The 8 Best Harlan Coben Books, Ranked

1. Six Years

Published in 2013, Six Years follows Jake Fisher, a man forced to watch the love of his life, Natalie, tie the knot with another guy named Todd. In the six years that followed, he tried to focus on his work and stay away from Natalie, all the while having nightmares about her and Todd's life.

But then, Jake sees Todd's obituary, realizes Natalie's husband has died, and attends the funeral. And there, he realizes that late Todd's wife isn't Natalie, but actually another woman who'd supposedly been married to Todd for nearly 20 years.

"With that fact, everything Jake thought he knew about the best time of his life–a time he has never gotten over–is turned completely inside out," per the synopsis.

Soon, Jake realizes that he and Natalie's previous mutual friends either don't remember him or are nowhere to be found. Natalie is gone, too, and his quest for the truth starts to unravel his life.

2. The Stranger

In this 2015 thriller, Adam Price has a cushy life with a solid job, a large home, a beautiful wife named Corinne, and two sons. However, a stranger approaches him out of the blue one day and claims Corinne had lied about her first pregnancy, as well as the miscarriage that he believed ended it.

"And the mirage of perfection disappears as if it never existed at all. Soon, Adam finds himself tangled in something far darker than even Corinne's deception and realizes that if he doesn't make exactly the right moves, the conspiracy he's stumbled into will not only ruin lives–it will end them," the book's synopsis reads.

The Stranger was nominated for Readers' Favorite Mystery & Thriller in 2015 on Goodreads.

3. Tell No One

In Tell No One, character David Beck lost his wife, Elizabeth, after she was murdered by a man who called himself KillRoy. Yet, eight years later, while the killer is serving out a life sentence, two more dead bodies are found, and David gets a message on his computer with a phrase that could only come from his late wife.

"Suddenly, Beck is taunted with the impossible–that somewhere, somehow, Elizabeth is alive," per the synopsis.

He's told not to share the message with anyone, and he abides. Moreover, David starts searching for the mysterious messenger.

4. Fool Me Once

Maya Burkett is a widow grappling with the death of her husband in Central Park, and following the tragedy, she's also concerned about the safety of her 2-year-old daughter. That's why she sets up nanny cams in her home.

While she's at work one day, Maya realizes the nanny cam captured something unbelievable: her supposedly dead husband, Joe, playing with their daughter in their home. And when Maya confronts her nanny, the nanny claims she didn't see anything before stealing the camera's memory card and disappearing.

"The provocative question at the heart of the mystery: Can you believe everything you see with your own eyes, even when you desperately want to? To find the answer, Maya must finally come to terms with deep secrets and deceit in her own past before she can face the unbelievable truth about her husband—and herself," the book's synopsis reads.

5. Caught

Caught chronicles the mysterious disappearance of Haley McWaid, a 17-year-old "good girl." She's the captain of the lacrosse team at her New Jersey school and plans to attend college following graduation. Nonetheless, after Haley doesn't return home one night, no one hears from her for three long months.

Meanwhile, journalist Wendy Tynes is working to take down sexual predators with the help of sting operations when she comes across a social worker with a reputation for being friendly with teenagers, including Haley.

"Working with local police on her news program, Caught in the Act, Wendy and her team have publicly shamed dozens of men by the time she encounters her latest target. Dan Mercer is a social worker known as a friend to troubled teens, but his story soon becomes more complicated than Wendy could have imagined," per the synopsis.

6. Deal Breaker

Deal Breaker is considered one of Harlan Coben's most iconic works. It centers on a sports agent named Myron Bolitar and his prized client, Christian Steel, who's a rookie quarterback. They're on the brink of scoring a massive contract when Christian's former girlfriend, who everyone believed was dead, gives him a call and threatens the deal.

"Trying to unravel the truth about a family's tragedy, a woman's secret, and a man's lies, Myron is up against the dark side of his business where image and talent make you rich, but the truth can get you killed," the synopsis reads.

Deal Breaker is the first novel in Harlan Coben's Myron Bolitar series.

7. I Will Find You

In I Will Find You, the couple David and Cheryl Burroughs had it all. They got married, had a beautiful home in the suburbs, and were the parents of a 3-year-old named Matthew. That's until David wakes up covered in his son's blood and winds up behind bars, even though he knows he didn't commit murder.

After spending five years in prison with no memory of the evening that landed him there, David's former sister-in-law, Rachel, visits him and brings a shocking photo to the jail. In the image, taken by a friend on vacation at a theme park, there's a boy who David believes is Matthew, 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," per the synopsis.

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8. Gone for Good

Will Klein always looked up to his older brother, Ken, throughout his childhood. But that all changes after a young woman whom Will once loved is found murdered in her family's basement, and Ken is the main suspect.

The evidence was so overwhelming that it even pushed Ken to disappear, leaving cracks in the Klein family and the overall community. Over a decade later, though, Will uncovers proof that Ken is actually alive.

"And this is just the first in a series of stunning revelations as Will is forced to confront startling truths about his brother—and himself. As a violent mystery unwinds around him, Will knows he must press his search all the way to the end. Because the most powerful surprises are yet to come," the synopsis reads.