Charles Patrick Hogan is an American novelist, screenwriter, and television producer. He is best known as the author of ''Prince of Thieves'', and as the co-author of ''

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'' trilogy with

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. Alongside del Toro, Hogan created the television series ''

'' (2014–2017), adapting their trilogy of vampire novels. Hogan also wrote the crime novels ''The Standoff'' (1995), ''The Blood Artists'' (1998), ''The Killing Moon'' (2007), and ''The Devils In Exiles'' (2010), and the screenplay for the war film '' 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi'' (2016). ''Prince of Thieves'' (2004) was adapted into

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-nominated film '' The Town'' (2010). The work won the 2005

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and was called one of the ten best novels of the year by

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."Chuck Hogan" bio at HarperCollins
Retrieved September 5, 2009

Bibliography

*''The Standoff'' (1995) *''The Blood Artists'' (1998) *''Prince of Thieves'' (2004) *''The Killing Moon'' (2007) *''The Devils In Exile'' (2010)

''The Strain'' trilogy

*''

'' (with

) (2009) *'' The Fall'' (with Guillermo del Toro) (2010) *'' The Night Eternal'' (with Guillermo del Toro) (2011)

Filmography

References

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