Harlan Coben
Harlan Coben was born on January 4th, 1962 and is currently 63 years old. Harlan Coben was born in Newark, New Jersey, USA. Coben attended Amherst College where he Studied Political Science.
Harlan Coben is probably best known for his Standalone Novels. There are currently 17 novels available. The first standalone was released in 1990 with the novel Play Dead. The most recently released novel was I Will Find You which was released in 2023. There are no upcoming standalone novels by Harlan at this time.
Harlan Coben has also written the Myron Bolitar series which has 12 books including Deal Breaker and Drop Shot.
Don't Let Go was listed as one of the
Best Suspense Thrillers in 2017 by
The Real Book Spy calling it
"a fast-moving plot make this a white-knuckle read that's nearly impossible to put down". It also made their list of
Best Plot Twists of the year. In 2019
Run Away made their
Top 5 Suspense Thrillers list.
Harlan Coben: Awards & Accolades
Harlan Coben has won multiple awards including: The Crime Thriller Awards, ITV3 Writer's Award for Favourite Crime Genre Author, in 2009 and the International Thriller Writers Award, Silver Bullet Award, in 2019. Harlan Coben was also nominated for the Crime Thriller Awards, ITV3 Crime Thriller Living Legends, in 2013.
Coben's books have also won multiple awards, Deal Breaker won the Anthony Award, Best Paperback Original, in 1996. Fade Away won the Edgar Award, Best Paperback Original, in 1997 as well as the Shamus Award - Best P.I. Paperback Original in 1997. Back Spin won the Barry Award, Best Paperback Original, in 1998.
The following novels by Harlan Coben were also nominated for these awards:
- Deal Breaker: Edgar Award, Best Paperback Original (1996).
- Fade Away: Barry Award, Best Paperback Original (1997). Anthony Award, Best Paperback Original (1997). Dilys Award, Best Mystery Novel (1997).
- Back Spin: Shamus Award, Best P.I. Paperback Original (1998). Dilys Award, Best Mystery Novel (1998).
- A Simple Philosophy: Agatha Award, Best Short Story (1998). Macavity Award, Best Short Story (1999). Anthony Award, Best Short Story (1999).
- Tell No One: Hugo Award, Best Novel (2002). Macavity Award, Best Mystery Novel (2002). Barry Award, Best Novel (2002). Anthony Award, Best Mystery Novel (2002). Edgar Award, Best Mystery Novel (2002).
- Gone for Good: Nero Award, Best Mystery Novel (2003).
- The Woods: Crime Writer's Association Award, Ian Fleming Steel Dagger Award (2007).
- Hold Tight: International Thriller Writers Award, Best Thriller Of The Year (2009).
- Long Lost: International Thriller Writers Award, Best Hardcover Novel (2010).
- Caught: Edgar Award, Best Mystery Novel (2011).
- Live Wire: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2011).
- Shelter: Agatha Award, Best Children’s/Young Adult (2011).
- Stay Close: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2012).
- Seconds Away: Agatha Award, Best Children’s/Young Adult (2012).
- Six Years: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2013).
- Found: Agatha Award, Best Children’s/Young Adult (2014).
- Missing You: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2014).
- The Stranger: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2015). Hammett Prize, Best Crime Novel (2015).
- Fool Me Once: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2016).
- Home: Nero Award, Best Mystery Novel (2017).
- Run Away: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2019).
- The Boy from the Woods / Wild: Goodreads Awards, Best Mystery and Thriller (2020).
Harlan Coben: Lists & Other Mentions
- Hold Tight was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2008.
- Long Lost was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2009.
- Caught was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2010.
- Live Wire was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2011.
- Six Years was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2013.
- Missing You was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2014.
- Fool Me Once was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2016.
- The Boy from the Woods / Wild was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2020.
- Win was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2021.
- The Match was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2022.
- I Will Find You was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2023.
- Think Twice was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 2024.
Harlan Coben: TV/Movies Based on Books
Harlan Coben has had multiple books made into TV mini-series for Netflix. His novel "Hold Tight", published in 2008, was released on Netflix in April of 2022. It is a 6 episode series in Polish.
The 2012 novel "Stay Close" was released as an 8 episode TV series for Netflix in December, 2021. It is in English, and stars the likes of Cush Jumbo, James Nesbitt and Richard Armitage.
The 2002 novel "Gone for Good" was released on Netflix in August 2021. It is 5 episodes long, and is in French.
The 2005 novel "The Innocent" was released on Netflix as an 8 episode mini series in April 2021. It is in Spanish.
"The Woods", a standalone novel written in 2005 by Harlan Coben, was released on Netflix in Polish in June 2020 as a 6 episode series.
"The Stranger", released in 2015 as a novel, was converted into a TV mini-series for Netflix on January 30, 2020. It stars Richard Armitage and Hannah John-Kamen.
"Just One Look" was a 2017 series released on French based on the 2004 novel. "No Second Chance" is a 2015 French mini series released based on the novel.
Harlan Coben has also written TV series that are not based on his novels, for Netflix. They include "Safe", which is an 8 episode UK drama series starring Michael C. Hall from "Dexter" fame, and The Five, which was a 10 episode UK crime drama released in 2016.
The novel "Tell No One" by Harlan Coben was converted to the big screen as a movie in 2006. it is in French, and stars Kristen Scott Thomas and Francois Cluzet.
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- David Baldacci, author of the Amos Decker Series.
- Michael Connelly, author of the Harry Bosch Series.
- Lee Child, author of the Jack Reacher Series.
- John Grisham, author of the Jake Brigance Series.
- James Patterson, author of the Alex Cross Series.
Harlan Coben: F.A.Q
When was Harlan Coben Born? How old is Harlan Coben?
Harlan Coben was born on January 4th, 1962. Harlan Coben is currently 63 years old.
Where was Harlan Coben Born?
Harlan Coben was born in Newark, New Jersey, USA and is American.
What awards has Harlan Coben won?
Harlan Coben has won the following awards: ITV3 Writer's Award for Favourite Crime Genre Author at the Crime Thriller Awards (2009) and the Silver Bullet Award at the International Thriller Writers Award (2019).
What book awards has Harlan Coben won?
Deal Breaker: Anthony Award Best Paperback Original (1996).
Fade Away: Edgar Award Best Paperback Original (1997), Shamus Award Best P.I. Paperback Original (1997).
Back Spin: Barry Award Best Paperback Original (1998).
What was the first book Harlan Coben wrote?
The first book written by Harlan Coben was Play Dead, published in 1990.
What was the most recent book Harlan Coben wrote?
His most recently released work was Think Twice on May 14th, 2024.
Will there be any more books by Harlan Coben?
Harlan Coben has a new book coming out on March 25th, 2025 called Nobody's Fool.
How many books has Harlan Coben written?
Harlan Coben has written 39 books across 10 series, excluding contributions to anthologies.
- 12 books in the Myron Bolitar Series
- 3 books in the Mickey Bolitar Series
- 1 book in the Windsor Horne Lockwood III Series
- 2 books in the Detective Kierce Series
- 2 books in the Wilde Series
- 17 Standalone Novels
- 1 Short Stories/Novellas
- 1 Picture Books