Le suspens est maintenu jusqu'au bout， c'est tordu à souhait et Win est conforme à lui-même， avec un sens de la justice qui n'appartient qu'à lui。 On retrouve le sens de l'ironie et du sarcasme de Myron Bolitar。 Je ne sais pas comment ce roman peut être perçu par quelqu'un qui n'aurait pas lu les romans avec Myron， car même si l'intrigue n'a aucun rapport， la psychologie de Win est centrale à l'histoire。 En bref， je suis ravie d'avoir enfin lu ce roman et je le conseille à tous les fans de Myron Bolitar。 。。。more

Candace ，

4+🌟

Lisa Benbow ，

I'm so glad I persevered with this book。 It was very well written and full of twists and turns。 Right up to the very end。 A complete page turner of a novel。 Xx I'm so glad I persevered with this book。 It was very well written and full of twists and turns。 Right up to the very end。 A complete page turner of a novel。 Xx 。。。more

Dan Callahan ，

Just a great read。 Wish Harlan would do more of Win / Myron。

Vicki Willis ，

I really enjoyed this one。 I liked that though it alluded to Myron， it didn't actually have him in it。 I always liked Win as a character in all the books and loved that he ended up with his own story this time。 He was completely Win！ So much fun to read about。 The mystery was good。 I wasn't able to figure it out right away。 This author is always a go to for me and this book was no different。 I really enjoyed this one。 I liked that though it alluded to Myron， it didn't actually have him in it。 I always liked Win as a character in all the books and loved that he ended up with his own story this time。 He was completely Win！ So much fun to read about。 The mystery was good。 I wasn't able to figure it out right away。 This author is always a go to for me and this book was no different。 。。。more

Philip Parker ，

WIN makes a great character。 I always enjoyed him in the Myron Bolitar series。

Leon ，

Good storyline。 Plenty of suspense， twists and turns。 Win is an interesting guy。 I always like Coben and I would read another 'Windsor Horne Lockwood III' novel。 Good storyline。 Plenty of suspense， twists and turns。 Win is an interesting guy。 I always like Coben and I would read another 'Windsor Horne Lockwood III' novel。 。。。more

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