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{{Short description|American fiction writer (born 1962)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2024}}

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| alma_mater       = [[Amherst College]]
| period           = 1990–present
| genre            = [[Mystery fiction|Mystery]], [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]]
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| notableworks     = ''[[Myron Bolitar]]'' series of novels
| spouse           = Anne Helen Armstrong
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'''Harlan Coben''' (born January 4, 1962<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coben, Harlan 1962– |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/coben-harlan-1962 |access-date=2025-03-12 |website=[[Encyclopedia.com]]}}</ref>) is an American writer of [[Mystery fiction|mystery novels]] and [[Thriller (genre)|thrillers]]. The plots of his novels often involve the resurfacing of unresolved or misinterpreted events in the past, murders, or fatal accidents and have multiple twists. Twelve of his novels have been adapted for film and television.

Coben has won an [[Edgar Award]], a [[Shamus Award]], and an [[Anthony Award]]—the first author to receive all three.<ref name="khomami">{{cite web|last=Khomami|first=Nadia|title=New thriller from master of twists and turns Harlan Coben comes to Netflix|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/jan/01/harlan-coben-crime-writer-netflix-fool-me-once|website=[[The Guardian]]|date=January 1, 2023|access-date=January 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fantasticfiction.com/c/harlan-coben/|title=Harlan Coben|website=fantasticfiction.com}}</ref> His books have been translated into 46 languages and sold over 90 million copies.<ref name="Podcast Episode">{{Cite podcast |author=Black |first=Michael Ian |title=How to be Amazing with Michael Ian Black |date=August 30, 2016 |url=http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/prx/how-to-be-amazing-with-michael-ian-black/e/39-harlan-coben-46135102 |publisher=Stitcher.com |access-date=September 21, 2016}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Coben was born into a [[Jewish]] family in [[Newark, New Jersey]], and was raised in [[Livingston, New Jersey|Livingston]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cowles |first=Gregory |date=March 29, 2013 |title=Inside the List |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/07/books/review/inside-the-list.html |access-date=March 27, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> where he graduated from [[Livingston High School (New Jersey)|Livingston High School]], with his childhood friend, future governor [[Chris Christie]].<ref name="cobenoped">{{cite web|last=Coben |first=Harlan |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/06/opinion/06coben.html |title=Chris Christie Confidential |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=November 5, 2009 |access-date=October 29, 2015}}</ref> His brother is the noted businessman [[Lawrence S. Coben]].

He studied political science at [[Amherst College]], where he was a member of the [[Psi Upsilon]] fraternity, along with [[Dan Brown]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=September 13, 2019 |title=Harlan Coben Books in Order |url=https://booksreadingorder.com/harlan-coben/ |access-date=March 27, 2022 |website=Books Reading Order |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=March 24, 2020 |title=Authors |url=https://psiu.org/recognition/authors/ |access-date=March 27, 2022 |website=Psi Upsilon Fraternity |language=en-US}}</ref> Coben was in his senior year at college when he realized he wanted to write.<ref name="Lochte-2004"/>

==Career==
After graduating in 1984, Coben worked in the [[travel industry]], in a company owned by his grandfather.<ref name=":1" /><ref name="Lochte-2004">{{Cite web |last=Lochte |first=Dick |year=2004 |title=A Conversation With Harlan Coben |url=https://www.mysteryscenemag.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2531:a-conversation-with-harlan-coben&catid=38:profile&Itemid=191 |access-date=March 27, 2022 |website=mysteryscenemag.com}}</ref> It was during that time when he wrote his first book, romantic suspense thriller ''[[Play Dead (Coben novel)|Play Dead]]'', which was accepted for publication when he was 26 and released in 1990.<ref name="Lochte-2004" /> It was followed by ''[[Miracle Cure (novel)|Miracle Cure]]'' in 1991. He then began writing a series of thrillers featuring a former [[basketball]] player turned [[sports agent]], [[Myron Bolitar]], who often finds himself investigating [[murder]]s involving his clients.

