Harlan Coben

Harlan Coben

Bestselling American thriller writer ...

Harlan Coben was born and brought up in New Jersey. He graduated from Amherst College, where he majored in political science, after which he went to work for his grandfather's travel company.

While still at university, Coben realised he wanted to write for a living. His first book was accepted when he was 26. After publishing two stand-alone thrillers in his twenties (Play Dead in 1990 and Miracle Cure in 1991) he began a series featuring Myron Bolitar, a former basketball player turned sports agent who finds himself investigating murders involving his clients.

In 2001 he released his first stand-alone thriller since the creation of the Myron Bolitar series in 1995, Tell No One, which was followed by four more stand-alone novels. In 2006 Tell No One was filmed in France with Francois Cluzet and Kristin Scott Thomas.

Coben lives in New Jersey with his wife, Anne Armstrong-Coben MD, a pediatrician, and their four children.

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Name: Harlan Coben

Date of birth: 1962

Place of birth: Newark, New Jersey

Current Home: New Jersey

Education: Amherst College

Similar Authors: Dan Brown, Chris Mooney, Michael Connelly, Lee Child

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Live Wire

Live Wire

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Over the years, Myron Bolitar has walked a tight rope between sports agent, friend, problem solver and private eye, his big heart quick to defend his clients' interests so fiercely that he can't help but jump in to save them, no matter...
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Caught

Caught (Paperback)

by Harlan Coben

Format: Paperback 400 pages
Published: 01/02/2011
Publisher: Orion (an Imprint of The Orion Publishing Group Ltd )

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Seventeen-year-old Haley McWaid never gave her parents a moment's worry. Until one morning her mother wakes to find that Haley didn't come... Read more

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No Second Chance

No Second Chance (Paperback)

by Harlan Coben

Format: Paperback 400 pages
Published: 19/03/2009
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Marc Seidman's idyllic world is brutally ripped apart when he is gunned down in his home. Twelve days later he wakes up in hospital to learn... Read more

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Deal Breaker

Deal Breaker (Paperback)

by Harlan Coben

Format: Paperback 400 pages
Published: 25/06/2009
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Investigator and sports agent Myron Bolitar is poised on the edge of the big-time. So is Christian Steele, a rookie quarterback and Myron's... Read more

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Play Dead

Play Dead (Paperback)

by Harlan Coben

Format: Paperback 528 pages
Published: 24/06/2010
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Ex fashion model and successful business woman Laura Ayars' perfect world is shattered at a time which should have been the happiest of her... Read more

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Drop Shot

Drop Shot (Paperback)

by Harlan Coben

Format: Paperback 368 pages
Published: 14/05/2009
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The young woman was shot dead in cold blood, dropped outside the stadium, in front of a stand selling Moet for $7.50 a glass. Once her tennis career... Read more

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Promise Me

Promise Me (Paperback)

by Harlan Coben

Format: Paperback 480 pages
Published: 19/03/2009
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The 2am phone call is from a young, frightened, lost girl who has called the one adult who had promised to help her if she ever got into any... Read more

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The Innocent

The Innocent (Paperback)

by Harlan Coben

Format: Paperback 448 pages
Published: 19/03/2009
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Matt Hunter's life has already been blown apart once. A fight, a friend in trouble, and the dull crack of someone's skull on the concrete... Read more

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Tell No One (eBook)

Tell No One (eBook)

by Harlan Coben

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Published: 26/08/2010
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Eight years ago David Beck was knocked unconscious and left for dead, and his wife Elizabeth was kidnapped and murdered. Dr Beck re-lived the... Read more

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Play Dead (eBook)

Play Dead (eBook)

by Harlan Coben

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Published: 30/06/2010
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Ex-fashion model and successful business woman Laura Ayers' perfect world is shattered at a time which should have been the happiest of her... Read more

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Caught (eBook)

Caught (eBook)

by Harlan Coben

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Published: 15/04/2010
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The pulse-pounding new thriller from Harlan Coben. This stunning new thriller from Harlan Coben will not disappoint. As always, Coben's... Read more

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Just One Look (eBook)

Just One Look (eBook)

by Harlan Coben

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Published: 23/12/2009
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Grace Lawson is living a happy, straightforward life in the suburbs with her husband, Jack, and two young children. But that security is about... Read more

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The Innocent (eBook)

The Innocent (eBook)

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Published: 23/12/2009
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Matt Hunter's life has already been blown apart once. A fight, a friend in trouble, and the dull crack of someone's skull on the concrete... Read more

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Long Lost (eBook): Myron Bolitar Series, Book 9

Long Lost (eBook): Myron Bolitar Series, Book 9

by Harlan Coben

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Published: 30/04/2009
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Harlan Coben's millions of fans have waited three long years for a new Myron Bolitar novel and soon their patience will be rewarded in... Read more

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No Second Chance (eBook)

No Second Chance (eBook)

by Harlan Coben

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Published: 23/12/2009
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Marc Seidman's idyllic world is brutally ripped apart when he is gunned down in his home. Twelve days later he wakes up in hospital to learn... Read more

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The Woods (eBook)

The Woods (eBook)

by Harlan Coben

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Published: 23/12/2009
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Paul Copeland's sister went missing twenty years ago. Now raising a daughter alone, Cope balances family life with a career as a prosecutor.... Read more

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Play Dead

Play Dead (Audio CD)

by Harlan Coben, et al.

Format: Audio CD
Published: 30/09/2010
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Ex fashion model and successful business woman Laura Ayars' perfect world is shattered at a time which should have been the happiest of her... Read more

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Caught

Caught (Audio CD)

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Published: 15/04/2010
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This stunning new thriller from Harlan Coben will not disappoint. As always, Coben's masterful narrative will gently draw each reader in and... Read more


Long Lost

Long Lost (Audio CD)

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Published: 30/04/2009
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Myron Bolitar is summoned to Paris at the behest of an old lover, Therese. She is in trouble and needs his help. When he gets there, he discovers... Read more


The Woods

The Woods (Audio CD)

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Published: 01/05/2007
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Twenty years ago, four teenagers at summer camp walked into the woods at night. Two were found murdered, and the others were never seen again. Four... Read more

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Hold Tight

Hold Tight (Audio CD)

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Published: 17/04/2008
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Tia and Mike Baye never imagined they'd become the type of overprotective parents who spy on their kids. But their sixteen-year-old son Adam has... Read more

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Gone for Good

Gone for Good (Audio CD)

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Published: 03/07/2003
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Will Klein lost the love of his life and his brother in the same moment. On October 17, eleven years ago, Julie Miller was found brutally strangled... Read more


Miracle Cure

Miracle Cure (Audio CD)

by Harlan Coben, et al.

Format: Audio CD 13 pages
Published: 01/01/2011
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Harlan Coben's thrilling second novel. They were looking for a miracle cure...Sara Lowell and Michael Silverman are the ideal celebrity couple:... Read more

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