Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
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John Katzenbach
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John Katzenbach
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1950-06-23 （Princeton, New Jersey）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- western Massachusetts
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, screenwriter, journalist
- Active Years
- 1982-2024
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel | In the Heat of the Summer | — | Mystery Writers of America | Finalist |
| 1987 | CWA New Blood Dagger | The Traveller | — | Crime Writers' Association | Finalist |
| 1996 | Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel | The Shadow Man | — | Mystery Writers of America | Finalist |
| 2000 | Barry Award for Best Novel | Hart’s War | — | — | Finalist |
| 2004 | Hammett Prize | The Madman's Tale | — | — | Finalist |
| 2005 | Anthony Award for Best Novel | The Madman's Tale | — | — | Finalist |
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best First Novel
1983
Work:
In the Heat of the Summer
Organization:
Mystery Writers of America
Result:
Finalist
CWA New Blood Dagger
1987
Work:
The Traveller
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
Finalist
Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Novel
1996
Work:
The Shadow Man
Organization:
Mystery Writers of America
Result:
Finalist
Barry Award for Best Novel
2000
Work:
Hart’s War
Result:
Finalist
Hammett Prize
2004
Work:
The Madman's Tale
Result:
Finalist
Anthony Award for Best Novel
2005
Work:
The Madman's Tale
Result:
Finalist
Awards & Nominations
Hammett Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (2004) Nominee
Works
Major Works
The Analyst
2002 SuspensePsychological thriller novel.
psychological tensioncrime
Hart's War
1999 SuspenseStory set in a POW camp during war.
warjustice
Adaptations
- [Film] Hart's War / Gregory Hoblit (2002)
The Madman's Tale
2004 SuspenseMurder mystery in a mental hospital.
mental illnessmurder
Bibliography
- In the Heat of the Summer
- First Born
- The Traveler
- Day of Reckoning
- Just Cause
- The Shadow Man
- State of Mind
- Hart's War
- The Analyst
- The Madman's Tale
- The Wrong Man
- What Comes Next
- Red 1-2-3
- The Dead Student
- By Persons Unknown
- The Analyst II
- The Architect
- Jack's Boys
- The Analyst III
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)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Psychological suspense style
- Recurring Motifs
- criminal psychologypursuit of justice
Legacy
American popular fiction author known for psychological thrillers, with several adaptations into films.
Trivia
- Son of former U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach.
- Married to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Madeleine Blais.