''[[Tell No One (novel)|Tell No One]]'', his first stand-alone thriller since the creation of the Myron Bolitar series in 1995, was published in 2001. A French-language film adaptation based on the book was released in 2006.<ref name="Télérama-2022">{{Cite web |date=March 1, 2022 |title=Ne le dis à personne (Thriller) : la critique Télérama |url=https://www.telerama.fr/cinema/films/ne-le-dis-a-personne,279906.php |access-date=March 27, 2022 |website=Télérama |language=fr}}</ref> Coben followed ''Tell No One'' with nine more stand-alone novels. His novel ''[[Hold Tight (novel)|Hold Tight]]'', published on April 15, 2008, was his first book to debut at number 1 on the [[New York Times Best Seller list|''New York Times'' Best Seller list]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Finn |first=Robin |date=April 2, 2009 |title=Local Writer, Worldwide Following |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/05/nyregion/new-jersey/05Rcoben.html |access-date=March 27, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In 2003, Coben published a short story about his father, who had died of a heart attack at the age of 59 in 1988.<ref name="Podcast Episode"/><ref>{{Cite tweet |last=Coben |user=HarlanCoben |first=Harlan |date=June 21, 2020 |title=My dad died 32 years ago. I post this short story I wrote about him in 2003... |number=1274646585012600833 |access-date=March 27, 2022 |language=en}}</ref> Entitled "The Key to My Father," the story was published in ''[[The New York Times]]'' on Father's Day, June 15, 2003.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Coben |first=Harlan |date=June 15, 2003 |title=Opinion {{!}} A WORK OF FICTION; The Key To My Father |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/06/15/opinion/a-work-of-fiction-the-key-to-my-father.html |access-date=March 27, 2022 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>  Besides ''The New York Times'', his essays and columns have appeared in ''[[Parade (magazine)|Parade]]'' magazine and ''Bloomberg Views''.<ref name="Official Site">{{Cite web |last=Coben |first=Harlan |title=Bio |url=https://www.harlancoben.com/bio/ |access-date=March 27, 2022 |website=harlancoben.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2025, Coben published his first collaborative co-authored novel, ''Gone Before Goodbye'', with [[Reese Witherspoon]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Stivale |first=Shelby |date=2025-10-14 |title=Reese Witherspoon Convinced Harlan Coben to ‘Collaborate’ on a Novel (Excl) |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/news/reese-witherspoon-convinced-harlan-coben-to-collaborate-on-a-novel-excl/ |access-date=2025-10-14 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Bibliography==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Series
! Year
! Title
|-
| rowspan=12| ''[[Myron Bolitar series|Myron Bolitar]]''
| 1995
| ''[[Deal Breaker]]''
|-
| rowspan=2| 1996
| ''[[Drop Shot]]''
|-
| ''[[Fade Away (novel)|Fade Away]]''
|-
| 1997
| ''[[Back Spin (novel)|Back Spin]]''
|-
| 1998
| ''[[One False Move (novel)|One False Move]]''
|-
| 1999
| ''The Final Detail''
|-
| 2000
| ''Darkest Fear''
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Promise Me (novel)|Promise Me]]''
|-
| 2009
| ''[[Long Lost]]''
|-
| 2011
| ''[[Live Wire (novel)|Live Wire]]''
