Harlan Coben

#1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben offers a look behind the curtain at his own writing process in an inspiring, candid memoir filled with indispensable insights and techniques. With 100 million books in print world-wide and over twenty blockbuster television and film adaptations of his work, Harlan Coben has much to teach us about the creative process. Part deeply personal memoir, part masterclass in storytelling, Plot Twist is a refreshingly honest look at the life of a writer whose stories have thrilled us for decades. Plumbing memories from his suburban childhood and his early years trying to break into publishing, Coben tells his own story for the first time, revealing the real-world inspirations for some of his most beloved characters as well as the innovative plots that drive his propulsive novels. Filled with useful tips and techniques on the creative process, Coben does away with the traditional "categories" of writing--characters, plot, setting, etc--and looks at the process holistically. Plot Twist is a masterclass on the act of being a writer, and everything that comes with it: the self-doubt, the hubris, the contradictions, the passion and dedication. At the end of the day, his calculus is a simple one: "If it helps me produce pages, good. If it doesn't, bad." This book will help every aspiring writer produce pages. Honest, funny, insightful, and at times deeply moving, this is both a captivating memoir and an essential guide for anyone looking to master the art of storytelling from one of our most beloved authors.

Vissa hemligheter lämnar dig aldrig Sami Kierce, en nyutexaminerad student på resa i Spanien, vaknar en morgon täckt i blod och med en kniv i handen. Bredvid honom ligger hans flickvän, Anna. Död. Sami har inga minnen av vad som har hänt och flyr landet utan några svar. Tjugotvå år senare har Sami försökt lägga sitt förflutna bakom sig. Han hankar sig fram som privatdetektiv i New York, där han dessutom undervisar i en kvällskurs i kriminologi. Under en av sina lektioner får han plötsligt syn på ett välbekant ansikte. Trots alla år som gått är han säker på att det är Anna som står framför honom. Kvinnan flyr från klassrummet och Sami inser att han måste hitta sin före detta flickvän och lösa det mysterium som har förföljt honom sedan den ödesdigra morgonen. HARLAN COBEN är en #1 New York Times-bästsäljande spänningsförfattare. Hans böcker är utgivna på 46 språk, har toppat bästsäljarlistorna världen över och sålt i över 90 miljoner exemplar. Han har belönats med de litterära utmärkelserna Edgar Allan Poe Award, Anthony Award och Shamus Award. Coben är också skapare och exekutiv producent för flera tv-serier, däribland Netflix-adaptioner av hans succéböcker The Stranger (Främlingen), Fool Me Once (Sanningen) och Missing You (Saknar dig). Full av överraskande vändningar som håller läsaren fängslad från början till slut. Times Leader På typiskt Harlan Coben-manér tar Se dig inte om struptag på dig redan från första sidan. Tro mig när jag säger att Harlan Coben är i toppform här. BookReporter Jag kunde inte lägga ifrån mig den. BBC The One Show

THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 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. ______________ Readers are loving I Will Find You . . . 'A thrilling roller-coaster ride' 5-star reader review 'Harlan at his absolute best!' 5-star reader review 'Couldn't put it down' 5-star reader review 'Extremely action packed, absolutely heart pounding' 5-star reader review 'Such an amazing writer' 5-star reader review 'An electrifying game of cat-and-mouse' 5-star reader review _______________ 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 'The king of the thriller novel' JACK EDWARDS I Will Find You was a Sunday Times no. 1 bestseller 14/01/2024

