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
I live in the suburbs, the final battleground of the American dream, where people get married and have kids and try to scratch out a happy life for themselves.
Sometimes the loudest cries for help are silent.
I would rather raise certain topics and maybe let you ruminate on them. I'm not big on answering them.
A novel is like a sausage. You might like the final taste but you don't want to see how it was made.
I'm the Jerry Lewis of crime fiction.
Getting into a fight with a popular senior. Pissing off a school teacher and the local chief of police. Hanging with two major-league losers." She slapped my back. "Welcome to high school.
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.
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.
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.
I can write pretty much anywhere if you give me time and some quiet. The home is not usually the best place because I have four children. It's usually pandemonium around here!