Harlan Coben – American thriller writer, Edgar Award winner, famous for The Woods and Tell No One, both adapted for screen. His signature lies in twisting tales of disappearances and secrets, so much so that critics coined the phrase “Coben twist” for his trademark shocking endings.
✨ His novels are translated into more than 40 languages. 📺 Netflix has adapted several of his books (The Stranger, Stay Close). 🎓 Went to college with a future New Jersey governor. 🏆 The only writer to win the Edgar, Shamus and Anthony Awards. 📖 Created the Myron Bolitar series about a sports agent. 🏀 Played basketball at college level. ✍️ Writes exclusively on a computer, never longhand. 🌍 Over 80 million copies of his books sold worldwide. 🎬 Personally involved in writing for adaptations. 🙃 Quirk: once a novel was printed missing its ending chapter. 😄 Amusing: he jokes his book titles are chosen “to scare even the neighbours”.