Harlan Coben
Books in Order
Name: Harlan Coben
Born: 4 January, 1962
Place of birth: Newark, New Jersey, USA
Resides: New Jersey, USA
First book: Play Dead
Previous employment: the travel industry in a family business.
Fun fact #1: Harlan was at college with Dan Brown of The Da Vinci Code-fame.
Fun fact #2: in 2013, Harlan was inducted into Little League Baseball’s Hall of Excellence.
Awards (not an exhaustive list):
- Barry Award
- Shamus Award
- Anthony Award
Harlan Coben Book List & Suggested Book Order
Harlan Coben Interview
In interview, Harlan talks about his thrillers, including the Myron Bolitar series and how he likes to home in on one particular emotion and how that can be used to really draw a reader into a story.
Harlan Coben Biography
Harlan Coben was born on the 4th of January in 1962, which was a Thursday. To those readers with a love of all things astrological, that makes him a Capricorn, which is one of the Earth signs.
Harlan was born into a Jewish family in Livingston, a town with a population of around 27,000 and which is only around 11 miles from Newark, in the state of New Jersey on the east coast of the United States of America (Newark is famed for having very uncomfortable seats in its airport, a fact you only discover when your plane is cancelled due to a storm and you have to spend the night there.) Harlan grew up with two brothers, one of which is called Larry, in a house on Downing Place in Livingston, which back in the 1960s was still quite a rural area – Harlan remembers sheep grazing nearby. His father was called Carl Gerald, while his mother was known of as Corky.
Harlan was schooled at Livingston High School in Livingstone. He played little league with Chris Christie, who was to grow up to be a well-known Republican politician. In high school, Harlan was the captain of the basketball team and also served as president of the student council. He graduated in 1980 and then decided to…
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If you love Harlan Coben’s books you need the most comprehensive book list available, which includes a check list, alternative titles, page counts, movie adaptations, co-authors, star ratings, and a host of other features, plus:
- Myron Bolitar series in order
- Mickey Bolitar series in order
- a complete list of short stories, standalone novels & nonfiction
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Why Read the Harlan Coben Myron Bolitar Series in Order?
Apart from his highly successful standalone novels, of which at the time of writing, there are 17 titles with the latest being made into a movie, Harlan has two hugely successful sets of thrillers - the Mickey Bolitar series and the Myron Bolitar books. The books featuring hero Myron Bolitar is the longest running and most popular of the two series.
This Harlan Coben book list not only gives all the Harlan Coben books in chronological order, but lets you see the characters develop and witness events at the correct time, just as Harlan intended.
So, if ever you've wanted to read the Harlan Coben book order, or the Myron Bolitar novels in order, here's everything you need.
