Harlan Coben

Harlan Coben was born in 1962 in Newark, New Jersey, into a Jewish family. He studied political science at Amherst College and initially worked in his father's travel company. He made his debut in crime fiction with the thrillers "Play Dead" (1990) and "Miracle Cure" (1991). He is the first author to consecutively win all four major crime fiction awards: the Anthony (1996), the Shamus (1997), the Edgar (1997), and the Barry (1998), for his early novels in the series featuring former basketball player Myron Bolitar, including "Deal Breaker," "Fade Away," and "Back Spin." He also won the WH Smith New Talent Award. Since then, the Myron Bolitar series has expanded to twelve books, with the latest being "Home" (2016), alongside 18 other standalone crime novels, with popular titles like "Tell No One" (2001), which was adapted into the film "Ne le dis à personne" (2006), and "Hold Tight" (2008), which reached No. 1 on the "New York Times" bestseller list. His latest standalone novel is "Fool Me Once" (2016). His books are available in many languages and have sold millions of copies worldwide. In April 2016, he created the crime television series "Harlan Coben's The Five" for the British channel Sky 1, starring Tom Cullen, O. T. Fagbenle, Lee Ingleby, and Sarah Solemani. He continues to reside in New Jersey with his wife, Anne, and their four children. His website is: www.harlancoben.com