Kahden maailmanluokan tarinankertojan odotettu trilleri. Unohtumaton jännitysromaani lannistumattomasta Maggie McCabesta, taitavasta kirurgista, joka sekaantuu tahtomattaan salaperäisen yksityispotilaan katoamiseen. Maggie huomaa joutuneensa keskelle kohtalokasta salaliittoa, jonka paljastaminen voisi vaarantaa hänen henkensä. Maggie McCabe horjuu reunalla. Taitavana ja tunnustettuna sotakirurgina hän on aina elänyt vaarallisesti, siellä missä voi eniten vaikuttaa asioihin. Musertavan tragedian seurauksena Maggie joutui luopumaan lääkärinluvastaan. Kun Maggie on pohjalla, hänelle tarjoaa mahdollisuuden entinen kollega, eliitin plastiikkakirurgi. Täydellistä hienovaraisuutta vaativa anonyymi asiakaskunta haluaa parasta hoitoa, jota rahalla saa. Toisella puolella maailmaa luksuksen ja huipputeknologian keskellä elävä salaperäinen mies kaipaa poikkeuksellista apua. Harvan kirurgin taidot riittävät tehtävään, mutta epätoivoinen Maggie on yksi heistä ja tarttuu tilaisuuteen. Kun potilas yhtäkkiä katoaa kesken hoidon, Maggie joutuu pakenemaan – muuten hänestä tulee seuraava, joka lähtee ilman hyvästejä. Reese Witherspoon on Oscar-palkittu näyttelijä, tuottaja ja Reese’s Book Clubin / Hello Sunshinen perustaja. Lähti ilman hyvästejä on Witherspoonin esikoisromaani ja perustuu hänen ideaansa. Harlan Coben on New York Times #1 bestseller-kirjailija ja yksi maailman johtavista tarinankertojista. Witherspoon ja verrattoman koukuttavista tarinoistaan kuulu Coben ovat kehittäneet kirjan konseptin, luoneet henkilöt ja kirjoittaneet käsikirjoituksen yhteistyössä.

An unforgettable collaboration between an award-winning actress Reese Witherspoon and the and #1 international bestselling writer Harlan Coben. -- Maggie McCabe is on the brink. A highly skilled and renowned army combat surgeon, she has always lived life at the edge. But now, after a devastating series of personal tragedies, Maggie is thrown a lifeline by a former colleague, an elite surgeon whose anonymous clientele demand the best care money can buy - as well as absolute discretion. Halfway across the globe, one of the world’s most mysterious men requires unconventional medical assistance. Desperate, and one of the few surgeons in the world skilled enough to take this job, Maggie enters his realm of unspeakable opulence and fulfils her end of the agreement. But when the patient suddenly disappears while still under her care, Maggie must become a fugitive herself – or she will be the next one who is . . . Gone Before Goodbye. In Gone Before Goodbye, the unique storytelling talents of Reese Witherspoon and Harlan Coben combine in one masterpiece of suspense fiction.

The bestselling author and creator of the hit Netflix drama Fool Me Once explores the dangers of obsession in this #1 bestselling suspense thriller. Six years have passed since Jake Fisher watched Natalie, the love of his life, marry another man. Six years of hiding a broken heart by throwing himself into his career as a college professor. Six years of keeping his promise to leave Natalie alone, and six years of tortured dreams of her life with her new husband, Todd. But six years haven't come close to extinguishing his feelings, and when Jake comes across Todd's obituary, he can't keep himself away from the funeral. There he gets the glimpse of Todd's wife he's hoping for...but she is not Natalie. As Jake searches for the truth, his picture-perfect memories of Natalie begin to unravel. Mutual friends of the couple either can't be found, or don't remember Jake. No one has seen Natalie in years. And soon, Jake's search for the woman who broke his heart puts his very life at risk as he uncovers the secrets and lies that love can hide....

Nogle hemmeligheder har bedst af at forblive hemmelige. Sami Kierce, en ung amerikansk backpacker, er på rejse i Spanien med sine venner. En morgen vågner han hjemme hos Anna, en kvinde, han lige har mødt. Han er smurt ind i blod og har en kniv i hånden. Ved siden af ham i sengen ligger Anna. Hun er død, og Sami aner ikke, hvad der er sket. Mange år senere arbejder Kierce som privatdetektiv, og han hutler sig gennem tilværelsen med ufarlige overvågningsopgaver og undervisning i kriminologi på en tvivlsom aftenskole. Da en ny elev træder ind i lokalet en aften, genkender Kierce hende med det samme – Anna. Så snart de får øjenkontakt, flygter hun, og Kierce ved, at han ikke har noget valg: Han er nødt til at finde kvinden og løse det mysterium, der har hjemsøgt ham i 25 år.

