Harlan Coben

And I think it's why I write so much father-son stuff in almost everything I do.

No, I think the key to my father was that, you know, he was, I think there's a lot of guys like this.

He could be charming and he could have all the friends he would have wanted, but he really didn't have an interest.

He really only cared about his family.

And he cared with that kind of ferocity that, you know, you would...

I say today's parents are helicopter parents, right?

They're around you all the time.

My father was a take a bullet dad.

Like if somebody was going to hurt us in any way, shape, or form, he would take the bullet for us.

He made you feel safe.

He made you feel secure at all times.

And the key, and the key to my father was when he called and he was going in for, he had a heart attack in Tampa, Florida,

And I was flying down to see him.

My mother and I were flying down.

And all he was worried about was finding the key to the hotel room.

And I couldn't figure out why.

And after he died that night, and I spoke to his doctor the next day, and I was just, you know, you're furious, you're angry.

It seemed like he was healthy.

I dropped him off at the airport.

I said, well,