Bøger af Harlan Coben

Helping a friend may turn out to be deadly serious... A terrific Myron Bolitar novel from the SUNDAY TIMES bestselling author of SIX YEARS.

Hvordan kan en mand, der allerede er død, være eftersøgt for mord? For tre år siden holdt sportsagenten Myron Bolitar en mindetale til sin klient og gode ven, den berømte basketballtræner Greg Downings begravelse. Efter sin vens død har Myron fundet fred og er kommet videre med sit liv – indtil nu, hvor to FBI-agenter braser ind på hans kontor og forlanger at få at vide, hvor Greg Downing befinder sig. Ifølge agenterne er Greg nemlig stadig i live – og da hans DNA er blevet fundet på gerningsstedet for et højtprofileret dobbeltdrab, bliver han anset som hovedmistænkt. Myron er i chok, men har brug for svar. Han må finde ud af, hvad der er op og ned i sagen. Men jo dybere han dykker ned i Gregs historie, jo farligere bliver det for ham selv. »Harlan Coben er fænomenal … Han har en enestående evne til at skrive den ene fantastiske krimi efter den anden.« THE TIMES

From Sunday Times bestselling author Harlan Coben, a heart-pounding thriller about the ties we have to our past . . . and the lies that bind us together. Unabridged edition.

MALAGA - 2000Sami Kierce, a young American backpacker, wakes up. He is covered in blood. There's a knife in his hand. Beside him, the body of a woman. Anna. Dead. He doesn't know what happened. He begins to scream. NEW YORK CITY - 2025Kierce, now a disgraced detective, is teaching night classes when he recognises a familiar face in the crowd. Anna. It's unmistakably her. As soon as she sees Kierce, she runs. For Kierce there is no choice. He knows he must find this woman and solve the impossible mystery that has haunted his every waking moment. His investigation will bring him face-to-face with his past. Soon he discovers that some secrets should stay buried . . . _______________________________HARLAN COBEN never ever lets you down - LEE CHILDHARLAN COBEN: simply one of the all-time greats - GILLIAN FLYNNHARLAN COBEN never disappoints - STEPHEN KINGHARLAN COBEN is the modern master of the hook and twist - DAN BROWNHARLAN COBEN is unbelievably brilliant - RICHARD OSMANHARLAN COBEN is a GREAT writer - JOHN GRISHAM

Valerie Simpson is a young female tennis star with a troubled past who's now on the verge of a comeback and wants Myron as her agent. Myron, who's also got the hottest young male tennis star, Duane Richwood, primed to take his first grand slam tournament, couldn't be happier. That is, until Valerie is murdered in broad daylight at the U.S. Open and Myron's number one client becomes the number one suspect. Clearing Duane's name should be easy enough. Duane was playing in a match at the time of Valerie's death. But why is his phone number in Valerie's black book when he claims only to have known her in passing? Why was she calling him from a phone booth on the street? The police stop caring once they pin the murder on a man known for having stalked Valerie and seen talking to her moments before the murder. But Myron isn't satisfied. It seems too clean for him. Myron pries a bit and finds himself prying open the past where six years before, Valerie's fiancee, the son of a senator, was brutally murdered by a juvenile delinquent and a straight-A student was subsequently gunned down on the street in retaliation, his death squandered in bureaucratic files. And everyone from the Senator to the mob want Myron to stop digging. The truth beneath the truth is not only dangerous, it's deadly. And Myron may be the next victim. In novels that crackle with wit and suspense, Edgar Award winner Harlan Coben has created one of the most fascinating and complex heroes in suspense fiction--Myron Bolitar--a hotheaded, tenderhearted sports agent who grows more and more engaging and unpredictable with each page-turning appearance.

Sports agent Myron Bolitar is poised on the edge of the big time. So is Christian Steele, a rookie quarterback and Myron's prized client. But when Christian gets a phone call from a former girlfriend, a woman who everyone, including the police, believes is dead, the deal starts to go sour. Trying to unravel the truth about a family's tragedy, a woman's secret, and a man's lies, Myron is up against the dark side of his business--where image and talent make you rich, but the truth can get you killed. In novels that crackle with wit and suspense, Edgar Award winner Harlan Coben has created one of the most fascinating and complex heroes in suspense fiction--Myron Bolitar--a hotheaded, tenderhearted sports agent who grows more and more engaging and unpredictable with each page-turning appearance.

