Harlan Coben books in order

Harlan Coben (born 1962) is an American thriller writer, creator of the sports agent detective Myron Bolitar and author of the 2001 stand-alone Tell No One, who has won the Edgar, Shamus and Anthony awards.

He was born on 4 January 1962 in Newark, New Jersey, and studied political science at Amherst College. His first novels were Play Dead (1990) and Miracle Cure (1991). Deal Breaker (1995) opened the series about Myron Bolitar, a former basketball player turned sports agent; Tell No One (2001), a stand-alone, was shortlisted for the Edgar and nominated for the Anthony; and his later novels include Gone for Good, No Second Chance, Just One Look, The Innocent, The Woods, Hold Tight and Caught.

Tell No One was filmed in France as Ne le dis à personne (2006), directed by Guillaume Canet. In August 2018 he signed a five-year deal with Netflix to adapt his novels, extended in October 2022 for four more years.

For collectors. His first two novels, Play Dead (1990) and Miracle Cure (1991), are stand-alones written before Bolitar, and Deal Breaker (1995) is the first Bolitar book. Check the copyright page and printing line to identify a first printing.