Chris Whitaker (author)

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Chris Whitaker

Chris Whitaker is a British author known for his books Tall Oaks, All the Wicked Girls, We Begin at the End, and The Forevers.

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His debut novel, Tall Oaks, won the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger Award in 2017. We Begin at the End became a New York Times bestseller and received multiple awards, including the #1 Indie Next Pick, a Waterstones Thriller of the Month, a Barnes & Noble Book Club Pick and a Good Morning America Buzz Pick. It also won the CWA Gold Dagger, the Theakston Crime Novel of the Year [1] and the Ned Kelly Award [2] in 2021. The book has also been translated into 28 languages.

In March 2021, it was announced that the rights to We Begin at the End had been acquired by Disney's 20th Television. [3] [4] Thomas Kail and Jennifer Todd were to develop the book for the Disney-owned studio.

In June 2023, it was announced that Orion Publishing Group had acquired two books from Whitaker. The first novel, All the Colours of the Dark, was published in 2024 by Orion Fiction. [5] The US edition will be published by Henry Holt. [6]

Awards

Tall Oaks

We Begin At The End

Personal life

Before becoming an author, Whitaker worked as a trader. He was born and raised in London, [12] and now lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and three children. [13] He also worked part-time at Bishop's Stortford Library. [14]

Bibliography

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  2. ↑ "Chris Whitaker and Loraine Peck win at the 2021 Ned Kelly Awards". Curtis Brown. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  3. ↑ Hirons, Paul (3 March 2021). "Chris Whitaker's We Begin At The End picked up by Disney for adaptation". The Killing Times. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  4. ↑ Porter, Rick (2 March 2021). "20th TV Nabs Rights to Mystery Novel 'We Begin at the End' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  5. ↑ "All the Colours of the Dark". The Orion Publishing Group. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Orion lands two books from Whitaker in six-figure deal". The Bookseller. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "The Crime Writers' Association". thecwa.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "The Crime Writers' Association". thecwa.co.uk. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "Home". Harrogate Theakstons Crime Awards. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "2021 Winners". Australian Crime Writers Association. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "Bästa översatta kriminalroman". Svenska Deckarakademin. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  12. ↑ "Q&A with CHRIS WHITAKER". www.shotsmag.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2021.
  13. ↑ "Meet the Author: Chris Whitaker". Suffolk Libraries. Archived from the original on 27 December 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  14. ↑ "Award-winning crime writer happy to work part-time in Bishop's Stortford library". Bishop's Stortford Independent. 21 April 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
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