From internationally bestselling author Harlan Coben comes this third action-packed installment of his bestselling Mickey Bolitar series. As mysterious clues continue to surface, Mickey is determined to uncover the truth about his father's death. Was it accidental? Murder? Or is he in fact still alive? With the help of his Uncle Myron and loyal friends, Spoon and Ema, Mickey unravels the mysteries of the Abeona Shelter and the elusive "Butcher of Lodz"-all while trying to navigate the ins and outs of everyday life in high school. "This third Mickey Bolitar mystery starts at a swift pace and never lets up."-Booklist

The bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama The Stranger reveals the deadly consequences that can be born of the best intentions. As the school year winds down, Myron Bolitar is determined to help keep his friends' children safe from the dangers of drinking and driving. So he makes two neighborhood girls promise him that if they are ever in a bind but are afraid to call their parents, they must call him. Several nights later, the call comes at two a.m. The next day, a girl is missing and Myron is the last person who saw her. Racing to find her before she's gone forever, Myron must outrun his own troubled past and decide once and for all who he is and what he will stand up for...

It's no secret that Harlan Coben's name is synonymous with unrelenting suspense. In this compelling fifth novel in his acclaimed Myron Bolitar series, the unforgettable sports agent agrees to protect basketball star Brenda Slaughter while trying to unravel the tragic riddle of her life.As a big-time New York sports agent, Myron has a professional interest in Brenda. Then a personal one. But between them isn't just the difference in their backgrounds or the color of their skin. Between them is a chasm of corruption and lies, a vicious young mafioso on the make, and one secret that some people are dying to keep-and others are killing to protect.

In his seventh Myron Bolitar thriller, Edgar Award winner Harlan Coben brings us his most astonishing-and deeply personal-novel yet. And it all begins when Myron's ex tells him he's a father . . . of a dying thirteen-year-old boy. A surprise visit from an ex-girlfriend is unsettling enough. But Emily Downing's news brings Myron to his knees. Her son Jeremy is dying and needs a bone marrow transplant from a donor who has vanished without a trace. Then comes the real shocker: Jeremy is Myron's son, conceived the night before Emily's wedding to another man. Myron is determined to help him. But finding the missing donor means cracking open a dark mystery that involves a broken family, a brutal kidnapping spree, and the FBI. And as doubts emerge about Jeremy's true paternity, a child vanishes, igniting a chain reaction of heartbreaking truth and chilling revelation. Praise for Darkest Fear "Suspenseful . . . a slam dunk . . . You race to turn pages."-People "Fast-paced . . . layered with both tenderness and fun . . . Coben [is] a gifted storyteller."-The Denver Post "A terrific novel . . . Coben's professionalism is clear from every paragraph in the book."-The Boston Globe "With its pretzel of a plot and page-turning pace, Darkest Fear is a winner."-The Orlando Sentinel

The bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama The Stranger delivers a #1 New York Times bestseller that asks how well parents really know their children-and puts them on a technological roller coaster of their worst fears."We're losing him." With those words, Mike and Tia Baye decide to spy on their sixteen-year-old son Adam, who has become increasingly moody and withdrawn since the suicide of his best friend. The software they install on his computer shows them every Web site visited, every e-mail sent or received, every instant message. And each keystroke draws them deeper and deeper into a maze of mayhem and violence that could destroy them all....

An ordinary snapshot causes a mother's world to unravel in this shocking thriller from the bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama The Stranger.When Grace Lawson picks up a newly developed set of family photographs, there is a picture that doesn't belong-a photo from at least twenty years ago with a man in it who looks strikingly like her husband, Jack. And though Jack denies it's him, he disappears that night, taking the photo with him. Now, to save her family from a fierce, silent killer who will stop at nothing to get the photo, Grace must confront the dark corners of her own tragic past....

From internationally bestselling author Harlan Coben comes this first action-packed installment of his bestselling Mickey Bolitar series. Mickey Bolitar's year can't get much worse. After witnessing his father's death and sending his mom to rehab, he's forced to live with his estranged uncle Myron and switch high schools. Fortunately, he's met a great girl, Ashley, and it seems like things might finally be improving. But then Ashley vanishes. Mickey follows Ashley's trail into a seedy underworld that reveals that Ashley isn't who she claimed to be. And neither was Mickey's father. Soon Mickey learns about a conspiracy so shocking that it leaves him questioning everything about the life he thought he knew. First introduced to readers in Harlan Coben's novel Live Wire Mickey Bolitar is as quick-witted and clever as his uncle Myron, and eager to go to any length to save the people he cares about. Follow Mickey Bolitar on his next adventure in Seconds Away!

