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Harlan Coben explains where his over 30 heart-pounding thrillers come from

His process doesn't start with characters or stories, but a little bit of both

The author's latest book Gone Before Goodbye co-written with Reese Witherspoon, is available now

It has to be said: No one's ever seen bestselling author Harlan Coben and Batman in the same place.

The man behind thrillers like Tell No One , The Woods , Nobody's Fool and TV series like Fool Me Once and Missing You chatted with PEOPLE in advance of his new book that he co-wrote with Academy Award-winner Reese Witherspoon, Gone Before Goodbye and likened one part of his writing process to the famed masked vigilante.

While we can't say whether Coben fights actual crime after closing his laptop

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