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Home (Coben novel)|Home]]''
|-
| 2024
| ''Think Twice''<ref>{{cite web |title=Think Twice|url=https://www.harlancoben.com/novels/think-twice/ |access-date=May 15, 2024|work=harlancoben.com}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan=3| ''Mickey Bolitar''<br>(1st ''Myron Bolitar'' spin-off series)
| 2011
| ''[[Shelter (novel)|Shelter]]''
|-
| 2012
| ''Seconds Away''
|-
| 2014
| ''Found''
|-
| rowspan=2| ''Wilde''
| 2020
| ''The Boy from the Woods''
|-
| 2022
| ''The Match''
|-
| ''Windsor Horne Lockwood III''<br>(2nd ''Myron Bolitar'' spin-off series)
| 2021
| ''[[Win (Coben novel)|Win]]''
|-
| rowspan="21" | Standalone novels
| 1990
| ''[[Play Dead (novel)|Play Dead]]''
|-
| 1991
| ''[[Miracle Cure (novel)|Miracle Cure]]''
|-
| 2001
| ''[[Tell No One (novel)|Tell No One]]''
|-
| 2002
| ''[[Gone for Good (novel)|Gone for Good]]''
|-
| 2003
| ''[[No Second Chance]]''
|-
| 2004
| ''[[Just One Look (novel)|Just One Look]]''
|-
| 2005
| ''[[The Innocent (Coben novel)|The Innocent]]''
|-
| 2007
| ''The Woods''
|-
| 2008
| ''[[Hold Tight (novel)|Hold Tight]]''
|-
| 2010
| ''[[Caught (Coben novel)|Caught]]''
|-
| 2012
| ''[[Stay Close]]''
|-
| 2013
| ''Six Years''
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Missing You (Coben novel)|Missing You]]''
|-
| 2015
| ''[[The Stranger (Coben novel)|The Stranger]]''
|-
| rowspan=2| 2016
| ''The Magical Fantastical Fridge''
|-
| ''[[Fool Me Once (Coben novel)|Fool Me Once]]''
|-
| 2017
| ''Don't Let Go''
|-
| 2019
| ''Run Away''
|-
| 2023
| ''I Will Find You''
|-
| 2025
| ''Nobody's Fool''
|-
|2025
|''Gone Before Goodbye''
|}

==Awards==
In 2010, ''Live Wire'' won the crime fiction award, the [[RBA Prize for Crime Writing]], worth €125,000.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.catalannewsagency.com/culture/item/harlan-coben-wins-the-4th-rba-international-prize-for-crime-writing-with-his-novel-live-wire |title=Harlan Coben wins the 4th RBA Prize for Crime Writing with his novel 'Live Wire'|work=Catalan News Wire |date=September 10, 2010 |access-date=September 13, 2013}}</ref>

In 2023, the Japanese edition of ''[[Win (Coben novel)|Win]]'', translated by Toshiki Taguchi, was nominated for the [[Mystery Writers of Japan Award#MWJ Award for Mystery Fiction in Translation|Mystery Writers of Japan Award for Mystery Fiction in Translation]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.mystery.or.jp/en/|title= Mystery Writers of Japan is pleased to announce a new award for Mystery Fiction in Translation.|website=mystery.or.jp|publisher= Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc.|date=April 27, 2023|access-date=May 14, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.mystery.or.jp/search/result?kwd=%E7%BF%BB%E8%A8%B3%E5%B0%8F%E8%AA%AC%E9%83%A8%E9%96%80|title= 第76回日本推理作家協会賞受賞作決定|website=mystery.or.jp|publisher= Mystery Writers of Japan, Inc.|date=May 11, 2023|access-date=May 14, 2023|language=ja}}</ref>

For his literary talents, Harlan Coben has been nominated for & won many awards from the likes of the [[Anthony Awards]], the [[Barry Award (crime novel prize)|Barry Award]], the [[Crime Thriller Awards]], the [[Mystery Writers of America]]'s [[Edgar Awards]] & many more.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Work  !! Year & Award!!  Category !! Result !! Ref.