In this stunningly twisty thriller from #1 New York Times bestselling author Harlan Coben, a secret from former Detective Sami Kierce's college days comes back to haunt him. Sami Kierce, a young college grad backpacking in Spain with friends, wakes up one morning, covered in blood. There's a knife in his hand. Beside him, the body of his girlfriend. Anna. Dead. He doesn't know what happened. His screams drown out his thoughts--and then he runs. Twenty-two years later, Kierce, now a private investigator, is a new father who's working off his debts by doing low level surveillance jobs and teaching wannabe sleuths at a night school in New York City. One evening, he recognizes a familiar face at the back of the classroom. Anna. It's unmistakably her. As soon as Kierce makes eye contact with her, she bolts. 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 since that terrible day. His investigation will bring him face-to-face with his past--and prove, after all this time, he's nobody's fool.

Vissa hemligheter lämnar dig aldrig Sami Kierce, en nyutexaminerad student på resa i Spanien, vaknar en morgon täckt i blod och med en kniv i handen. Bredvid honom ligger hans flickvän, Anna. Död. Sami har inga minnen av vad som har hänt och flyr landet utan några svar. Tjugotvå år senare har Sami försökt lägga sitt förflutna bakom sig. Han hankar sig fram som privatdetektiv i New York, där han dessutom undervisar i en kvällskurs i kriminologi. Under en av sina lektioner får han plötsligt syn på ett välbekant ansikte. Trots alla år som gått är han säker på att det är Anna som står framför honom. Kvinnan flyr från klassrummet och Sami inser att han måste hitta sin före detta flickvän och lösa det mysterium som har förföljt honom sedan den ödesdigra morgonen. HARLAN COBEN är en #1 New York Times-bästsäljande spänningsförfattare. Hans böcker är utgivna på 46 språk, har toppat bästsäljarlistorna världen över och sålt i över 90 miljoner exemplar. Han har belönats med de litterära utmärkelserna Edgar Allan Poe Award, Anthony Award och Shamus Award. Coben är också skapare och exekutiv producent för flera tv-serier, däribland Netflix-adaptioner av hans succéböcker The Stranger (Främlingen), Fool Me Once (Sanningen) och Missing You (Saknar dig). Full av överraskande vändningar som håller läsaren fängslad från början till slut. Times Leader På typiskt Harlan Coben-manér tar Se dig inte om struptag på dig redan från första sidan. Tro mig när jag säger att Harlan Coben är i toppform här. BookReporter Jag kunde inte lägga ifrån mig den. BBC The One Show

*Soon to be a hit Netflix series starring James Nesbitt and Ruth Jones*'Run Away confirms one of the world’s finest thriller writers is at the very top of his game' PETER JAMES'Coben never, ever lets you down - but this one is really special' LEE CHILD'A twisty thriller that’ll keep you up way past any sensible lights out time' HEAT----------YOUR DAUGHTER IS MISSING AND SHE'S MADE IT CLEAR SHE DOESN'T WANT TO BE FOUND. One day you see her, frightened and clearly in trouble. So you approach her, beg her to come home. She runs. And you do the only thing a parent can do. You follow. Because she’s your daughter, and you’ll do anything to protect her. EVEN IF IT MEAN RISKING YOUR LIFE TO SAVE HERS. . . ----------'Wonderful ... yet another winner' RICHARD OSMAN'The king of twisty thrillers returns. This is worth turning off your phone for!' CLOSER'[Coben's] writing and storytelling are firing on all cylinders and the seemingly straightforward tale takes a sharp turn when it's least expected' DAILY MAIL'A twisty, disturbing and poignant thriller' WOMANMore love for Run Away . . .'5 full of action, breathtaking stars!' 5-star reader review'O. M. G. Holy cow! This is his best book' 5-star reader review'A pulse-pounding adrenaline rush, with nonstop action and a high stakes plot!' 5-star reader review'What a page turner!' 5-star reader review'A fantastically twisted tale' 5-star reader review

