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Rachel Hall

Harlan Coben says ‘quite a bit of tragedy’ in his 20s made him a better writer

Harlan Coben
Coben’s most recently released book-to-screen adaptation is Missing You, on Netflix. Photograph: StillMoving.net for Netflix/Shutterstock

American thriller writer Harlan Coben said experiencing “quite a bit of tragedy” in his 20s made him a better writer.

The bestselling author, who wrote the Myron Bolitar thriller series and novels turned Netflix shows such as Fool Me Once and Missing You, said he was in his 20s when his father died of a heart attack at the age of 59 in 1988.

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