About the Author: Coben was born in Newark, New Jersey but was raised and schooled in Livingston, New Jersey. After graduating from Amherst College a political science major, he worked in the travel industry, in a company owned by his grandfather. He now lives in New Jersey.

Coben was in his senior year at college when he realized he wanted to write. His first book was accepted when he was twenty-six but after publishing two stand-alone thrillers in his twenties (Play Dead in 1990 and Miracle Cure in 1991) he decided on a change of direction and began a series of thrillers featuring his character Myron Bolitar. The novels of the popular series follow the tales of a former basketball player turned sports agent (Bolitar), who often finds himself investigating murders involving his clients.

Awards

Coben has won an Edgar Award, a Shamus Award and an Anthony Award, and is the first writer to have received all three. He is also the first writer in more than a decade to be invited to write fiction for the New York Times op-ed page. He wrote a short story entitled "The Key to my Father", which appeared June 15, 2003.

Anthony Awards Best Novel nominee (2002) : Tell No One
Macavity Awards Best Novel nominee (2002) : Tell No One
Edgar Awards Best Novel nominee (2002) : Tell No One