Order of Harlan Coben Books

Harlan Coben is an American author of mystery and thriller novels. He is a rather unique author in the sense that he focuses strongly on both standalone novels and a series of novels starring a recurring character. He writes the Myron Bolitar (for adults) and Mickey Bolitar series (for young adults). The American authors novels are famous for their plot twists, and always keep you guessing. Not the type of book you want to start an hour before bedtime!

Harlan Coben made his debut as a published author in 1990 with the standalone novel Play Dead. Below is a list of all Harlan Coben novels in publication order:

Publication Order of Myron Bolitar Books

Deal Breaker	(1995)
Drop Shot	(1996)
Fade Away	(1996)
Back Spin	(1997)
One False Move	(1998)
The Final Detail	(1999)
Darkest Fear	(2000)
Promise Me	(2006)
Long Lost	(2009)
Live Wire	(2011)
Home	(2016)

Publication Order of Mickey Bolitar Books

Shelter	(2011)
Seconds Away	(2012)
Found	(2014)

Publication Order of Windsor Horne Lockwood III Books

Win

(2021)

Publication Order of Wilde Books

The Boy from the Woods	(2020)
The Match	(2022)

Publication Order of Standalone Novels

Play Dead	(1990)
Miracle Cure	(1991)
Tell No One	(2001)
Gone for Good	(2002)
No Second Chance	(2003)
Just One Look	(2004)
The Innocent	(2005)
The Woods	(2007)
Hold Tight	(2008)
Caught	(2010)
Stay Close	(2012)
Six Years	(2013)
Missing You	(2014)
The Stranger	(2015)
Fool Me Once	(2016)
Don't Let Go	(2017)
Run Away	(2019)

Publication Order of Short Stories/Novellas

A Simple Philosophy

(1998)

Publication Order of Picture Books

The Magical Fantastical Fridge

(2016)

Publication Order of Malice Domestic Books

Malice Domestic 1 (By: Elizabeth Peters,Sharyn McCrumb,Charlotte Elkins,Aaron Elkins,Barbara Paul,Joan Hess,,P.M. Carlson,Charlotte MacLeod,Barbara Paul)	(1992)
Malice Domestic 2 (By: Mary Higgins Clark)	(1993)
Malice Domestic 3 (By: Taylor McCafferty,Joan Hess,Wendy Hornsby,Deborah Adams,Dorothy Cannell)	(1994)
Malice Domestic 4 (By: ,Carole Nelson Douglas,K.K. Beck,P.M. Carlson,Carolyn G. Hart,,Rochelle Krich,Ralph McInerny,,Jean Hager)	(1995)
Malice Domestic 5 (By: Phyllis Whitney)	(1996)
Malice Domestic 7 (With: Sharyn McCrumb,Stephanie Barron,Daniel Stashower,Michael Bond,Dean James,Amy Myers)	(1998)
Malice Domestic 8 (By: Mary Daheim,Nevada Barr,Margaret Maron,Amanda Cross,Abigail Padgett,Jonathan Gash,Susan Holtzer)	(1999)
Malice Domestic 9 (By: Agatha Christie,Robert Barnard,Joan Hess,Jan Burke,Dorothy Cannell,Ann Granger,Susan Moody,Teri Holbrook)	(2000)
Each book is an anthology, with the listed author credited as the editor of the book.

Publication Order of Anthologies

Malice Domestic 7	(1998)
Opening Shots, Vol. II	(2001)
Mystery Writers of America Presents Death Do Us Part: New Stories About Love, Lust, and Murder	(2006)
Pulp Fiction: The Crimefighters	(2006)
The Best American Mystery Stories 2011	(2011)
Birds of Prey: The Harlan Coben Challenge	(2022)

Note: The Best American Mystery Stories 2011 is collaborated on with series editor Otto Penzler.

If You Like Harlan Coben Books, You’ll Love…

• Linwood Barclay
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4 Responses to “Order of Harlan Coben Books”

1. Samee: 7 months ago

   I like listening to audiobooks, and I don’t understand why Harlan Coben stopped making them available? It seems that all his latest books are in text form only. I especially liked the Myron Bolitar Series in audio format read by Jonathan Marosz, who really brings the characters to life.

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   • Graeme: 7 months ago

     Hi Samee – I’m not sure what you mean. I just checked and his two most recent books were released in audiobook format. His upcoming book The Match is available in audio format too.

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2. Lisa King-Boyle: 5 years ago

   I ordered Play Dead first and was thoroughly impressed. I have always had a tendency of reading women authors, only because I found out that most of the men authors have a hard time writing in a woman’s perspective.
   As soon as I got reading Play Dead, I knew I was hooked. Excellent writer.

   As for The Woods, I am thoroughly enjoying this book also. This is written in the perspective of a male main character. That being said though, I did find myself getting confused a few times about halfway through this book as to who was male and which characters were female. Some of this I think may be due to the cool names that they have!
   Some of the reason for this may be due to me listening to this book instead of just reading directly.
   I am so appreciative of having these be voice enabled as I get severe migraines and so I do not have to try and read them myself because I can have it read to me. Thank you!
   YOU HAVE FOUND YOURSELF A PERMANENT FAN AND CONSTANT LISTENER IF YOUR FABULOUS BOOKS! Blessings, lbkingboyle@gmail.com p

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3. Mongoose218: 7 years ago

   REALLY enjoying his stand alone books, which I hadn’t read until now……read the Myron Bolitor books a long time ago, they’re also good but I think the standalone books are actually better.

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