John Katzenbach (born June 23, 1950) is an American author of

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. Son of

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, former

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

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''and ''

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'', and a featured writer for the Herald's ''

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'' magazine. He is married to

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and they live in western

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. He left the newspaper industry to write psychological thrillers. His first, 1982's ''In the Heat of the Summer'', was nominated for an

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and then became the movie ''

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'', filmed partially in The Herald's newsroom and starring

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and

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. Two more of his books were made into films in the United States, 1995's '' Just Cause'' with

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and 2002's ''

Hart's War ''Hart's War'' is a 2002 American war drama film about a World War II prisoner of war (POW) camp based on the novel by John Katzenbach. It stars Bruce Willis as Col. William McNamara and Colin Farrell as Lt. Thomas Hart. The film co-stars Terrence ...

'' with

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

Bibliography

*'' In the Heat of the Summer'' (1982;

nominee for best first novel) 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 *''

'' (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 ''The Madman's Tale'' is a novel written by John Katzenbach. It was published and released in 2004. Plot summary Francis Petrel, recently released from an asylum faces his own inner demons as he recounts his memories of a murderer in the asylum du ...

'' (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 ''What Comes Next'' is a psychological thriller written by the American author John Katzenbach published in September 2010. Just like ''The Analyst'' it stayed at the very top of the best seller books. It was translated into German, Spanish, Eng ...

'' (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

Filmography

*''

'' (1985) (based on ''In the Heat of the Summer'') *'' Just Cause'' (1995) *''

'' (2002)

References

External links

Official site
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