Reading order · 12 books · 1995 to 2024 · Set in New York
Myron Bolitar Books in Order
Myron Bolitar is a former basketball star whose career ended with an injury, now a sports agent in New York and New Jersey who keeps getting drawn into investigations, usually on behalf of his clients. His best friend, the wealthy and lethal Win Lockwood, is always ready to help.
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Series facts
- Books
- 12
- Published
- 1995 to 2024
- First book
- Deal Breaker
- Latest
- Think Twice (2024)
- Setting
- Set in New York
The reading order
Every Myron Bolitar book in publication order. Choose a title for its cast and summary.
12 books · Set in New York
- 1Deal Breaker1995With Myron BolitarMyron Bolitar’s star client, a young American football quarterback, finds a photograph of his fiancée, who disappeared a year and a half ago and was presumed dead, in an advertisement in a sex magazine.Buy on Amazon
- 2Drop Shot1996With Myron BolitarA young tennis player who was once a star is shot dead at the US Open, just after asking Myron Bolitar for help.Buy on Amazon
- 3Fade Away1996With Myron BolitarMyron Bolitar is asked to find Greg Downing, a basketball star and Myron’s old rival, who has disappeared, and joins Greg’s team undercover to do it.Buy on Amazon
- 4Back Spin1997With Myron BolitarThe teenage son of a golfing champion is kidnapped during the US Open golf tournament, and Myron Bolitar helps the family.Buy on Amazon
- 5One False Move1998With Myron BolitarMyron Bolitar is hired to protect Brenda Slaughter, a star of the new women’s basketball league, whose father has disappeared.Buy on Amazon
- 6The Final Detail1999With Myron BolitarEsperanza Diaz, Myron’s business partner, is arrested for the murder of a baseball star who was one of their clients.Buy on Amazon
- 7Darkest Fear2000With Myron BolitarMyron Bolitar’s former girlfriend tells him her son is dying and needs a bone marrow donor, and that Myron is the boy’s father.Buy on Amazon
- 8Promise Me2006With Myron BolitarMyron Bolitar makes two teenage girls promise to call him for a ride rather than get into a car with someone who has been drinking.Buy on Amazon
- 9Long Lost2009With Myron BolitarTerese Collins calls Myron Bolitar from Paris and asks him to come, and he finds himself in a terrorism investigation linked to her past.Buy on Amazon
- 10Live Wire2011With Myron BolitarA pregnant former tennis star asks Myron Bolitar for help when someone posts online that her baby is not her husband’s, and her husband disappears.Buy on Amazon
- 11Home2016With Myron BolitarTen years ago two boys were kidnapped from a wealthy family.Buy on Amazon
- 12Think Twice2024With Myron BolitarMyron Bolitar is visited by federal agents who tell him that DNA from a former client, a man Myron buried years ago, has been found at two murder scenes.Buy on Amazon
Do you need to read them in order?
Read the Myron Bolitar books in order, starting with Deal Breaker. Myron’s relationships and his agency develop across the series.
Who appears in which book
The series’ main characters, book by book. Lead means the book is told around them; minor covers cameos.
| Book | Myron Bolitar | Win Lockwood | Esperanza Diaz | Big Cyndi | Al and Ellen Bolitar | Jessica Culver | Terese Collins | Emily Downing |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Deal Breaker | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 2 Drop Shot | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ||
| 3 Fade Away | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | |
| 4 Back Spin | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ||
| 5 One False Move | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 6 The Final Detail | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 7 Darkest Fear | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | |
| 8 Promise Me | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ||
| 9 Long Lost | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | MMajor | ||
| 10 Live Wire | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | MMajor | MMajor | ||
| 11 Home | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ||
| 12 Think Twice | LLead | MMajor | MMajor | ·Minor | ·Minor | ·Minor |
Characters in the Myron Bolitar books
15 characters from Harlan Coben’s chart, with the number of Myron Bolitar books each appears in.
| Character | Books | First in this series |
|---|---|---|
| Myron BolitarFormer basketball prospect turned sports agent and reluctant investigator | 12 | Deal Breaker 1995 |
| Win LockwoodWindsor Horne Lockwood III, Myron’s wealthy and violent best friend | 12 | Deal Breaker 1995 |
| Esperanza DiazFormer wrestler, then Myron’s partner at the agency | 12 | Deal Breaker 1995 |
| Big CyndiEsperanza’s former tag-team partner, the agency’s receptionist | 12 | Deal Breaker 1995 |
| Al and Ellen BolitarMyron’s parents | 12 | Deal Breaker 1995 |
| Jessica CulverNovelist and Myron’s early love | 6 | Deal Breaker 1995 |
| Terese CollinsTelevision news anchor and Myron’s later partner | 6 | The Final Detail 1999 |
| Emily DowningMyron’s former girlfriend | 2 | Fade Away 1996 |
| Mickey BolitarMyron’s teenage nephew | 2 | Live Wire 2011 |
| Greg DowningBasketball star and Myron’s old rival | 1 | Fade Away 1996 |
| Brenda SlaughterWomen’s basketball star | 1 | One False Move 1998 |
| Suzze TFormer tennis star and Myron’s client | 1 | Live Wire 2011 |
| Kitty BolitarMyron’s sister-in-law, Mickey’s mother | 1 | Live Wire 2011 |
| Brad BolitarMyron’s younger brother, Mickey’s father | 1 | Live Wire 2011 |
| Ema WyattMickey’s friend, later revealed as Win’s daughter | 1 | Home 2016 |
Crossovers with Harlan Coben’s other series
- Mickey Bolitar: Myron Bolitar also appears in 3 of its books