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Harlan Coben is the New York Times bestselling author of over 35 thrillers and mysteries. Although he began his career with a standalone novel, Play Dead (1990), he gained mainstream success with his Myron Bolitar series, in which Myron, a sports agent, investigates mysteries with his wealthy and morally compromised former college roommate, Win Lockwood. Coben’s novels have been translated into 43 languages, and he is the first author to receive all three prestigious mystery novel awards: the Edgar Award, the Shamus Award, and the Anthony Award. When asked where he gets his ideas, Coben says, “[A]nything can stimulate an idea. […] Turning it into a story…that’s where the real work comes in” (“FAQ.” Harlan Coben.)

Coben has published more than 30 novels, many of which have been bestsellers and adapted for film and television, including Tell No One (2001) and Fool Me Once (2016). In 2018, he signed a contract with Netflix to develop 14 of his novels into original Netflix productions. This deal also gave him executive producing power on each project.

Coben was born and raised in Newark, New Jersey, and attended Amherst College for a political science degree.