John Katzenbach

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John Katzenbach
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Born (1950-06-23) June 23, 1950 (age 74)
Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationWriter and screenwriter
Period1987–present
GenreSuspense
Spouse Madeleine Blais
Website
johnkatzenbach.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]

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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

Awards for Katzenbach's writing [4]
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
1983In the Heat of the Summer Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel Finalist [5]
1987The Traveller CWA New Blood Dagger Finalist
1996The 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

Bibliography

Filmography

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References

  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.