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Harlan Coben

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Harlan Coben

Harlan Coben (born January 4, 1962) is an American writer of mystery novels and thrillers. The plots of his novels often involve the resurfacing of unresolved or misinterpreted events in the past, murders, or fatal accidents and have multiple twists. Twelve of his novels have been adapted for film and television. Coben has won an Edgar Award, a Shamus Award, and an Anthony Award—the first author to receive all three. His books have been translated into 46 languages and sold over 90 million copies.

Infobox

Born
(1962-01-04) January 4, 1962 (age 63)Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation
Author
Alma mater
Amherst College
Period
1990–present
Genre
Mystery, thriller
Notable works
Myron Bolitar series of novels
Notable awards
Anthony Award (1996), Edgar Award and Shamus Award (1997)
Spouse
Anne Helen Armstrong
Children
4

Tables

· Bibliography
1997
1999
The Final Detail
2000
Darkest Fear
2006
2007
The Woods
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
Seconds Away
2013
Six Years
2014
Found
Wilde
Role(s)
2020
Notes
The Boy from the Woods
2016
The Magical Fantastical Fridge
2017
Don't Let Go
2019
Run Away
2022
The Match
Windsor Horne Lockwood III(2nd Myron Bolitar spin-off series)
Role(s)
2021
Notes
Win
Standalone novels
Role(s)
1990
Notes
Play Dead
2023
I Will Find You
2024
Think Twice
Mickey Bolitar(1st Myron Bolitar spin-off series)
Role(s)
2011
Notes
Shelter
2025
Nobody's Fool
Gone Before Goodbye
Series
Year
Title
Myron Bolitar
1995
Deal Breaker
1996
Drop Shot
Fade Away
1997
Back Spin
1998
One False Move
1999
The Final Detail
2000
Darkest Fear
2006
Promise Me
2009
Long Lost
2011
Live Wire
2016
Home
2024
Think Twice
Mickey Bolitar(1st Myron Bolitar spin-off series)
2011
Shelter
2012
Seconds Away
2014
Found
Wilde
2020
The Boy from the Woods
2022
The Match
Windsor Horne Lockwood III(2nd Myron Bolitar spin-off series)
2021
Win
Standalone novels
1990
Play Dead
1991
Miracle Cure
2001
Tell No One
2002
Gone for Good
2003
No Second Chance
2004
Just One Look
2005
The Innocent
2007
The Woods
2008
Hold Tight
2010
Caught
2012
Stay Close
2013
Six Years
2014
Missing You
2015
The Stranger
2016
The Magical Fantastical Fridge
Fool Me Once
2017
Don't Let Go
2019
Run Away
2023
I Will Find You
2025
Nobody's Fool
2025
Gone Before Goodbye
· Awards
Deal Breaker
Deal Breaker
Work
Deal Breaker
Year & Award
1996 Anthony Awards
Category
Paperback Original
Result
Won
1996 Edgar Allan Poe Award
1996 Edgar Allan Poe Award
Work
1996 Edgar Allan Poe Award
Year & Award
Paperback Original
Category
Shortlisted
Fade Away
Fade Away
Work
Fade Away
Year & Award
1997 Anthony Awards
Category
Paperback Original
Result
Nominated
1997 Barry Award
1997 Barry Award
Work
1997 Barry Award
Year & Award
Paperback Original
Category
Nominated
1997 Dilys Award
1997 Dilys Award
Work
1997 Dilys Award
Category
Nominated
1997 Edgar Allan Poe Award
1997 Edgar Allan Poe Award
Work
1997 Edgar Allan Poe Award
Year & Award
Paperback Original
Category
Won
1997 Shamus Award
1997 Shamus Award
Work
1997 Shamus Award
Year & Award
P.I. Paperback Original
Category
Won
Back Spin
Back Spin
Work
Back Spin
Year & Award
1998 Barry Award
Category
Paperback Original
Result
Won
1998 Dilys Award
1998 Dilys Award
Work
1998 Dilys Award
Category
Nominated
1998 Shamus Award
1998 Shamus Award
Work
1998 Shamus Award
Year & Award
P.I. Paperback Original
Category
Nominated
"A Simple Philosophy"
"A Simple Philosophy"
Work
"A Simple Philosophy"
Year & Award
1999 Anthony Awards
