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John Katzenbach

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John Katzenbach
Katzenbach in the Buenos Aires International Book Fair
Born (1950-06-23) June 23, 1950 (age 76)
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationsWriter and screenwriter
SpouseMadeleine Blais
Writing career
Period1987–present
GenreSuspense
Websitejohnkatzenbach.com

John Katzenbach (born June 23, 1950) is an American author of popular fiction. Son of Nicholas Katzenbach, former United States Attorney General, Katzenbach worked as a criminal court reporter for the Miami Herald and Miami News and as a featured writer for the Herald's Tropic magazine. He is married to Madeleine Blais, and they live in western Massachusetts.[1]

He left the newspaper industry to write psychological thrillers. His In the Heat of the Summer (1982) novel[2] was nominated for an Edgar Award and then became the movie The Mean Season (1985), starring Kurt Russell and Mariel Hemingway.

Two more of his books were made into films in the United States: Just Cause (1995) with Sean Connery and Hart's War (2002) with Bruce Willis. A fourth book, The Wrong Man, was made in 2011 as the French TV film Faux Coupable.[3]

Awards

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Awards for Katzenbach's writing[4]
Year Title Award Result Ref.
1983 In the Heat of the Summer Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel Finalist [5]
1987 The Traveller CWA New Blood Dagger Finalist
1996 The Shadow Man Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel Finalist
2000 Hart’s War Barry Award for Best Novel Finalist
2004 The Madman's Tale Hammett Prize Finalist
2005 The Madman's Tale Anthony Award for Best Novel Finalist

Published works

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  • In the Heat of the Summer (1982)
  • First Born (1984)
  • The Traveler[6] (1987)
  • Day of Reckoning (1989)
  • Just Cause (1992)
  • The Shadow Man (1995; Edgar nominee)
  • State of Mind[7] (1997)
  • Hart's War (1999)
  • The Analyst (2002)
  • The Madman's Tale (2004)
  • The Wrong Man (2007)
  • What Comes Next (2010)
  • Red 1-2-3 (2012)
  • The Dead Student (2014)
  • By Persons Unknown (2016)
  • The Analyst II (2018)
  • The Architect
  • Jack's Boys (2021)
  • The Analyst III (2024)

Film adaptations

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References

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  1. ↑ Kelly Scott (February 22, 1985). "'Mean Season' reporter-author is basking and broiling in spotlight". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved June 7, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ↑ "In The Heat Of The Summer. JOHN KATZENBACH". www.buckinghambooks.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  3. ↑ Pêcheur, Didier Le (October 10, 2012), Faux coupable (Thriller), Aurélien Recoing, Marianne Basler, Emma de Caunes, BE-FILMS, Ego Productions, Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF), archived from the original on January 23, 2023, retrieved March 30, 2024
  4. ↑ "John Katzenbach". Stop, You're Killing Me!. Archived from the original on May 7, 2024. Retrieved May 12, 2024.
  5. ↑ Curt Schleier (March 1992). "Bull's Eyes (Book reviews)". Orange Coast Magazine. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
  6. ↑ Katzenbach, John (November 26, 2013). The Traveler (Reprint ed.). Mysterious Press. ISBN 978-0-8021-2263-6.
  7. ↑ "State of Mind". archive.nytimes.com. Archived from the original on March 30, 2024. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
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