About Harlan Coben
Harlan Coben (born January 4, 1962) is an American writer. Coben has won an Edgar Award, a Shamus Award, and an Anthony Award. His books have been translated into 46 languages and sold over 90 million copies. == Early life and education == Harlan Coben was born on January 4, 1962, into a Jewish family in Newark, New Jersey, and was raised in Livingston, where he graduated from Livingston High School with future governor Chris Christie. His brother is the businessman Lawrence S. Coben. He studied political science at Amherst College, where he was a member of the Psi Upsilon fraternity. == Career == After graduating in 1984, Coben worked in the travel industry, in a company owned by his grandfather. He wrote his first book, romantic suspense thriller Play Dead, which was accepted and published in 1990. It was followed by Miracle Cure in 1991. He then began writing a series of thrillers featuring a former basketball player turned sports agent, Myron Bolitar, who often investigates murders involving his clients.
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