Coben, Harlan, [Myron Bolitar #1] (Deal Breaker [hc, Delacorte Press, 1995]) 978-0385340601 [mass mkt pb, 2014, Dell] 978-0345535153 [pb, Dell, 2024] 978-0593974513
United States · Fiction author
Harlan Coben
Harlan Coben (born 1962, Newark, NJ) - 12-volume series featuring Myron Bolitar – sports agent – [Note: the publishing years of this series are not perfectly consecutive with the number of each volume in the series, for reasons I could not work out. There are also many editions of each book of this very popular author. I just recorded the details as best I could from the internet.
From Google/Wikipedia: Myron Bolitar, Harlan Coben’s central character, is explicitly Jewish, a trait shared with his creator, Harlan Coben; he comes from a close-knit Jewish family in New Jersey and often uses Yiddish expressions, making his Jewish background a key part of his identity.
Key Details
Author’s Inspiration: Coben, himself Jewish, based Myron partly on himself, including his New Jersey roots and Jewish identity.
Family Life: Myron has a warm, loving Jewish family, with a strong bond to his parents, and also looks after his nephew, Mickey.
Cultural Markers: He incorporates Yiddish phrases and cultural elements into his dialogue, which is a deliberate choice by Coben.
Contrast: Myron’s Jewish identity is often highlighted in contrast to his rich, WASP-y best friend, Win (Windsor Horne Lockwood III)]. [Google/AI]
Coben, Harlan, [Myron Bolitar #2] (Drop Shot [hc, Delacorte Press,1997]) 978-0385342100 [pb, Orion, 2014] 978-1407249087
Coben, Harlan, [Myron Bolitar #3] (Fade Away [hc, Delacorte Press, 1998]) 978-0385342506 [pb, Orion, 2009] 978-1407234465
Coben, Harlan, [Myron Bolitar #4] (Backspin [hc, Dell, 1997]) 978-1568654805 [pb, Orion, 2013] 978-1407234472
Coben, Harlan, [Myron Bolitar #5] (One False Move [hc, Delacorte, 1998]) 978-0385323697 [pb, Orion, 2014] 978-1409150534
Coben, Harlan, [Myron Bolitar #6] (The Final Detail [hc, Delacorte, 2009]) 978-0385323710 [pb, Orion, 2014] 978-1409150497
Coben, Harlan, [Myron Bolitar #7] (Darkest Fear [hc, Delacorte, 2000]) 978-0385334334 [pb, Orion, 2013] 978-1409150459
Coben, Harlan, [Myron Bolitar #8] (Promise Me [hc, Dutton, 2006]) 978-0525949497 [pb. E.P. Dutton, 2014] 978-1409150503
Coben, Harlan, [Myron Bolitar #9] (Long Lost [hc, Dutton, 2009]) 978-0525951056 [pb, Dutton, 2012] 978-0451236982
Coben, Harlan, [Myron Bolitar #10] (Live Wire [hc, Dutton, 2011]) 978-0525952060 [pb, Dutton, 2012] 978-0451233936
Coben, Harlan [Myron Bolitar #11], (Home [hc, Dutton, 2016]) 978-0525955108 [pb, Dutton, 2017] 978-1101984260
Coben, Harlan, [Myron Bolitar #12] (Think Twice [Grand Central Publishing, 2024]) 978-1538756317 [pb, Grand Central Publishing, 2024] 978-1538756331
[Harlan Coben has also authored a 3-volume series based on Mickey Bolitar, Myron’s nephew, intended for young adult readers]
Coben, Harlan, (Shelter [hc, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2011]) 978-0399256509 [pb, Penguin Young Readers, 2012] 978-0142422038
Coben, Harlan, (Seconds Away [hc, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2012]) [pb, Speak, 2012] 978-0399256516
Coben, Harlan, (Found [hc, Putnam, 2014]) 978-0399256523 [pb, Speak, 2015] 978-0147515742
Coben Harlan, (The Woods [hc, Dutton, 2007] 978-0525950127 [pb, Dutton, 2020] 978-1524746841 [Features Jewish New Jersey prosecutor]