Harlan Coben Books in Order

A supermodel's basketball star husband dies on their honeymoon, but she soon suspects he might still be alive. Digging into his past, she discovers a tangled web of family lies and a faked death that hides a sinister truth.

A serial killer targets patients at a clinic claiming to have found a cure for AIDS. A TV journalist and a basketball star team up to stop the murders, realizing the cure itself might be the motive for the crimes.

In the first Myron Bolitar mystery, the sports agent is poised to sign a rookie quarterback. When the player's missing girlfriend reappears, Myron gets dragged into a case involving a long-buried family tragedy and a dangerous sex scandal.

After former tennis prodigy Valerie Simpson is shot outside the U.S. Open, sports agent Myron Bolitar investigates. The murder links rival players to a six-year-old killing at an exclusive club, drawing Myron into a case involving political influence, family secrets, and the mob.

Sports agent Myron Bolitar is offered a shot at professional basketball when a former rival disappears. The dream assignment becomes an investigation that forces him to confront a devastating revelation from his own past.

Sports agent Myron Bolitar is drawn into the search for the kidnapped teenage son of golf superstar Linda Coldren, last seen at a downtown Philadelphia hotel. The case leads from the boy's privileged upbringing into a dangerous missing-person investigation.

Myron Bolitar is hired to protect a female basketball star with a tragic family history. As he guards her, he uncovers a connection between her missing mother and a powerful political family, putting them both in the crosshairs.

A short story by Harlan Coben, originally published in the anthology *Malice Domestic 7*. It showcases his signature ability to craft a tight mystery with a clever twist in a compact format.

Myron's colleague Esperanza is arrested for the murder of a client, a fallen baseball star. Myron is determined to prove her innocence, even if it means digging up dirt that his best friend Win would prefer stayed buried.

Myron confronts his own past when an old girlfriend reveals he has a son who is dying and needs a bone marrow transplant. The donor has vanished, forcing Myron into a desperate hunt to save the boy he never knew.

Edited by Lawrence Block, this second Opening Shots volume collects twenty-three first published stories by mystery and crime writers. The anthology looks back to the early work of established authors, showing the beginnings of careers in suspense, detective fiction, and crime writing.

Eight years after his wife was murdered, Dr. David Beck receives a mysterious email containing a phrase only she would know. The message implies she is still alive, sending him on a frantic, dangerous race to find the truth.

Will Klein's brother was accused of murder and vanished years ago. When Will's girlfriend also disappears, he finds evidence linking her to his missing brother, forcing him to unravel a decade of lies to find them both.

Dr. Marc Seidman wakes up in a hospital to find his wife dead and his infant daughter missing. A ransom note warns him no police, but when the exchange goes wrong, he must go rogue to save his child.

Grace Lawson picks up a fresh set of photos and finds an old picture of her husband with people she doesn't know. When he sees it and vanishes, her search for answers leads her into a dark and violent past.

Matt Hunter is trying to live a normal life after serving time for an accidental killing. A call from his wife's phone changes everything, pulling him into a conspiracy that threatens to frame him for a new crime.

Myron Bolitar makes a promise to two teenage girls to drive them home if they ever feel unsafe. When one of them calls and then disappears, Myron becomes the prime suspect and must find her to clear his name.

Edited by Otto Penzler and introduced by Harlan Coben, this anthology collects fourteen crime tales from the pulp era. Stories by such writers as Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, Erle Stanley Gardner, and Cornell Woolrich spotlight hard-boiled detectives, criminals, and retribution.

What should be an anniversary celebration becomes something far stranger and more dangerous in this darkly funny short story. Maleeny turns marriage, ritual, and murder into a sharp little joke with teeth.

Paul Copeland is a prosecutor haunted by the disappearance of his sister at a summer camp twenty years ago. When a body is found that links back to that night, he realizes his sister might still be alive.

Worried parents install spyware on their son's computer after a friend's suicide. What they find leads to the boy's disappearance and exposes a dangerous secret that threatens the safety of their entire suburban neighborhood.

Myron Bolitar travels to Paris to help an old flame whose husband has been murdered. He quickly finds himself framed for the crime and caught in an international conspiracy involving terrorism and genetic secrets.

A reporter traps a predator on live TV, but the man disappears before trial. Years later, a missing girl case reconnects the reporter and the accused man, suggesting that he might have been innocent of the original crime.

Myron Bolitar helps a former tennis star client who is receiving anonymous threats. The case takes a personal turn when it leads Myron to his estranged brother and a secret that has divided their family for years.

