John Katzenbach
Biography
John Katzenbach
John Katzenbach’s career as a novelist began in 1982, with the publication of In THE HEAT OF THE SUMMER, an edgy crime novel that examined the cult of celebrity, fame and media ethics. A Book of the Month Club selection, this novel showed the newspaper industry at its height, and at the beginnings of its slide — and elected many of his experiences as a crime and courthouse reporter for both the Miami Herald and the now defunct Miami News. This novel was filmed as The Mean Season with Kurt Russell and Mariel Hemingway.
Since the publication of that first novel, John Katzenbach has written 12 other psychological thrillers and one acclaimed nonfiction book. Published in dozens of languages throughout the world, his novels have been on bestseller lists from Bonn to Buenos Aires. He has received awards in France, Germany and the United States. Three of his other novels have been filmed: Just Cause with Sean Connery and Laurence Fishburne in 1995; Hart’s War with Colin Farrell and Bruce Willis in 2002; and a French version of THE WRONG MAN — shown on France 2 Television as Faux Coupable. Two other novels — the international bestseller THE ANALYST and the award-winning bestseller THE MADMAN'S TALE --- are currently in development with shooting dates in 2015.
His latest book, THE DEAD STUDENT, is scheduled for publication by Grove/Atlantic/Mysterious Press in the fall of 2015, and simultaneously by Head of Zeus Publishing in Great Britain.
John Katzenbach