Category
Short Story
Result
Nominated
1999 Macavity Awards
1999 Macavity Awards
Work
1999 Macavity Awards
Year & Award
Mystery Short Story
Category
Finalist
Tell No One
Tell No One
Work
Tell No One
Year & Award
2002 Anthony Awards
Category
Novel
Result
Nominated
2002 Macavity Awards
2002 Macavity Awards
Work
2002 Macavity Awards
Year & Award
Mystery Novel
Category
Finalist
2002 Edgar Allan Poe Award
2002 Edgar Allan Poe Award
Work
2002 Edgar Allan Poe Award
Year & Award
Novel
Category
Shortlisted
2002 Barry Award
2002 Barry Award
Work
2002 Barry Award
Year & Award
Novel
Category
Nominated
2002 Audie Awards
2002 Audie Awards
Work
2002 Audie Awards
Year & Award
Mystery
Category
Won
2003 Grand prix des lectrices de Elle
2003 Grand prix des lectrices de Elle
Work
2003 Grand prix des lectrices de Elle
Year & Award
Crime Fiction
Category
Won
The Woods
The Woods
Work
The Woods
Year & Award
2007 Crime Writers' Association
Category
Ian Fleming Steel Dagger
Result
Shortlisted
Hold Tight
Hold Tight
Work
Hold Tight
Year & Award
2009 International Thriller Writers Awards
Category
Thriller of the Year
Result
Nominated
2009 Crimefest Awards
2009 Crimefest Awards
Work
2009 Crimefest Awards
Year & Award
Sounds of Crime Award
Category
Nominated
Long Lost
Long Lost
Work
Long Lost
Year & Award
2010 International Thriller Writers Awards
Category
Hardcover Novel
Result
Nominated
Live Wire
Live Wire
Work
Live Wire
Year & Award
2010 RBA Prize for Crime Writing
Result
Won
2011 Goodreads Choice Awards
2011 Goodreads Choice Awards
Work
2011 Goodreads Choice Awards
Year & Award
Mystery & Thriller
Category
Nominated
Shelter
Shelter
Work
Shelter
Year & Award
2011 Agatha Award
Category
Children/Young Adult Fiction
Result
Nominated
2012 Edgar Allan Poe Award
2012 Edgar Allan Poe Award
Work
2012 Edgar Allan Poe Award
Year & Award
Young Adult Novel
Category
Shortlisted
2014 Rhode Island Teen Book Award
2014 Rhode Island Teen Book Award
Work
2014 Rhode Island Teen Book Award
Category
Nominated
Caught
Caught
Work
Caught
Year & Award
2011 Edgar Allan Poe Award
Category
Novel
Result
Shortlisted
Seconds Away
Seconds Away
Work
Seconds Away
Year & Award
2012 Agatha Award
Category
Children/Young Adult Fiction
Result
Nominated
Stay Close
Stay Close
Work
Stay Close
Year & Award
2012 Goodreads Choice Awards
Category
Mystery & Thriller
Result
Nominated
Six Years
Six Years
Work
Six Years
Year & Award
2013 Goodreads Choice Awards
Category
Mystery & Thriller
Result
Nominated
Found
Found
Work
Found
Year & Award
2014 Agatha Award
Category
Children/Young Adult Fiction
Result
Nominated
Missing You
Missing You
Work
Missing You
Year & Award
2014 Goodreads Choice Awards
Category
Mystery & Thriller
Result
Nominated
2015 Audie Awards
2015 Audie Awards
Work
2015 Audie Awards
Year & Award
Mystery
Category
Nominated
The Stranger
The Stranger
Work
The Stranger
Year & Award
2015 Goodreads Choice Awards
Category
Mystery & Thriller
Result
Nominated
2015 Hammett Prize
2015 Hammett Prize
Work
2015 Hammett Prize
Category
Nominated
Fool Me Once
Fool Me Once
Work
Fool Me Once
Year & Award
2016 Goodreads Choice Awards
Category
Mystery & Thriller
Result
Nominated
Home
Home
Work
Home
Year & Award
2017 Audie Awards
Category
Thriller or Suspense
Result
Nominated
Don't Let Go
Don't Let Go
Work
Don't Let Go
Year & Award
2018 Audie Awards
Category
Thriller or Suspense
Result
Nominated
Run Away
Run Away
Work
Run Away
Year & Award
2019 Goodreads Choice Awards
Category
Mystery & Thriller
Result
Nominated
The Boy from the Woods
The Boy from the Woods
Work
The Boy from the Woods
Year & Award
2020 Goodreads Choice Awards
