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Mickey Bolitar

by Harlan Coben

The Mickey Bolitar series by Harlan Coben has 3 known books (3 published). It is best read in publication order, starting with Shelter (2011). Found is the latest book with a fully recorded publication date.

Books
3 known books (3 novels)
Published
3
First published
2011
Status
completed
Shelved under
Young Adult , Mystery & Crime
Start here: Shelter (2011) — then read straight through in publication order.
Book one
Cover of Shelter
Shelter (2011)

Reading order

The date order of published books and any announced future entries — the default way to read the series.

  1. Shelter

    Novel
    Shelter launched the Mickey Bolitar trilogy in 2011 at 317 pages, following Myron Bolitar's teenage nephew into a new high school and a conspiracy tied to a classmate's disappearance and an urban legend called the Bat Lady.
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  2. Seconds Away

    Novel
    Seconds Away followed Shelter in 2012 as the longest book in Harlan Coben's Mickey Bolitar trilogy at 345 pages, continuing directly from the unresolved mystery of the Bat Lady and Mickey's family history. Familiarity with Coben's adult Myron Bolitar series -- Mickey's uncle -- adds resonance through shared family history and recurring characters, though it isn't required to follow this YA spin-off's own story.
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  3. Found

    Novel
    Found closed the trilogy in 2014 at 336 pages, resolving the Bat Lady mystery and the threads connecting Mickey's story back to his uncle Myron's own past.
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Key facts about the Mickey Bolitar series

The Mickey Bolitar series has 3 books on our list. Since all 3 are out now, you can read the whole list today.

Start with Shelter, since it opens the publication order in 2011. Seconds Away is book 2, from 2012. Found is book 3, from 2014.

Each title links to its own page, while the list keeps them in date order. Each book page shows its dates and editions.

Found is the latest book with a full release date, out on 1 January 2014. Since the catalogue marks the series as complete, we list no next book.

The books came out between 2011 and 2014, while their length runs from 317 to 345 pages. That is a run of 3 years.

Harlan Coben has 38 books on our list. Additionally, they write Myron Bolitar and Wilde. We shelve the books under young adult mystery.

About the Mickey Bolitar series

Mickey Bolitar is the teenage nephew of Harlan Coben's longtime protagonist Myron Bolitar, thrust into a new high school and a new set of dangerous mysteries after his father's death and his mother's descent into addiction. Coben launched this young-adult spin-off with Shelter in 2011, keeping his trademark suburban-secrets plotting and twisty pacing but aiming it at a teen readership, with Mickey uncovering a conspiracy involving a classmate's disappearance and an urban legend called the Bat Lady that turns out to connect directly to his uncle Myron's own past.

The trilogy runs three books, wrapping up with Found (2014), and threads in enough connections to the adult Myron Bolitar series — shared family history, recurring supporting characters — that longtime Coben readers get extra resonance even though the series stands on its own for new YA readers. It's a natural next step for teen readers who've enjoyed Coben's adult thrillers, or for adult Myron Bolitar fans curious about the wider Bolitar family.

Frequently asked questions

How many Mickey Bolitar books are there?

Three: Shelter (2011), Seconds Away (2012) and Found (2014).

What order should I read the Mickey Bolitar books in?

Publication order, starting with Shelter. The mystery and Mickey's family history build across all three books.

Is Mickey Bolitar connected to the Myron Bolitar series?

Yes — Mickey is Myron Bolitar's nephew, and the trilogy ties into Myron's backstory and shares some supporting characters, though it can be read independently.

Is Mickey Bolitar appropriate for teen readers?

Yes, it was written and marketed as young adult fiction, aimed at teen readers, unlike Coben's adult Myron Bolitar novels.

Is there a fourth Mickey Bolitar book coming?

No. The trilogy concluded with Found (2014) and no further entry has been announced.

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