After his father's death, Mickey Bolitar moves in with his uncle Myron. He soon gets involved in the disappearance of a girlfriend and discovers a mysterious organization called the Abeona Shelter that protects children.

Guest editor Harlan Coben selects twenty American mystery and crime stories for this annual anthology, with Otto Penzler serving as series editor. The lineup includes work by Lawrence Block, Brendan DuBois, S. J. Rozan, and Mickey Spillane with Max Allan Collins.

Mickey Bolitar finds himself in the middle of a murder investigation when a classmate is shot. While trying to clear a friend's name, he digs deeper into the mystery of his father's death and the Abeona Shelter.

Three people living seemingly disconnected lives are bound together by a dark secret from seventeen years ago. When a new disappearance mimics an old cold case, their past returns to threaten their carefully built presents.

The April 2012 issue of Suspense Magazine features interviews with Harlan Coben and Marilyn Levinson, announces the 2011 Short Story Contest winners, and previews forthcoming releases. It also includes crime- and supernatural-themed pieces by CK Webb, Donald Allen Kirch, and Laura DiSilverio.

Jake watched the love of his life marry another man and promised to leave her alone. Six years later, he sees her husband's obituary, but when he tries to find her, he discovers their entire life together was a lie.

In the conclusion to the Mickey Bolitar trilogy, Mickey finally uncovers the truth about the Abeona Shelter and what really happened to his father. He must race to save his friends before the mystery consumes them all.

NYPD Detective Kat Donovan finds her ex-fiancé's profile on a dating app years after he broke her heart. Reaching out to him opens a door to a conspiracy involving missing people and the murder of her own father.

Edited by Kate White, this cookbook presents more than 100 recipes contributed by mystery writers, including Harlan Coben’s Myron’s Crabmeat Dip. It pairs dishes from breakfast through dessert with photographs and sidebars exploring connections between food and crime fiction.

A stranger approaches Adam Price and reveals a devastating secret about his wife. When he confronts her, she disappears, leaving Adam to hunt for her in a world where everyone has something to hide.

Former special ops pilot Maya sees her murdered husband on her nanny cam playing with their daughter. To understand how a dead man can be in her house, she must confront deep secrets from her own military past.

Ten years after two boys were kidnapped, one of them resurfaces. Myron Bolitar and Win jump into action to find the other boy, uncovering a heartbreaking web of lies that has kept the families in the dark.

A fun, illustrated children's book about a boy named Walden. Bored with his chores, he gets sucked into a drawing on his refrigerator and goes on a wild, imaginative adventure through his own artwork.

Detective Napoleon "Nap" Dumas has been haunted by the death of his twin brother and the disappearance of his girlfriend. When her fingerprints turn up at a new crime scene, he finally has a lead on what happened years ago.

Simon finds his homeless, drug-addicted daughter in Central Park, but she runs when he tries to help. His quest to bring her home leads him into a violent criminal underworld that he is completely unprepared for.

Wilde, a man found living feral in the woods as a child, is now a security expert living off the grid. When a local girl goes missing, he uses his unique survival skills to track her down, uncovering dark community secrets.

Windsor Horne Lockwood III takes the lead when stolen family heirlooms are found at a murder scene. He uses his vast wealth and vigilante tactics to solve a cold case involving 1970s radicals and his own family's secrets.

Eleven thriller writers answer Harlan Coben’s prompt to create original stories inspired by birds of prey. This audio-original anthology, created with International Thriller Writers, includes Robert Dugoni’s “The Falcon” alongside tales that interpret the theme in sharply different ways.

Wilde returns when a DNA match connects him to a potential family member. However, the match also links him to a vigilante group punishing online trolls, forcing him to fight a killer while seeking his own origins.

David Burroughs is serving a life sentence for murdering his own son. When he discovers evidence that his son might still be alive, he breaks out of prison to save the boy and prove his innocence.

Myron Bolitar is stunned when the FBI asks about his former client and rival, Greg Downing. The problem? Greg died three years ago. Evidence suggests he is alive and killing, sending Myron on a chase to find a dead man.

Co-authored with Reese Witherspoon. A disgraced surgeon accepts a shady job treating a mysterious patient in a high-security compound. When the patient vanishes, she becomes a fugitive caught in a global conspiracy.

Sami Kierce, now a private investigator and teacher, is shocked when a woman from his past appears in his classroom. It’s his old girlfriend, who supposedly died decades ago, forcing him to solve the mystery of her "death."

Forthcoming in September 2026, this memoir and writing guide examines Harlan Coben’s route from his New Jersey childhood and early publishing years to a long storytelling career. He reflects on creative practice, inspiration, self-doubt, and practical ways of developing a writing life.