Myron Bolitar Books in Order
Harlan Coben has written 16 Myron Bolitar books, published between 1995 and 2024: 15 in the 2 main-line series and 1 related title. The first book is Deal Breaker (1995) and the newest main-line book is Think Twice (2024). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 16
- Published
- 1995–2024
- Confirmed
- 16 of 16 titles
- Pages on record
- 3,320 in 9 of 16 books
- Reading time
- 55–83 hours
Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,320 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 9 of 16 titles with a page count on record.
Myron Bolitar is a sports agent who turns up in murder and missing-person cases across Harlan Coben's mystery series. Deal Breaker (1995) starts the run, and Think Twice (2024) is the most recent of 16 catalogued books. Mickey Bolitar, Myron's nephew, heads a companion series, and Windsor Horne Lockwood III has one of his own.
How many Myron Bolitar books are there?
Myron Bolitar has 16 books, released between 1995 and 2024. 15 of them belong to the 2 main-line series (Myron Bolitar, Mickey Bolitar), and 1 related title sit outside it: other titles.
Myron Bolitar Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 16 Myron Bolitar books in the order they were released, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.
- 119953434/4
- 219963103/4
- 319963463/4
- 419973524/4
- 519984004/4
- 61999–4/4
- 72000–4/4
- 820065044/4
- 920093744/4
- 1020113043/4
- 112011–3/4
- 122012–4/4
- 132014–3/4
- 1420163873/4
- 152021–3/4
- 162024–4/4
Myron Bolitar Books in Chronological Order
By publication date, the books of the 2 main-line series run from Deal Breaker (1995) to Think Twice (2024), the sequence in the table above. No separate story order is recorded for Myron Bolitar in the book listings this catalogue merges, so publication order is the only order on record.
Do you have to read Myron Bolitar books in order?
You should read the 2 main-line series in publication order, the order of the numbered table above; the 1 related title (other titles) sit outside that sequence. The catalogue does not record whether each Myron Bolitar book also stands alone.
Where to start with Myron Bolitar
Start with Deal Breaker (1995), the earliest published book in the 2 main-line series.
What is the newest Myron Bolitar book?
Think Twice (2024) is the newest book in the 2 main-line series.
Is there a new Myron Bolitar book coming?
No next Myron Bolitar book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
Awards Myron Bolitar has won
Wikidata records 4 awards for Myron Bolitar. Each row states whether the title won or was shortlisted, and the year the award was given.
- Barry Award for Best Paperback Original1998Wonfor Back Spin
- Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Paperback Original1997Wonfor Fade Away
- Shamus Award1997Wonfor Fade Away
- Anthony Award for Best Paperback Original1996Wonfor Deal Breaker
Myron Bolitar at a glance
- Still running
- Myron Bolitar is still running, with a main-line title published as recently as 2024.
- Release pace
- Myron Bolitar books have appeared about one every 2 years on average.
- Length
- 3,320 pages across the 9 of 16 books with a recorded length, a median of 352 pages each.
- Busiest decade
- Most Myron Bolitar books, 6 of 16, were published in the 1990s.
- Corroboration
- 9 of the 16 titles appear in all four independent book listings, and every one of them in at least three.
What the Myron Bolitar books are about
15 of the 16 Myron Bolitar books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: sports agents is tagged on 10 of 15. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.
- Sports agents 10 of 15 books
- Mystery & detective 5 of 15 books
- Crimes against 3 of 15 books
- High schools 3 of 15 books
- Missing children 3 of 15 books
- Murder 3 of 15 books
- Thrillers 3 of 15 books
- Uncles 3 of 15 books
- .series 2 of 15 books
- Bolitar, myron (fictitious character) 2 of 15 books
- Kidnapping 2 of 15 books
More books by Harlan Coben
The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.
- Harlan Coben books in order 41 books
Series that include Myron Bolitar books
The series linked below has its own reading-order page.
- Mickey Bolitar books in order 3 books