John Katzenbach
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.
John Katzenbach
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- Name
- John Katzenbach
- Born
- 23 June 1950
- Birthplace
- Princeton, New Jersey, U.S.
- Occupation
- Writer and screenwriter
- Spouse
- Madeleine Blais
- Nationality
- United States.
- Fields
- fiction, Court Reporting and Stenotype Services and journalism.
- Education
- Sidwell Friends School, Phillips Exeter Academy and Bard College.
- Known for
- The Analyst.
- Honours
- Grand Prix de Littérature Policière.
- Languages
- English.
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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.
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Biography
He left the newspaper industry to write psychological thrillers. His In the Heat of the Summer (1982) novel 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.
John Katzenbach studied at Sidwell Friends School, Phillips Exeter Academy and Bard College. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is fiction, Court Reporting and Stenotype Services and journalism. Places of work recorded in the authority are Amherst. Works named in the authority record are The Analyst. Distinctions recorded are Grand Prix de Littérature Policière.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — John Katzenbach • Born — 23 June 1950 • Birthplace — Princeton, New Jersey, U.S. • Occupation — Writer and screenwriter • Period — 1987–present • Genre — Suspense • Website — johnkatzenbach.com • Spouse — Madeleine Blais
Identity
Identity
John Katzenbach is recorded with the occupation crime fiction writer. Recorded with the occupation court reporter. Recorded as writer, screenwriter, novelist, journalist and court reporter.
Life and career
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Life and career
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1950
John Katzenbach was born on 23 June 1950.
Published works
• In the Heat of the Summer (1982) • First Born (1984) • The Traveler (1987) • Day of Reckoning (1989) • Just Cause (1992) • The Shadow Man (1995; Edgar nominee) • State of Mind (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
• The Mean Season (1985) (based on In the Heat of the Summer) • Just Cause (1995) • Hart's War (2002) • Faux Coupable (2011) (based on The Wrong Man)
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q1379189: John Katzenbach
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- “John Katzenbach”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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Awards
Awards for Katzenbach's writing • Year — Title — Award — Result — References • 1983 — In the Heat of the Summer — Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel — Finalist • 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
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