Harlan Coben

Harlan Coben

Harlan Coben (born January 4, 1962 in Newark , New Jersey ) is an American writer of thrillers .

Life

After studying political science at Amherst College , he first worked in the travel industry .

In 1995 his first thriller in the Myron Bolitar series appeared .

He lives in Ridgewood , New Jersey with his wife, Anne Armstrong-Coben, a pediatrician, and their four children .

Coben is the first author to win the three most important American crime prizes at the same time: the Edgar Allan Poe Award , the Shamus Award and the Anthony Award . His books have been translated into 33 languages ​​and bestsellers in more than half a dozen countries .

After two little-known early works, Coben wrote his first book in 1995 about the experiences of sports manager Myron Bolitar. Critics loved the series. After seven books with the same main character, Harlan Coben wanted to try something new. He said, "I had a great idea that just wouldn't have worked for Myron Bolitar." The result was the New York Times bestseller No Death Word , which became one of 2001's top-rated thrillers. Harlan Coben built on the success of No Death Word with the books No Signs of Life , No Second Chance , No Bad Dream and No Peace to the Dead . By mentioning the same characters in different works, Coben creates his own universe in which both the Myron Bolitar series and all subsequent books are set.

Harlan Coben was the first writer to be asked to write a story for the New York Times in over a decade . His Father's Day short story was published on June 15, 2003.

Coben won the "Edgar Allan Poe Award" from the Mystery Writers of America and was nominated twice for it. He also won the “Anthony Award” at the “World Mystery Conference” and was later nominated for it again. He won the "Shamus Award" from the "Private Eye Writers of America" ​​and was nominated again for it later, and he was nominated twice for the "Dilys Award" by the "Independent Mystery Booksellers Association".

The novel A Doomed Promise , published in 2006, is again part of the Myron Bolitar series; In his world, too, six years have passed since his last adventure.

In 2018, Coben signed an exclusive deal with Netflix to film 14 of his books. So far, the miniseries Safe , The Grave in the Forest and I'm Silent for You have emerged from this contract .

Works

Myron Bolitar Series

• 1995 deal breaker
  • The game of his life, German by Gunnar Kwisinski; Goldmann, Munich 2001. ISBN 978-3-442-54149-2 .
• 1996 Drop Shot
  • Blow by blow, German by Gunnar Kwisinski; Goldmann, Munich 2001. ISBN 978-3-442-54155-3 .
• 1996 Fade Away
  • The Insider, German by Gunnar Kwisinski and Kathrin Pussig; Goldmann, Munich 2007. ISBN 978-3-442-44534-9 .
• 1997 Back Spin
  • Prize money, German from Gunnar Kwisinski and Friedo Leschke; Goldmann, Munich 2016. ISBN 978-3-442-48459-1 .
• 1998 One False Move
  • Blocked, German by Gunnar Kwisinski and Friedo Leschke; Goldmann, Munich 2017. ISBN 978-3-442-48461-4 .
• 1999 The Final Detail
  • Bad game, German by Gunnar Kwisinski and Friedo Leschke; Goldmann, Munich 2017. ISBN 978-3-442-48462-1 .
• 2000 Darkest Fear
  • His darkest hour, German by Gunnar Kwisinski and Friedo Leschke; Goldmann, Munich 2018. ISBN 978-3-442-48465-2 .
• 2006 Promise Me
  • A fateful promise by Gunnar Kwisinski; Goldmann, Munich 2007. ISBN 978-3-442-46344-2 .
• 2009 Long Lost
  • From my blood, German from Gunnar Kwisinski; Goldmann, Munich 2010. ISBN 978-3-442-47278-9 .
• 2011 Live Wire
  • His last will, German by Gunnar Kwisinski; Goldmann, Munich 2012. ISBN 978-3-442-47658-9 .
• 2016 Home
  • The price of the lie, German by Gunnar Kwisinski; Goldmann, Munich 2018. ISBN 978-3-442-48734-9 .

