John Katzenbach (born June 23, 1950) is an American author of popular fiction. Son of

Nicholas Katzenbach Nicholas deBelleville Katzenbach (January 17, 1922 – May 8, 2012) was an American lawyer who served as United States Attorney General during the Lyndon B. Johnson administration. He had previously served as United States Deputy Attorney Genera ...

, former

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, Katzenbach worked as a criminal court reporter for the ''

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''and ''

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'' and as a featured writer for the Herald's '' Tropic'' magazine. He is married to Madeleine Blais, and they live in western

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. He left the newspaper industry to write psychological thrillers. His ''In the Heat of the Summer'' (1982) novel was nominated for an

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and then became the movie '' The Mean Season'' (1985), starring

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and Mariel Hemingway. Two more of his books were made into films in the United States: '' Just Cause'' (1995) with

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and '' Hart's War'' (2002) with

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. A fourth book, ''The Wrong Man'', was made in 2011 as the French TV film ''Faux Coupable''.

Awards

Bibliography

*''In the Heat of the Summer'' (1982) Translation: Katzenbach, J, (1982), ''Al calor del verano, Barcelona, España'', Ediciones B, Escoms, N, 1ª edición: Julio 2014 *''First Born'' (1984) *''The Traveler'' (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'' (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 *''The Architect'' (2020) Translation: Katzenbach, J, (2020), ''Confianza Ciega'', Barcelona, España, Ediciones B, 1ª ed. Octubre 2020. *''Jack's Boys'' (2021) Translation: Katzenbach, J, (2024), ''El Club de los Psicópatas'', Barcelona, España, Ediciones B, 1ª ed. Noviembre 2021. *''The Analyst III'' (2024)

Filmography

*'' 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'')

References

External links

Official site
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