|-
| rowspan="2" |''[[Deal Breaker]]''
|1996 [[Anthony Awards]]
|Paperback Original
|{{Won}}
|
|-
|1996 [[Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original|Edgar Allan Poe Award]]
|Paperback Original
|{{sho}}
|
|-
| rowspan="5" |''[[Fade Away (novel)|Fade Away]]''
|1997 Anthony Awards
|Paperback Original
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
|1997 [[Barry Award (crime novel prize)|Barry Award]]
|Paperback Original
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
|1997 [[Dilys Award]]
|
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
|1997 [[Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original|Edgar Allan Poe Award]]
|Paperback Original
|{{Won}}
|
|-
|1997 [[Shamus Award]]
|P.I. Paperback Original
|{{Won}}
|
|-
| rowspan="3" |''[[Back Spin (novel)|Back Spin]]''
|1998 [[Barry Award (crime novel prize)|Barry Award]]
|Paperback Original
|{{Won}}
|
|-
|1998 Dilys Award
|
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
|1998 Shamus Award
|P.I. Paperback Original
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{cite web | title=1998 Shamus Award Winners | url=https://www.fictiondb.com/awards/1998~shamus-award~246.htm }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |"A Simple Philosophy"
|1999 Anthony Awards
|Short Story
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
|1999 [[Macavity Awards]]
|Mystery Short Story
|{{CFinalist}}
|
|-
| rowspan="6" |''[[Tell No One (novel)|Tell No One]]''
|2002 Anthony Awards
|Novel
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
|2002 Macavity Awards
|Mystery Novel
|{{CFinalist}}
|
|-
|2002 [[Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel|Edgar Allan Poe Award]]
|Novel
|{{sho}}
|
|-
|2002 [[Barry Award (crime novel prize)|Barry Award]]
|Novel
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
|2002 [[Audie Awards]]
|Mystery
|{{Won}}
|
|-
|2003 [[Grand prix des lectrices de Elle]]
|Crime Fiction
|{{Won}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |''The Woods''
|2007 [[Crime Writers' Association]]
|Ian Fleming Steel Dagger
|{{sho}}
|<ref>{{cite web | title=The Woods | url=https://thecwa.co.uk/past-winners/the-woods/ }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |''[[Hold Tight (novel)|Hold Tight]]''
|2009 [[International Thriller Writers Awards]]
|Thriller of the Year
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{cite web | title=Past Nominees and Winners | url=https://thrillerwriters.org/past-nominees-and-winners/#top }}</ref>
|-
|2009 Crimefest Awards
|Sounds of Crime Award
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{cite web | title=CRIMEFEST - crime fiction convention in Bristol, UK | url=https://www.crimefest.com/awards_2009.html }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" |''[[Long Lost]]''
|2010 International Thriller Writers Awards
|Hardcover Novel
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{cite web | title=Past Nominees and Winners | url=https://thrillerwriters.org/past-nominees-and-winners/#top }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |''[[Live Wire (novel)|Live Wire]]''
|2010 [[RBA Prize for Crime Writing]]
|
|{{Won}}
|
|-
|2011 [[Goodreads Choice Awards]]
|Mystery & Thriller
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{cite web | title=Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Mystery & Thriller! | url=https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-mystery-thriller-books-2011 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="3" |''[[Shelter (novel)|Shelter]]''
|2011 [[Agatha Award]]
|Children/Young Adult Fiction
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
|2012 [[Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Young Adult Novel|Edgar Allan Poe Award]]
|Young Adult Novel
|{{sho}}
|
|-
|2014 Rhode Island Teen Book Award
|
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{cite web | title=2014 Nominees &#124; Rhode Island Teen Book Award | url=https://riteenbookaward.org/ritba/2014-nominees }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" |''[[Caught (Coben novel)|Caught]]''
|2011 [[Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel|Edgar Allan Poe Award]]
|Novel
|{{sho}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |''Seconds Away''
|2012 Agatha Award
|Children/Young Adult Fiction
