Harlan Coben, American author of mystery novels and thrillers, celebrates his birth date as Jan. 4, 1962, in Newark, N.J. Born into a Jewish family, his dad Carl was a lawyer and his mom was Barbara. He has two brothers, Craig and Larry.
Harlan Coben, American author of mystery novels and thrillers, celebrates his birth date as Jan. 4, 1962, in Newark, N.J. Born into a Jewish family, his dad Carl was a lawyer and his mom was Barbara. He has two brothers, Craig and Larry.
Coben grew up in Livingston, where he graduated high school, and studied political science and played basketball at Amherst College. It was in his senior year at college that he decided he wanted to write.
After graduating college in 1984, he went to work for his grandfather in the travel industry. He began writing and his first book, “Play Dead,” a romantic suspense thriller was published in 1990. He is also the creator and executive producer of several Netflix television dramas.
Fourteen of his novels have been conformed for film and television. His 35 novels have sold over 80 million copies worldwide and translated into 46 languages around the globe. Coben is the first author to receive the Edgar Award, the Shamus award and the Anthony Award all three.
Coben is married to Anne Armstrong, who is a pediatrician. They live in Ridgewood, N.J. and have three children, Charlotte, Ben and Will.
We have four of his mystery fiction books: “Tell No One,” “The Woods,” “Gone for Good” and “Promise Me.”
The January library calendar celebrates: Braille Literacy Month, Get Organized Month, Hobby Month, International Creativity Month, Mentoring Month and Reach Your Potential Month.
