BLOGWORDS – Friday 31 October 2025– FIRST LINE FRIDAY – STAY CLOSE by HARLAN COBEN
BLOGWORDS – Friday 31 October 2025– FIRST LINE FRIDAY – STAY CLOSE by HARLAN COBEN
FIRST LINE
FRIDAY – STAY CLOSE by HARLAN COBEN
THE BOOK
THE BLURB
Megan is a suburban soccer mom who once upon a time walked
on the wild side. Ray used to be a talented documentary photographer but now
finds himself in a dead-end job posing as a paparazzo. Broome is a detective
who can’t let go of a cold case. Each is hiding secrets that even those closest
to them would never suspect.
When the terrible consequences of long-ago events threaten to ruin their quiet
suburban lives, they will come to the startling realization that they may not
want to forget the past at all. As Megan, Ray, and Broome are faced with the
excitement of temptation and the desperation and hunger that can lurk behind
even the prettiest facades—they will discover a hard truth: the line between
one kind of life and another can be as whisper-thin as a heartbeat.
THE FIRST LINE
Sometimes, in that split second when Ray Levine snapped a picture and lost the world in the strobe from his flashbulb, he saw the bulb.
THE AUTHOR
Harlan is the creator and executive producer of several Netflix television dramas including FOOL ME ONCE, STAY CLOSE, THE STRANGER, SAFE, THE FIVE, THE INNOCENT and THE WOODS. He is also the creator and executive producer of the Prime Video series Harlan Coben’s SHELTER, based on his young adult books featuring Mickey Bolitar. Harlan was the showrunner and executive producer for two French TV mini-series, UNE CHANCE DE TROP (NO SECOND CHANCE) and JUST UN REGARD (JUST ONE LOOK). KEINE ZWEIT CHANCE, also based on Harlan’s novel, aired in Germany on Sat1.
In his first books, Coben immersed himself in the exploits of sports agent Myron Bolitar. Critics loved the series, saying, “You race to turn pages…both suspenseful and often surprisingly funny” (People). After seven books Coben wanted to try something different. “I came up with a great idea that simply would not work for Myron,” says Coben. The result was the critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller TELL NO ONE, which became the most decorated thriller of the year. Two books later, Bookspan, recognizing Coben’s broad international appeal, named NO SECOND CHANCE its first ever International Book of the Month in 2003 – the Main Selection in 15 different countries.
Harlan was born in Newark, New Jersey. He still lives in New Jersey with his wife, Anne Armstrong-Coben MD, a pediatrician, and their four children.
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