Harlan Coben was born on the 4th January 1962, in Newark, New Jersey USA, of Jewish ancestry, and is an author of books of the mystery genre; his stories often involve cases of unresolved events in the past, such as homicides and fatal accidents. Coben is best known for writing the series of novels “Myron Bolitar” (1995 – 2016). He has been active in the industry since 1990.
How much is the net worth of Harlan Coben? It has been estimated by authoritative sources that the overall size of his wealth is as much as $25 million, as of the data presented in the middle of 2017. Books are the major source of Coben’s fortune.
Harlan Coben Net Worth $25 Million
To begin with, the boy grew up and was educated in Livingston, New Jersey. In his childhood he befriended Chris Christie, later state governor. Further, when he was majoring in political science at Amherst College, he was a part of Psi Upsilon Fraternity with the future author Dan Brown. After graduating, Coben worked in the travel industry at a company owned by his grandfather.
Concerning his professional career, his first book was accepted when he was 26, but after publishing two independent books in the 1990s (“Play Dead” in 1990 and “Cure Miracle” in 1991), he decided to change direction, and began a series of stories with the character Myron Bolitar. The books in the popular series chronicle the life of a former basketball player, Bolitar who often needs to investigate murders which somehow involve his clients. Coben won an Edgar Prize, a Shamus Prize and an Anthony Prize becoming the first writer to have received all three awards. He is also the first writer invited to write fiction for The New York Times, subsequently a tale entitled “The Key to My Father”, which appeared on the 15th June 2003. After this success, Harlan also appeared in Parade Magazine and Bloomberg Views. All added to is net worth.
In 2001, he released his first independent thriller – “Tell No One” – which became a bestseller, and the film director Guillaume Canet adapted the book into a French thriller “Ne le dis à Personne” (2006) starring Kristin Scott Thomas and François Cluzet. Afterwards, Coben wrote 15 more autonomous novels; his novel “Hold Tight” was released in 2008 and became his first book to debut in the New York Times Best Seller list. “Missing You” was released in 2014, and recently he released the novels “The Stranger” (2015) and “Fool Me Once” (2016).
To conclude, all the above mentioned books have increased the total size of Harlan Coben net worth.
Finally, in the personal life of the writer, he is married to Anne Armstrong Coben MD, a paediatrician. They have four children, and the family resides in Ridgewood, New York.
