John_Katzenbach

John Katzenbach

John Katzenbach

American author of popular fiction (born 1950)

This article is about the novelist. For the management consultant, see Jon 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.[1]

Quick Facts Born, Occupation ...

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]

Bibliography

  • In the Heat of the Summer (1982; Edgar Award nominee for best first novel)[4] Translation: Katzenbach, J, (1982), Al calor del verano, Barcelona, España, Ediciones B, Escoms, N, 1ª edición: Julio 2014
  • First Born (1984)
  • The Traveler[5] (1987) Translation: Katzenbach, J, (1987), Retrato en sangre, Barcelona, España, Ediciones B, Martín, C, 1ª ed. Julio 2014
  • Day of Reckoning (1989) Translation: Katzenbach, J, (1989), Un asunto pendiente, Barcelona, España, Suma de letras, Vidal, L, 1ª ed. 2011
  • Just Cause (1992) Translation: Katzenbach, J, (1992), Juicio final, Barcelona, España, Ediciones B, Alonso, M y Iglesias, B, 1ª ed. Julio 2014
  • The Shadow Man (1995; Edgar nominee) Translation: Katzenbach, J, (1995), La sombra, Barcelona, España, Ediciones B, Martín, C, Paredes, L y Solà, R, 1ª ed. Septiembre 2010
  • State of Mind[6] (1997) Translation: Katzenbach, J, (1997), Juegos de ingenio, Barcelona, España, Ediciones B, Abreu, C, 1ª ed. Enero 2011
  • Hart's War (1999)Translation: Katzenbach, J, (1997), La guerra de Hart, Barcelona, España, Ediciones B, Batlles, C, 1ª ed. Julio 2007
  • The Analyst (2002) Translation: Katzenbach, J, (2002), El psicoanalista, Barcelona, España, Ediciones B, Paredes, L, 1ª ed. Julio 2010
  • The Madman's Tale (2004) Translation: Katzenbach, J, (2004), La historia del loco, Barcelona, España, Ediciones B, Paredes, L, 1ª ed. Julio 2014
  • The Wrong Man (2007) Translation: Katzenbach, J, (2007), El hombre equivocado, Barcelona, España, Ediciones B, Marín, R, 1ª ed. Julio 2014
  • What Comes Next (2010) Translation: Katzenbach, J, (2010), El profesor, Barcelona, España, Ediciones B, Sierra, J, 1ª ed. Marzo 2015
  • Red 1-2-3 (2012) Translation: Katzenbach, J, (2012), Un final perfecto, Barcelona, España, Ediciones B, Diago, M y Debritto, A 1ª ed. Noviembre 2012
  • The Dead Student (2014) Translation: Katzenbach, J, (2014), El estudiante, Barcelona, España, Ediciones B, Paredes, L, 1ª ed. Noviembre 2014
  • By Persons Unknown (2016) Translation: Katzenbach, J, (2016), Personas desconocidas, Barcelona, España, Ediciones B, Moral, G, 1ª ed. Diciembre 2016
  • The Analyst II (2018)Translation: Katzenbach, J, (2018), Jaque al psicoanalista, Barcelona, España, Ediciones B, Paredes, L, 1ª ed. Octubre 2019

Filmography

References

  1. [1]
    Kelly Scott (February 22, 1985). "'Mean Season' reporter-author is basking and broiling in spotlight". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
  2. [2]
    "In The Heat Of The Summer. JOHN KATZENBACH". www.buckinghambooks.com. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
  3. [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), retrieved March 30, 2024
  4. [4]
    Curt Schleier (March 1992). "Bull's Eyes (Book reviews)". Orange Coast Magazine. Retrieved June 7, 2010.
  5. [5]
    Katzenbach, John (November 26, 2013). The Traveler (Reprint ed.). Mysterious Press. ISBN 978-0-8021-2263-6.
  6. [6]
    "State of Mind". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved March 30, 2024.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Katzenbach.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article John_Katzenbach, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.