Category
Mystery & Thriller
Result
Nominated
2021 Barry Award
2021 Barry Award
Work
2021 Barry Award
Year & Award
Novel
Category
Nominated
Win
Win
Work
Win
Year & Award
2023 Mystery Writers of Japan Award
Category
Mystery Fiction in Translation/Double Copper Award
Result
Nominated
I Will Find You
I Will Find You
Work
I Will Find You
Year & Award
2024 Audie Awards
Category
Thriller or Suspense
Result
Nominated
Work
Year & Award
Category
Result
Ref.
Deal Breaker
1996 Anthony Awards
Paperback Original
Won
1996 Edgar Allan Poe Award
Paperback Original
Shortlisted
Fade Away
1997 Anthony Awards
Paperback Original
Nominated
1997 Barry Award
Paperback Original
Nominated
1997 Dilys Award
Nominated
1997 Edgar Allan Poe Award
Paperback Original
Won
1997 Shamus Award
Paperback Original
Won
Back Spin
1998 Barry Award
Paperback Original
Won
1998 Dilys Award
Nominated
1998 Shamus Award
Paperback Original
Nominated
"A Simple Philosophy"
1999 Anthony Awards
Short Story
Nominated
1999 Macavity Awards
Mystery Short Story
Finalist
Tell No One
2002 Anthony Awards
Novel
Nominated
2002 Macavity Awards
Mystery Novel
Finalist
2002 Edgar Allan Poe Award
Novel
Shortlisted
2002 Barry Award
Novel
Nominated
2002 Audie Awards
Mystery
Won
2003 Grand prix des lectrices de Elle
Crime Fiction
Won
The Woods
2007 Crime Writers' Association
Ian Fleming Steel Dagger
Shortlisted
Hold Tight
2009 International Thriller Writers Awards
Thriller of the Year
Nominated
2009 Crimefest Awards
Sounds of Crime Award
Nominated
Long Lost
2010 International Thriller Writers Awards
Hardcover Novel
Nominated
Live Wire
2010 RBA Prize for Crime Writing
Won
2011 Goodreads Choice Awards
Mystery & Thriller
Nominated
Shelter
2011 Agatha Award
Children/Young Adult Fiction
Nominated
2012 Edgar Allan Poe Award
Young Adult Novel
Shortlisted
2014 Rhode Island Teen Book Award
Nominated
Caught
2011 Edgar Allan Poe Award
Novel
Shortlisted
Seconds Away
2012 Agatha Award
Children/Young Adult Fiction
Nominated
Stay Close
2012 Goodreads Choice Awards
Mystery & Thriller
Nominated
Six Years
2013 Goodreads Choice Awards
Mystery & Thriller
Nominated
Found
2014 Agatha Award
Children/Young Adult Fiction
Nominated
Missing You
2014 Goodreads Choice Awards
Mystery & Thriller
Nominated
2015 Audie Awards
Mystery
Nominated
The Stranger
2015 Goodreads Choice Awards
Mystery & Thriller
Nominated
2015 Hammett Prize
Nominated
Fool Me Once
2016 Goodreads Choice Awards
Mystery & Thriller
Nominated
Home
2017 Audie Awards
Thriller or Suspense
Nominated
Don't Let Go
2018 Audie Awards
Thriller or Suspense
Nominated
Run Away
2019 Goodreads Choice Awards
Mystery & Thriller
Nominated
The Boy from the Woods
2020 Goodreads Choice Awards
Mystery & Thriller
Nominated
2021 Barry Award
Novel
Nominated
Win
2023 Mystery Writers of Japan Award
Mystery Fiction in Translation/Double Copper Award
Nominated
I Will Find You
2024 Audie Awards
Thriller or Suspense
Nominated
2009 Crime Thriller Awards
ITV3 Writer's Award for Favourite Crime Genre Author (Public Vote)
Won
2013 Crime Thriller Awards
ITV3 Crime Thriller Living Legends
Nominated
2017 New Jersey Hall of Fame
Arts & Letters
Inducted
2019 International Thriller Writers Awards
Silver Bullet Award
Won
· Film and TV series
1
1
No.
1
Title (English & LOTE)
The Five
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Language
English
Episodes
10
IMDB Rating
7.5
Premiere
April 15, 2016
Finale
May 13, 2016
2
2
No.
2
Title (English & LOTE)
Safe
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Language
English
Episodes
8
IMDB Rating
7.2
Premiere
May 10, 2018
3
3
No.
3
Title (English & LOTE)
