List of Harlan Coben novels in order

In 1990, American author, Harlan Coben, published the romantic suspense-thriller, Play Dead. The novel revolved around a supermodel, who is widowed after her husband disappears under mysterious circumstances.

In the book, Laura Ayers marries Celtics star, David Baskin, and the two head off to Australia to enjoy their honeymoon in the Great Barrier Reef. But when David fails to return from a swim, Laura begins to search for the truth about what happened to him.

Upon making its debut, Play Dead was met with a warm reception from readers, leading Coben to publish his next novel, Miracle Cure which hit book shelves in 1991. From here, Deal Breaker followed in 1995, then Drop Shot and Fade Away in 1996.

More novels soon arrived, and over time Coben built up a long-running collection of mystery thrillers. Some of these books even caught the attention of the film and television industry, leading to various live-action adaptations, including Fool Me Once for Netflix, Shelter for Amazon Prime Video, and The Five for Sky.

But if you’re not familiar with Harlan Coben, you might be asking yourself about his long, back-catalogue of novels. What are they, how many are there, and what is the publishing order?

Well, fear not, because below is a list of all the books written by Harlan Coben. The books are initially presented in publishing order, before being separated into their individual reading categories.

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The Harlan Coben novels in publishing order

Below is a list of all of Harlan Coben’s novels presented in publishing order. Should you wish to real all of Coben’s books in publishing order, follow this list:

• Play Dead (1990)
• Miracle Cure (1991)
• Deal Breaker (1995)
• Drop Shot (1996)
• Fade Away (1996)
• Back Spin (1997)
• One False Move (1998)
• The Final Detail (1999)
• Darkest Fear (2000)
• Tell No One (2001)
• Gone for Good (2002)
• No Second Chance (2003)
• Just One Look (2004)
• The Innocent (2005)
• Promise Me (2006)
• The Woods (2007)
• Hold Tight (2008)
• Long Lost (2009)
• Caught (2010)
• Live Wire (2011)
• Shelter (2011)
• Seconds Away (2012)
• Stay Close (2012)
• Six Years (2013)
• Missing You (2014)
• Found (2014)
• The Stranger (2015)
• Home (2016)
• The Magical Fantastical Fridge (2016)
• Fool Me Once (2016)
• Don’t Let Go (2017)
• Run Away (2019)
• The Boy from the Woods (2020)
• Win (2021)
• The Match (2022)
• I Will Find You (2023)
• Think Twice (2024)
• Nobody’s Fool (2025)

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The Harlan Coben books as collections

Below is a list of all the Harlan Coben books placed into their respective collections. The books and collections are as follows:

The 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)
• The Magical Fantastical Fridge (2016)
• Fool Me Once (2016)
• Don’t Let Go (2017)
• Run Away (2019)
• I Will Find You (2023)
• Nobody’s Fool (2025)

The Myron Bolitar novels

• 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)
• Think Twice (2024)

The Mickey Bolitar novels

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

Windsor Horne Lockwood III novels

• Win (2021)

The Wilde novels

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

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Editor/writer/mystery solver

Alex Wiggan

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