Chris Kuzneski (born 1969) is an American novelist. His eleventh novel, ''The Prisoner's Gold'', won the Thriller Award for the 2016 Book of the Year at a gala hosted by the

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(ITW) in New York City on July 9, 2016. His works have also been honored by the Florida Book Awards and named a

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's featured selection.

Biographical sketch

Born in

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, Kuzneski currently lives in Tampa,

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. In the fourth grade, he wrote ''The Monster Cookbook'', which so impressed the librarian that it was bound and placed in the school library. He played football at the

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where he received his undergraduate degree in writing and his master's degree in teaching. While studying at Pitt, he wrote for ''

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'', the ''

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'', and the ''

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''. From 1992 until 1998, he taught English and coached football in two western Pennsylvania school districts and was selected to ''Who's Who Among America's Teachers''. However, he knew he wanted to be an author, so he left teaching and started working on his first novel, '' The Plantation''.

Bibliography

Payne & Jones series # '' The Plantation'' (2000) # '' Sign of the Cross'' (2006) # '' Sword of God'' (2007) # '' The Lost Throne'' (2008) # ''

The Prophecy ''The Prophecy'' is a 1995 American fantasy thriller film starring Christopher Walken, Elias Koteas, Virginia Madsen, Eric Stoltz, and Viggo Mortensen. It was written and directed by Gregory Widen in his feature directorial debut, and is the f ...

'' (2009) # ''The Secret Crown'' (2010) # ''The Death Relic'' (2011) # ''The Einstein Pursuit'' (2013) #''The Malta Escape'' (2018) The Hunters series # ''The Hunters'' (2013) # ''The Forbidden Tomb'' (2014) # ''The Prisoner's Gold'' (2015) The Hunters: Origins series # ''Before the Storm'' (2016)

References

External links

Chris Kuzneski's Official Site
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