Robin Finn, in a Sunday Profile on The New York Times, takes an entertaining look at mystery writer Harlan Coben. Coben's most recent mystery, Long Lost, the 9th in the Myron Bolitar series, was published earlier this week.
Finn notes that home base is a stunning Victorian mansion, circa 1865, in New Jersey where a replica Maltese falcon guards the library’s built-in bookcases and an Edgar Award (for Coben's 1996 novel Fade Away) graces the mantel in the parlor.
Asked to compare himself to his series character, sports and entertainment agent Myron Bolitar, Coben says, "He's the man I want to be. He's funnier, faster, stronger, handsomer, more loyal. And the relationship Myron has with his parents is the relationship I imagine I would have had with mine had they lived longer."
Though he's written several non-series bestselling thrillers, he says the escapades of Myron are dearest to his heart. "There are three things that make a person a writer," he concludes. "Inspiration, perspiration and desperation. I’m on page 40 of the next book; Myron hasn't shown up yet. But you never know. That's the beauty of getting paid to make stuff up for a living."
[MBN note: Read our review of Lost Lost in which we said, "[t]he narrative is taut, the pace relentless", adding that is it "one of Coben's most entertaining efforts." Mysterious Reviews: Long Lost by Harlan Coben.]
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