Youth thriller

• 2011 shelter
  • Just for your protection, by Anja Galić; cbt, Munich 2012. ISBN 978-3-570-16143-2 .
• 2012 Seconds Away
  • Seconds away, German by Anja Galić; cbt, Munich 2015. ISBN 978-3-570-30881-3 .
  • The dark house, same translation; cbt, Munich 2017. ISBN 978-3-570-31144-8 .
• 2014 Found
  • The mysterious grave, German of Anja Galić; cbt, Munich 2017. ISBN 978-3-570-31145-5 .

other thrillers

• 1990 Play dead
  • Honeymoon , German by Charlotte Breuer and Norbert Möllemann; Goldmann, Munich 2019. ISBN 978-3-442-48464-5 .
• 1991 Miracle Cure
  • Totgesagt , German by Charlotte Breuer and Norbert Möllemann; Goldmann, Munich 2019. ISBN 978-3-442-48463-8 .
• 2001 Tell No One
  • No mortal word , German from Gunnar Kwisinski; Goldmann, Munich 2004: ISBN 978-3-442-45251-4 ; filmed in 2006 as Kein Derbenswort (Ne le dis à personne)
• 2002 Gone For Good
  • No sign of life , German by Gunnar Kwisinski; Goldmann, Munich 2005. ISBN 978-3-442-45688-8 .
• 2003 No Second Chance
  • No second chance , German by Gunnar Kwisinski; Goldmann, Munich 2004. ISBN 978-3-442-45689-5 .
• 2004 Just One Look
  • Not a bad dream, German by Christine Frauendorf-Mössel; Goldmann, Munich 2006. ISBN 978-3-442-46084-7 .
• 2005 The Innocent
  • No peace to the dead, German by Gunnar Kwisinski; Goldmann Munich, 2007. ISBN 978-3-442-46160-8 .
• 2007 The Woods
  • The grave in the forest, German by Gunnar Kwisinski; Goldmann, Munich 2008. ISBN 978-3-442-46599-6 .
• 2008 hold tight
  • They see you, German by Gunnar Kwisinski; Goldmann, Munich 2009. ISBN 978-3-442-46862-1 .
• 2010 Caught
  • In his hands, German by Gunnar Kwisinski; Page & Turner, Munich 2010. ISBN 978-3-442-20371-0 .
• 2012 Stay Close
  • Who once lies, German by Gunnar Kwisinski; Page & Turner, Munich 2013. ISBN 978-3-442-20413-7 .
• 2013 Six years
  • I find you, German by Gunnar Kwisinski; Page & Turner, Munich 2014. ISBN 978-3-442-20435-9 .
• 2014 Missing You
  • I miss you, German by Gunnar Kwisinski; Page & Turner, Munich 2015. ISBN 978-3-442-20440-3 .
• 2015 The Stranger
  • I'm silent for you, German by Gunnar Kwisinski; Goldmann, Munich 2016. ISBN 978-3-442-20504-2 .
• 2016 Fool Me Once
  • In Eternal Debt, German by Gunnar Kwisinski; Goldmann, Munich 2017. ISBN 978-3-442-20519-6 .
• 2018 Don't let go
  • In your name, by Gunnar Kwisinski; Goldmann, Munich 2018. ISBN 978-3-442-20544-8 .
• 2019 Run Away
  • Don't look for me, German by Gunnar Kwisinski; Goldmann, Munich 2019. ISBN 978-3-442-20545-5 .
• 2020 The boy from the woods
  • The boy from the forest, German by Gunnar Kwisinski; Goldmann, Munich 2020, ISBN 978-3-442-20615-5 .

Awards

• 1996 Anthony Award - Best paperback novel category for Deal Breaker (Eng. The game of his life . Goldmann, Munich 2000)
• 1997 Edgar Allan Poe Award - Category Best Novel as Original Paperback for Fade Away (Ger. Der Insider . Goldmann, Munich 2007)
• 1997 Shamus Award - Best Novel category as an original paperback for Fade Away
• 1998 Barry Award - Best Paperback Novel category for Back Spin

Web links

• Literature by and about Harlan Coben in the catalog of the German National Library
• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.harlancoben.com/static/faq.htm#q4
2. ↑ Archive link ( Memento of the original from March 10, 2010 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Tyler Suess: Netflix plans the next Harlan Coben adaptation | CINEMA & CO. Kino & Co Media, May 19, 2020, accessed on June 29, 2020 .