Harlan Coben
Harlan Coben
Harlan Cobenis an American author of mystery novels and thrillers. The plots of his novels often involve the resurfacing of unresolved or misinterpreted events in the past, murders, fatal accidents, and have multiple twists. Among his novels are two series, each involving the same protagonist set in and around New York and New Jersey, and some characters appear in both...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth4 January 1962
CityNewark, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
A trial is two narratives competing for your attention.
There are few times that I feel more at peace, more in tune, more Zen, if you will, than when I force myself to unplug.
I'm thinking of taking up golf, but the idea of spending time with golfers frightens me.
When you like something and you're pretty good at it and you can make a living doing it, you don't ask why. You just count your blessings and go with it.
Tragedy is a hell of a teacher. It's much too strict, but it's a hell of a teacher.
When I was seventeen, I worked as a counsellor at a co-ed sleep-away camp for eight weeks. I loved it but it could be harrowing - it was far too much responsibility for someone my age.
This was a place where tattoos outnumbered teeth.
So basically your plan is to flail about helplessly.
..."better to have loved and lost" bullshit. Don't show me paradise and then burn it down.
'Caught' is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present - who should be and who shouldn't be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it won't work.
I'm not a fan of self-help books - how can something be 'self-help' if the book itself is purportedly helping you?
If I don't write, I hate myself. Simple as that. My life is out of balance.
I love to fool you once, I love to fool you twice, I love to fool you a third time. And just when you think it's all over, I have what I call that Carrie hand-out-of-the-grave moment. Just when you think it's all over, I'm going to hit you with just one more. I can't help myself.
Outlining is not writing. Coming up with ideas is not writing. Researching is not writing. Creating characters is not writing. Only writing is writing.