Harlan Coben
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| Born |
January 4, 1962 Newark, New Jersey, United States |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | American |
| 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 Armstrong-Coben |
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Harlan Coben (born January 4, 1962) is an American author of mystery novels and thrillers. The plots of his novels often involve the resurfacing of unresolved or misinterpreted events in the past, murders, fatal accidents, and have multiple twists. Among his novels are two series, each involving the same protagonist set in and around New York and New Jersey, and some characters appear in both.
Coben is the creator of the British crime drama television show The Five which first aired on April 2016 on the Sky 1 channel in the United Kingdom.
Coben was born into a Jewish family in Newark, New Jersey, and was raised in Livingston, where he graduated from Livingston High School, with his childhood friend and future politician Chris Christie. While studying political science at Amherst College, he was a member of Psi Upsilon fraternity with author Dan Brown.
After Amherst, Coben worked in the travel industry, in a company owned by his grandfather.
Coben was in his senior year at college when he realized he wanted to write. His first book was accepted for publication when he was twenty-six. His thriller Play Dead was published in 1990, followed by Miracle Cure in 1991. He then began writing a series of thrillers featuring former basketball player turned sports agent Myron Bolitar, who often finds himself investigating murders involving his clients.
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