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Chuck Hogan

チャック・ホーガン

Chakku Hōgan

Aliases: Charles Patrick Hogan

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Nationality
American
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
Novelist, screenwriter, television producer
Active Years
1995-2024

Education

Canton High School
Country: United States
Boston College
Country: United States

Awards

Hammett Prize
2005
Work: Prince of Thieves
Organization: International Association of Crime Writers
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Prince of Thieves

2004 Crime fiction

A novel about a crew of bank robbers in Boston and their personal dramas.

crimeloyaltyredemption
Adaptations
  • [film] The Town / Ben Affleck (2010)

The Strain

2009 horror fiction

First novel in the vampire trilogy co-authored with Guillermo del Toro.

infectionapocalypse
Adaptations
  • [TV series] The Strain (2014)

Bibliography

  • The Standoff
  • The Blood Artists
  • Prince of Thieves
  • The Killing Moon
  • Devils in Exile
  • Gangland
  • The Strain
  • The Fall
  • The Night Eternal

Adaptations

  • Prince of Thieves adapted into film The Town.
  • The Strain trilogy adapted into TV series.
  • Wrote screenplay for 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi.

Style & Themes

Literary Style
thriller styledetailed psychological descriptions
Recurring Motifs
criminal gangssupernatural threats

Legacy

Known for crime novels like Prince of Thieves (Hammett Prize winner) and co-authoring The Strain trilogy with Guillermo del Toro, with numerous film and TV adaptations.