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2. Yes and no. The books are more varied than the series.

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Fri Mar 1, 2024, 11:29 AM

Mar 2024

The Myron Bolitar series of books follows a pattern by design, because they're based on the same character and similar situations. His standalone books are more varied.

So, some of them follow a pattern, but it seems that the Netflix series makes this a lot more overt.

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Are all Harlan Coben stories the same? [View all] bif Mar 2024 OP

One of the problems with popular fiction is the athour is pressed into telling the same story over and over. FSogol Mar 2024 #1

Yes and no. The books are more varied than the series. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #2

Actually most of the mysteries are formula driven. It is recirculating common themes JohnSJ Mar 2024 #3

This message was self-deleted by its author Midnight Writer Mar 2024 #4

A lot of people have co-written with Patterson. TwilightZone Mar 2024 #5

Nope. I have deleted my post. Midnight Writer Mar 2024 #6

Yes! And I love all the Netflix series for it. NCDem47 Mar 2024 #7

I did enjoy all of them. bif Mar 2024 #8