The Stranger
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Language
English
Episodes
8
IMDB Rating
7.2
Premiere
January 30, 2020
4
4
No.
4
Title (English & LOTE)
The Woods
Title (English & LOTE)
(Polish: W głębi lasu)
Country of origin
Poland
Language
Polish
Episodes
6
IMDB Rating
6.6
Premiere
June 12, 2020
5
5
No.
5
Title (English & LOTE)
The Innocent
Title (English & LOTE)
(Spanish: El inocente)
Country of origin
Spain
Language
Spanish
Episodes
8
IMDB Rating
7.8
Premiere
April 30, 2021
6
6
No.
6
Title (English & LOTE)
Gone for Good
Title (English & LOTE)
(French: Disparu à jamais)
Country of origin
France
Language
French
Episodes
5
IMDB Rating
6.3
Premiere
August 13, 2021
7
7
No.
7
Title (English & LOTE)
Stay Close
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Language
English
Episodes
8
IMDB Rating
6.9
Premiere
December 31, 2021
8
8
No.
8
Title (English & LOTE)
Hold Tight
Title (English & LOTE)
(Polish: Zachowaj spokój)
Country of origin
Poland
Language
Polish
Episodes
6
IMDB Rating
6.2
Premiere
April 22, 2022
9
9
No.
9
Title (English & LOTE)
Shelter
Country of origin
United States
Language
English
Episodes
8
IMDB Rating
6.6
Premiere
August 18, 2023
Finale
September 22, 2023
10
10
No.
10
Title (English & LOTE)
Fool Me Once
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Language
English
Episodes
8
IMDB Rating
6.8
Premiere
January 1, 2024
11
11
No.
11
Title (English & LOTE)
Missing You
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Language
English
Episodes
5
IMDB Rating
6.1
Premiere
January 1, 2025
12
12
No.
12
Title (English & LOTE)
Just One Look
Title (English & LOTE)
(Polish: Tylko jedno spojrzenie)
Country of origin
Poland
Language
Polish
Episodes
6
IMDB Rating
6.1
Premiere
March 5, 2025
13
13
No.
13
Title (English & LOTE)
Caught
Title (English & LOTE)
(Spanish: Atrapados)
Country of origin
Argentina
Language
Spanish
Episodes
6
IMDB Rating
6.5
Premiere
March 26, 2025
14
14
No.
14
Title (English & LOTE)
Lazarus
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Language
English
Episodes
6
Premiere
October 22, 2025
15
15
No.
15
Title (English & LOTE)
I Will Find You
Country of origin
United States
Language
English
Episodes
8
16
16
No.
16
Title (English & LOTE)
Run Away
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Language
English
No.
Title (English & LOTE)
Country of origin
Language
Episodes
IMDB Rating
Premiere
Finale
Ref
1
The Five
United Kingdom
English
10
7.5
April 15, 2016
May 13, 2016
2
Safe
United Kingdom
English
8
7.2
May 10, 2018
3
The Stranger
United Kingdom
English
8
7.2
January 30, 2020
4
The Woods
(Polish: W głębi lasu)
Poland
Polish
6
6.6
June 12, 2020
5
The Innocent
(Spanish: El inocente)
Spain
Spanish
8
7.8
April 30, 2021
6
Gone for Good
(French: Disparu à jamais)
France
French
5
6.3
August 13, 2021
7
Stay Close
United Kingdom
English
8
6.9
December 31, 2021
8
Hold Tight
(Polish: Zachowaj spokój)
Poland
Polish
6
6.2
April 22, 2022
9
Shelter
United States
English
8
6.6
August 18, 2023
September 22, 2023
10
Fool Me Once
United Kingdom
English
8
6.8
January 1, 2024
11
Missing You
United Kingdom
English
5
6.1
January 1, 2025
12
Just One Look
(Polish: Tylko jedno spojrzenie)
Poland
Polish
6
6.1
March 5, 2025
13
Caught
(Spanish: Atrapados)
Argentina
Spanish
6
6.5
March 26, 2025
14
Lazarus
United Kingdom
English
6
October 22, 2025
15
I Will Find You
United States
English
8
16
Run Away
United Kingdom
English

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    https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/coben-harlan-1962
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