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |''[[Stay Close]]''
|2012 Goodreads Choice Awards
|Mystery & Thriller
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{cite web | title=Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Mystery & Thriller! | url=https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-mystery-thriller-books-2012 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" |''Six Years''
|2013 Goodreads Choice Awards
|Mystery & Thriller
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{cite web | title=Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Mystery & Thriller! | url=https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-mystery-thriller-books-2013 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" |''Found''
|2014 Agatha Award
|Children/Young Adult Fiction
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |''[[Missing You (Coben novel)|Missing You]]''
|2014 Goodreads Choice Awards
|Mystery & Thriller
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{cite web | title=Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Mystery & Thriller! | url=https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-mystery-thriller-books-2014 }}</ref>
|-
|2015 Audie Awards
|Mystery
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
| rowspan="2" |''[[The Stranger (Coben novel)|The Stranger]]''
|2015 Goodreads Choice Awards
|Mystery & Thriller
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{cite web | title=Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Mystery & Thriller! | url=https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-mystery-thriller-books-2015 }}</ref>
|-
|2015 [[Hammett Prize]]
|
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |''[[Fool Me Once (Coben novel)|Fool Me Once]]''
|2016 Goodreads Choice Awards
|Mystery & Thriller
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{cite web | title=Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Mystery & Thriller! | url=https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-mystery-thriller-books-2016 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="1" |''[[Home (Coben novel)|Home]]''
|2017 Audie Awards
|Thriller or Suspense
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |''Don't Let Go''
|2018 Audie Awards
|Thriller or Suspense
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |''Run Away''
|2019 Goodreads Choice Awards
|Mystery & Thriller
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{cite web | title=Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Mystery & Thriller! | url=https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-mystery-thriller-books-2019 }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |''The Boy from the Woods''
|2020 Goodreads Choice Awards
|Mystery & Thriller
|{{Nominated}}
|<ref>{{cite web | title=Announcing the Goodreads Choice Winner in Best Mystery & Thriller! | url=https://www.goodreads.com/choiceawards/best-mystery-thriller-books-2020 }}</ref>
|-
|2021 [[Barry Award (crime novel prize)|Barry Award]]
|Novel
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |''[[Win (Coben novel)|Win]]''
|2023 [[Mystery Writers of Japan Award]]
|Mystery Fiction in Translation/Double Copper Award
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |''I Will Find You''
|2024 Audie Awards
|Thriller or Suspense
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |
|2009 [[Crime Thriller Awards]]
|ITV3 Writer's Award for Favourite Crime Genre Author (Public Vote)
|{{Won}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |
|2013 Crime Thriller Awards
|ITV3 Crime Thriller Living Legends
|{{Nominated}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |
|2017 [[New Jersey Hall of Fame]]
|Arts & Letters
|{{sho|Inducted}}
|
|-
| rowspan="1" |
|2019 [[International Thriller Writers Awards]]
|Silver Bullet Award
|{{Won}}
|
|-
|}

==Adaptations==
Coben's first book to be adapted for the screen was ''[[Tell No One (novel)|Tell No One]]''. Director [[Guillaume Canet]] made a French-language film, based on the book, titled ''[[Tell No One|Ne le dis à personne]]'', in 2006.<ref name="Télérama-2022" />

Coben's 2003 book ''[[No Second Chance (book)|No Second Chance]]'' became the basis for the 2015 French miniseries of the same name. Two years later the same happened to ''[[Just One Look (novel)|Just One Look]]''.

