Harlan Coben is a 1984 graduate of Amherst College and a #1 New York Times Bestselling American Author for his thriller and mystery novels. Coben has over 70 million book sin print worldwide and his last ten consecutive novels; Home, Fool Me Once, the Stranger, Missing You, Six Years, Stay Close, Live Wire, Caught, Long Lost and Hold Tight all debuted at #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list and lists around the world. His books are published in 43 languages around the globe and have been number one bestsellers in over a dozen countries.
Coben is the first ever author to win the Edgar Award, the Shamus Award and the Anthony Award. Coben has received numerous honors from all over the world, in Paris he was awarded the prestigious Vermeil Medal of Honor for contributions to culture and society by the Mayor of Paris. He won the El Premio del Novela Negra RBA in Spain, the Grand Prix de Lectrices in France and the CWA/ITV# Bestseller Dagger for favorite crime novelist in England. Coben is the creator and executive producer for both Harlan Coben’s The Five, an original 10 episode, British crime drama, made for TV by Sky1, and No Second Chance, based on his novel, a six-part French series, which scored the highest ratings for any French TV show in nearly a decade.
Coben’s novel, Tell No One, was turned into the commercial and critical smash hit French film of the same name, starring Francois Cluzet and Kristin Scott Thomas. The movie was top of the box office foreign-language film of the year in USA, won the Lumiere (French Golden Globe) for best picture and was nominated for nine Cesars (French Oscar) and won four, including best actor, best director, and best music The movie with subtitles is now available on Netflix, Amazon prime and DVD/Blu-Ray.
Harlan Coben’s critically-acclaimed novels have been called “ingenious” (New York Times), “poignant and insightful” (Los Angeles Times), “consistently entertaining” (Houston Chronicle), “superb” (Chicago Tribune) and “must reading” (Philadelphia Inquirer). Coben was the first writer in more than a decade to be invited to write fiction for the NEW YORK TIMES op-ed page. His Father’s Day short story, THE KEY TO MY FATHER, appeared June 15, 2003. His essays and columns have appeared in many top publications including the New York Times, Parade Magazine and Bloomberg Views.
While at Amherst College, Coben was a member of the Psi Upsilon Fraternity as well as the men’s basketball. Coben earned a spot in to the New England Basketball Hall of Fame for his playing days at Amherst. Coben resides in New Jersey with his wife Anne, also an Amherst Alum and his four children.
