Harlan Coben is known as the master of the twisty crime novel, with various of his books having been turned into series in recent years. But on Monday, the bestseller author returns to CBS and Paramount+ with season 2 of his true-crime series Harlan Coben s Final Twist.

As the mystery writer, who has sold more than 100 million books, did in season 1, he once again investigates real-life mysteries that are complex and full of twists and surprises. And again, each episode sees Coben guide audiences through these crime cases in seemingly ordinary suburban settings as host and narrator. At the end of each episode, you better be ready for one more final twist. After all, life can be stranger than fiction.

Season 2 consists of 12 episodes, up from five in season 1.

Monday's season premiere of Harlan Coben's Final Twist dives into the Betsy Faria murder case. Entitled  Betsy's Trust,  a synopsis for the episode reads:  When church-going mother Betsy Faria is found stabbed to death in her quiet Missouri home, police initially suspect suicide. … She'd tried it before. But multiple stab wounds and the surrounding evidence point to her husband. … But then, more dead bodies and strange twists lead back to Betsy's murder … unraveling a story everyone thought they understood. 

Coben talked to THR about what audiences can expect from season 2 of the series, how fiction has rules but reality does not, and how he feels about appearing in front of the camera.

Harlan, after season 1 earlier this year, the decision about a second season came really quickly. How easy was it for you to say yes to another season?



Well, it's exciting and a true honor and privilege that people watch us and let us into their homes. I do think, or I hope, this season will be even better. We learned a lot from those first five episodes. It was still a feeling-out process.

I have seen the first couple of episodes of season 2. But how would you describe what awaits people?



This first episode tonight is bonkers. I can't wait for people to see it. It's so crazy. And I think we're going to get better at it as we go on. The id

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