Coben is the creator of the British [[Crime fiction|crime drama]] television show [[The Five (TV series)|''The Five'']], which first aired in April 2016 on the [[Sky 1]] channel in the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/harlan-coben-on-the-five-for-sky-his-obsessive-nature-and-missing-his-friend-david-foster-wallace-a6917491.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220509/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/harlan-coben-on-the-five-for-sky-his-obsessive-nature-and-missing-his-friend-david-foster-wallace-a6917491.html |archive-date=May 9, 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|title=Harlan Coben on 'The Five' for Sky, his obsessive nature, and missing his friend David Foster Wallace|first=Sarah|last=Hughes|date=March 7, 2016|work=[[The Independent]]|access-date=May 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvmag.lefigaro.fr/programme-tv/harlan-coben-the-five-est-ma-premiere-serie-originale-_0f96501e-06f8-11e6-9ffc-5c9890af9611/|title=Harlan Coben : "The Five est ma première série originale"|work=TVMag [[Le Figaro]]|date=April 21, 2016 |language=fr|access-date=May 9, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4370528/|title=The Five (TV Series 2016– )|first=Neil|last=Procter|publisher=[[IMDb]]|access-date=May 9, 2016}}</ref> Coben also created the French-British [[Crime fiction|crime drama]] television show [[Safe (TV series)|''Safe'']], which premiered on [[Netflix]] in 190 countries on May 10, 2018.<ref name="cast">{{Cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2017/07/michael-c-hall-cast-safe-netflix-canal-plus-harlan-coben-1202126488/|title=Michael C Hall To Play It 'Safe' In Netflix, Canal+ Drama From Harlan Coben|last=Tartaglione|first=Nancy|date=July 11, 2017|work=Deadline|access-date=July 11, 2017|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/reviews/safe-review-netflix-michael-c-hall-1202748330/|title=TV Review: Harlan Coben's 'Safe' on Netflix|last=Ryan|first=Maureen|date=April 11, 2018|work=Variety|access-date=April 12, 2018|language=en-US}}</ref>

==Film and TV series==
In 2022, [[Amazon Studios]] announced plans to produce a series based on the first Mickey Bolitar novel, ''[[Shelter (novel)|Shelter]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title='Harlan Coben's Shelter' YA Drama Starring Jaden Michael Picked Up To Series For Prime Video|url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/harlan-cobens-shelter-ya-drama-jaden-michael-star-series-prime-video-1234979079/|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=March 15, 2022|access-date=March 15, 2022}}</ref> [[Jaden Michael]] stars as Mickey, alongside [[Constance Zimmer]], Adrian Greensmith, Abby Corrigan, and Sage Linder.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/harlan-coben-amazon-ya-pilot-shelter-jaden-michael-1235072808/|title=Harlan Coben Amazon Studios YA Pilot 'Shelter' Casts Jaden Michael in Lead Role (EXCLUSIVE)|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=September 23, 2021|access-date=March 4, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/constance-zimmer-shelter-pilot-amazon-1235081453/|title=Constance Zimmer Boards 'Shelter' YA Pilot at Amazon (EXCLUSIVE)|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=October 5, 2021|access-date=March 4, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2021/tv/news/amazon-ya-pilot-shelter-cast-1235098855/|title=Amazon YA Pilot 'Shelter' Adds Three to Cast (EXCLUSIVE)|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|first=Joe|last=Otterson|date=October 27, 2021|access-date=March 4, 2022}}</ref> The series, ''[[Harlan Coben's Shelter]]'', was released on August 18, 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Barraclough |first1=Leo |title=Prime Video Reveals Premiere Date, Debuts First-Look Image for Thriller Series 'Harlan Coben's Shelter' |url=https://variety.com/2023/tv/global/prime-video-harlan-coben-shelter-1235644467/ |access-date=August 4, 2023 |work=Variety |date=June 15, 2023}}</ref>

In August 2018, Coben signed a multi-million-dollar, 5-year contract with [[Netflix]]. Under the deal, 14 of his novels would be developed into series or films, with him serving as [[executive producer]] on all of them.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=August 27, 2018|title=Harlan Coben Inks Overall Deal With Netflix For TV Series & Movie Adaptations Of His Books|url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/harlan-coben-overall-deal-with-netflix-tv-series-movie-adaptations-books-1202452628/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210119131155/https://deadline.com/2018/08/harlan-coben-overall-deal-with-netflix-tv-series-movie-adaptations-books-1202452628/|archive-date=January 19, 2021|access-date=March 7, 2021|website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]}}</ref> The first one was [[The Stranger (British TV series)|''The Stranger'']] which premiered in January 2020.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kanter|first=Jake|date=May 19, 2020|title=Netflix Lines Up 'Stay Close' As Its Next Harlan Coben Adaptation From 'The Stranger' Producer Red|url=https://deadline.com/2020/05/stay-close-harlan-coben-netflix-red-1202938083/|access-date=March 7, 2021|website=[[Deadline Hollywood|Deadline]]}}</ref> In October 2022,  Netflix extended the deal for another 4 years, with the [[Myron Bolitar]] series now also available for adaptation.<ref>{{cite web|title=Myron Bolitar Series In Works At Netflix As Harlan Coben Extends Overall Deal At Streamer|url=https://deadline.com/2022/10/myron-bolitar-netflix-series-harlan-coben-deal-extended-1235132137/|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|last=Andreeva|first=Nellie|date=October 3, 2022|access-date=October 4, 2022}}</ref> On February 20, 2023, ''[[Fool Me Once (TV series)|Fool Me Once]]'' was announced as an upcoming adaptation in production for Netflix.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://collider.com/fool-me-once-series-adaptation-cast-richard-armitage-michelle-keegan/|title= Fool Me Once' Adaptation in the Works With Richard Armitage & Michelle Keegan to Star|website=Collider| date=February 20, 2023|access-date=February 21, 2023}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!No.