Unustamatu põnevusromaan ühendab Oscari võitnud näitleja Reese Witherspooni ja rahvusvahelise menuautori Harlan Cobeni jutuvestmisande. "Lahkunud hüvasti jätmata" on lugu naisest, kes satub surmaohtliku vandenõu keskmesse, ja tõe päevavalgele tulek võib maksta talle kõik. Maggie McCabe on ohus. Andekas ja kuulus sõjaväekirurg on alati eluga riskinud, et abivajajaid võimalikult palju aidata. Kõik läkski plaani järgi ... kuni ükskord enam ei läinud. Maggie, vapustatud laastavatest tragöödiatest, mille tõttu ta kaotas arstilitsentsi, on kaotanud sihi, aga mitte julgust ega kirge. Kui ta on parajasti kõige mustemas augus, heidab talle päästenööri endine kolleeg, tipp-plastikakirurg, kelle anonüümsed kliendid nõuavad parimat, mida raha eest saada võib, samuti täielikku diskreetsust. Teisel pool maakera tahab maailma salapäraseim mees, kes kümbleb luksuses ja kelle käsutuses on tipptehnika, tavatut meditsiinilist abi. Meeleheitel Maggie, kes on selle ülesande jaoks üks väheseid pädevaid kirurge maailmas, satub sõnulkirjeldamatu rikkuse keskele ja täidab seal oma ülesande. Kui vastopereeritud patsient aga äkitselt kaob, peab ka Maggie ise põgenema, et temast ei saaks järgmine, kes lahkub hüvasti jätmata. "Särav globaalne mäng era-operatsioonisaalides ja üliturvatud villades. Witherspoon ja Coben on kirjandustaevas kokku pandud paar." - USA Today "Raamatu süzhee on hoogne ja energiline. Raamatu "Lahkunud hüvasti jätmata" autorid pakuvad põnevat sõidu varjudemaale, kus rikkad usuvad, et raha kaitseb neid kõige, sealhulgas surelikkuse eest - isegi kui nad peavad selle saavutamiseks tapma." - Los Angeles Times

Coming to Netflix as an original limited series, this "brilliantly executed" suspense novel by a "master storyteller" reveals a perfect family that's shattered when their daughter goes missing (Providence Sunday Journal). You've lost your daughter. She's addicted to drugs and to an abusive boyfriend. And she's made it clear that she doesn't want to be found. Then, by chance, you see her playing guitar in Central Park. But she's not the girl you remember. This woman is living on the edge, frightened, and clearly in trouble. You don't stop to think. You approach her, beg her to come home. She runs. And you do the only thing a parent can do: you follow her into a dark and dangerous world you never knew existed. Before you know it, both your family and your life are on the line. And in order to protect your daughter from the evils of that world, you must face them head on.

Hvordan kan en mann som allerede er død mistenkes for drap? For tre år siden holdt sportsagent Myron Bolitar en minnetale i begravelsen til sin klient og gode venn, den kjente basketballtreneren Greg Downing. Myron og Greg delte en spesiell historie: de var bitre rivaler før de overraskende begynte å gjøre forretninger sammen. Myron tok det tragiske dødsfallet tungt, men han har nå kommet seg videre i livet. Helt til nå, da to FBI-agenten stormer inn på kontoret hans og krever å få vite hvor Greg Downing befinner seg. Gregs DNA har blitt funnet på åstedet for et høyprofilert dobbeltdrap, og han er dermed hovedmistenkt. Sjokkert og i villrede må Myron forsøke å finne svar. Sammen med Win, hans mangeårige venn og kollega, begynner de jakten på sannheten. Jo mer de graver i saken om Greg, desto farligere blir det for Win og Myron. For dobbeltdrapet er bare et lite ledd i et hensynsløst komplott. I Kom tilbake blir leserfavoritt Myron Bolitar involert i en meget personlig sak, der hemmeligheter og gamle løgner knyttes til et livsfarlig og dødelig nettverk. "Lesere som elsker spenning vil ikke bli skuffet". BTJ

The first collaborative novel by Oscar-winning actor, producer, New York Times bestselling author and Reese's Book Club/Hello Sunshine founder Reese Witherspoon and # 1 international bestselling author and TV creator Harlan Coben.