'Where is Greg Downing?'Sports Agent Myron Bolitar is in his new office on the top of a skyscraper in New York when two FBI agents ask him this very question.The man they refer to is a top basketball player and Myron's former client and old rival. Greg's DNA, they tell him, has been found at the scene of a high-profile double-murder, and he is now their main suspect.It can't be Greg, Myron tells the two agents: the reason he is Myron's 'former' client is because Greg is dead. He died three years ago of a heart attack. Myron went to his funeral and gave the eulogy.So how can a man who's already dead be wanted for murder?But the closer Myron and his sidekick Win get to the truth about Greg Downing, the more dangerous their world becomes. Secrets, lies, and a murderous conspiracy lie at the heart of Harlan Coben's blistering new bestseller.____________________________________'HARLAN COBEN never ever lets you down' LEE CHILD'HARLAN COBEN: simply one of the all-time greats' GILLIAN FLYNN'HARLAN COBEN is the modern master of the hook and twist' DAN BROWN'HARLAN COBEN is unbelievably brilliant' RICHARD OSMAN'HARLAN COBEN is a GREAT writer' JOHN GRISHAM

A man presumed dead is suddenly wanted for murder in this thriller of secrets, lies, and dangerous conspiracies that threaten to cover up the truth.   Three years ago, sports agent Myron Bolitar gave a eulogy at the funeral of his client, renowned basketball coach Greg Downing. Myron and Greg had history: initially as deeply personal rivals, and later as unexpected business associates. Myron made peace and moved on – until now, when twofederal agents walked into his office, demanding to know where Greg Downing is. According to the agents, Greg is still alive—and has been placed at the scene of a double homicide, making him their main suspect. Shocked, Myron needs answers. Myron and Win, longtime friends and colleagues, set out to find the truth, but the more they discover about Greg, the more dangerous their world becomes. Secrets, lies, and a murderous conspiracy that stretches back into the past churn at the heart of Harlan Coben's blistering new novel.

Five years ago, an innocent man began a life sentence for murdering his own son. Today he found out his son is still alive.   David Burroughs was once a devoted father to his three-year-old son Matthew, living a dream life just a short drive away from the working-class suburb where he and his wife, Cheryl, first fell in love--until one fateful night when David woke suddenly to discover Matthew had been murdered while David was asleep just down the hall.    Half a decade later, David’s been wrongly accused and convicted of the murder, left to serve out his time in a maximum-security prison—a fate which, grieving and wracked with guilt, David didn’t have the will to fight. The world has moved on without him. Then Cheryl’s younger sister, Rachel, makes a surprise appearance during visiting hours bearing a strange photograph. It’s a vacation shot of a bustling amusement park a friend shared with her, and in the background, just barely in frame, is a boy bearing an eerie resemblance to David’s son. Even though it can’t be, David just knows: Matthew is still alive. David plans a harrowing escape, determined to achieve the impossible – save his son, clear his own name, and discover the real story of what happened. But with his life on the line and the FBI following his every move, can David evade capture long enough to reveal the shocking truth?

David and Cheryl Burroughs are living the dream - married, a beautiful house in the suburbs, a three year old son named Matthew - when tragedy strikes one night in the worst possible way.David awakes to find himself covered in blood, but not his own - his son's. And while he knows he did not murder his son, the overwhelming evidence against him puts him behind bars indefinitely.Five years into his imprisonment, Cheryl's sister arrives - and drops a bombshell.She's come with a photograph that a friend took on vacation at a theme park. The boy in the background seems familiar - and even though David realizes it can't be, he knows it is.It's Matthew, and he's still alive.David plans a harrowing escape from prison, determined to do what seems impossible - save his son, clear his own name, and discover the real story of what happened that devastating night.______________Praise for Harlan Coben ...'Unbelievably brilliant' RICHARD OSMAN'A GREAT writer' JOHN GRISHAM'Never lets you down' LEE CHILD'Simply one of the all-time greats' GILLIAN FLYNN'The modern master of the hook and twist' DAN BROWN'One of the world's finest thriller writers' PETER JAMES

NOW THE NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES EL INOCENTE!The bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama The Stranger takes readers on an electrifying ride in this thriller that peeks behind the white picket fences of suburbia—where one mistake can change your life forever.One night, Matt Hunter innocently tried to break up a fight—and ended up a killer. Now, nine years later, he’s an ex-con who takes nothing for granted. His wife, Olivia, is pregnant, and the two of them are closing on their dream house. But all it will take is one shocking, inexplicable call from Olivia’s cell phone to shatter Matt’s life a second time...