! colspan="2" |Title (English & [[Languages Other Than English|LOTE]])
!Country of origin
!Language
!Episodes
!IMDB Rating
!Premiere
!Finale
!{{Abbr|Ref|Reference}}
|-
|1
|''[[The Five (TV series)|The Five]]''
|
|[[United Kingdom]]
|[[English language|English]]
|10
|7.5
|April 15, 2016
|May 13, 2016
|
|-
|2
|''[[Safe (TV series)|Safe]]''
|
|[[United Kingdom]]
|[[English language|English]]
|8
|7.2
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center" |May 10, 2018
|
|-
|3
|[[The Stranger (British TV series)|''The Stranger'']]
|
|[[United Kingdom]]
|[[English language|English]]
|8
|7.2
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center" |January 30, 2020
|
|-
|4
|[[The Woods (miniseries)|''The Woods'']]
|{{Small|([[Polish language|Polish]]: ''W głębi lasu'')}}
|[[Poland]]
|[[Polish language|Polish]]
|6
|6.6
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center" |June 12, 2020
|
|-
|5
|[[The Innocent (TV series)|''The Innocent'']]
|{{Small|([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''El inocente'')}}
|[[Spain]]
|[[Spanish language|Spanish]]
|8
|7.8
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center" |April 30, 2021
|<ref>{{Cite web|last=Scott|first=Sheena|date=March 5, 2021|title='The Innocent' Trailer: New Harlan Coben Adaptation From Spain On Netflix|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/sheenascott/2021/03/05/the-innocent-trailer-new-harlan-coben-adaptation-from-spain-on-netflix/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210307112238/https://www.forbes.com/sites/sheenascott/2021/03/05/the-innocent-trailer-new-harlan-coben-adaptation-from-spain-on-netflix/|archive-date=March 7, 2021|access-date=March 7, 2021|website=[[Forbes]]}}</ref>
|-
|6
|''[[Gone for Good (TV series)|Gone for Good]]''
|{{Small|([[French language|French]]: ''Disparu à jamais'')}}
|[[France]]
|[[French language|French]]
|5
|6.3
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center" |August 13, 2021
|
|-
|7
|''[[Stay Close]]''
|
|[[United Kingdom]]
|[[English language|English]]
|8
|6.9
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center" |December 31, 2021
|<ref>{{Cite web|title=Stay Close: Release date, cast, plot, trailer and news for new Harlan Coben Netflix series|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/stay-close-release-date-netflix/|access-date=December 29, 2021|website=Radio Times|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|8
|''[[Hold Tight (miniseries)|Hold Tight]]''
|{{Small|([[Polish language|Polish]]: ''Zachowaj spokój'')}}
|[[Poland]]
|[[Polish language|Polish]]
|6
|6.2
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center" |April 22, 2022
|<ref>{{cite video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mpApguBHmfw |title=Hold Tight {{!}} Official Trailer {{!}} Netflix |date=April 4, 2022 |publisher=Netflix |access-date=April 4, 2022 |via=YouTube}}</ref>
|-
|9
|''[[Harlan Coben's Shelter|Shelter]]''
|
|[[United States]]
|[[English language|English]]
|8
|6.6
|August 18, 2023
|September 22, 2023
|
|-
|10
|''[[Fool Me Once (TV series)|Fool Me Once]]''
|
|[[United Kingdom]]
|[[English language|English]]
|8
|6.8
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center" |January 1, 2024
| <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/netflix-harlan-coben-fool-me-once-adaptation-cast|title= Netflix Adapting Harlan Coben's 'Fool Me Once' With Star Michelle Keegan |website=The Wrap|date=February 20, 2023|access-date=February 21, 2023}}</ref>
