Author Harlan Coben made a sneaky cameo in Netflix's adaption of his book Missing You - and you probably didn't notice.

And you always know from the start that Harlan has got a brilliant ending,” says Nicola Shindler, while the author promises his show will be “stirring the heart.”

Missing You on Netflix is a twist on Harlan Coben's book from 2014 that is loved by many people. It's got the same heart-racing thriller vibe, but it's not a copy-and-paste job. They've changed some big plotlines,

Harlan Coben 's eagerly awaited new series 'Missing You' has arrived on Netflix, but it hasn't been without its criticisms. The show, which debuted on New Year's Day, centres around Katy Donovan, who discovers her former partner on a dating app, despite not having seen him for a decade.

When the novel came out, the two creators actually "did a couple of events together," the best-seller author shared during an appearance in London ahead of the show's Jan. 1 launch.

Harlan Coben’s newest series Missing You, based on his book of the same name, has just premiered on Netflix, and fans have been wondering why the series has that title. The story follows a detective who comes across her ex-fiance on a dating app.

Named after the eponymous ‘80s chart-topper which plays during one overused flashback (it’s fair to say John Waite shouldn’t expect a “Murder on the Dancefloor”-esque renaissance), “Missing You” stars Rosalind Eleazar (“Slow Horses”) as Kat Donovan, a detective inspector who, like all Coben protagonists, has an unnecessarily mysterious past.

A new Harlan Coben Netflix show has been added to the streaming service, but where does it rank compared to the other adaptations of the author's work?

Lenny Henry, Ashley Walters, Richard Armitage and more also appear in the starry cast, with Coben project regular Armitage previously revealing how Missing You feels different. He said: "One of the reasons this feels different is there isn’t a dense sub-plot surrounding a second character.