|-
|11
|''[[Missing You (2025 TV series)|Missing You]]''
|
|[[United Kingdom]]
|[[English language|English]]
|5
|6.1
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center" |January 1, 2025
| <ref name="Hollywood Reporter-2024">{{Cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/netflix-harlan-coben-adaptations-fool-me-once-missing-you-run-away-1235803058/|title= Netflix Greenlights Two More Harlan Coben Series Adaptations After Success of 'Fool Me Once'|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=January 22, 2024|access-date=January 22, 2024}}</ref>
|-
|12
|''[[Just One Look (miniseries)|Just One Look]]''
|{{Small|([[Polish language|Polish]]: ''Tylko jedno spojrzenie'')}}
|[[Poland]]
|[[Polish language|Polish]]
|6
|6.1
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center" |March 5, 2025
|
|-
|13
|''[[Caught (2025 TV series)| Caught]]''
|{{Small|([[Spanish language|Spanish]]: ''Atrapados'')}}
|[[Argentina]]
|[[Spanish language|Spanish]]
|6
|6.5
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center" |March 26, 2025
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Netflix Announces Start of Production of 'Caught', a Limited Series Made in Argentina |url=https://about.netflix.com/en/news/atrapados-inicio-de-producci%C3%B3n |access-date=2025-01-03 |website=About Netflix |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|14
|''[[Lazarus (British TV series)|Lazarus]]''
|
|[[United Kingdom]]
|[[English language|English]]
|6
|
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center" |October 22, 2025
|<ref>{{cite web|first=Etan|last=Vlessing|title=First Look at ‘Harlan Coben’s Lazarus’ Sees Sam Claflin Probe Father’s Mysterious Death|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/harlen-cobens-lazarus-first-look-amazon-1236354785/|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 27, 2025|access-date=September 16, 2025}}</ref>
|-
|15
|''[[I Will Find You (miniseries)|I Will Find You]]''
|
|[[United States]]
|[[English language|English]]
|8
|
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center" |
|<ref>{{Cite news |title=Harlan Coben Thriller I Will Find You Is Finding Its Way to Your Screens |url=https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/harlan-coben-i-will-find-you |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241226090648/https://www.netflix.com/tudum/articles/harlan-coben-i-will-find-you |archive-date=December 26, 2024 |access-date=2025-01-03 |work=Netflix Tudum |language=en |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|16
|''[[Run Away (TV series)|Run Away]]''
|
|[[United Kingdom]]
|[[English language|English]]
|
|
| colspan="2" style="text-align:center" |
|<ref name="Hollywood Reporter-2024" />
|}

==Personal life==
Coben lives in [[Ridgewood, New Jersey]], with his wife Anne Armstrong-Coben, a [[pediatrician]], and their four children.<ref name="Official Site" /><ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.mysteryscenemag.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=2531:a-conversation-with-harlan-coben&catid=38:profile&Itemid=191|title=A Conversation With Harlan Coben|first=Dick|last=Lochte|magazine=[[Mystery Scene|mysteryscenemag.com]]|year=2004|access-date=May 9, 2016}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
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