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John Katzenbach’s previous novels include two Edgar nominees,
In the Heat of the Summer, adapted for the screen
as “The Mean Season,” and The Shadow Man,
as well as the New York Times bestseller The Traveler,
Day of Reckoning, Just Cause, which was made into
a movie by Warner Brothers, and State of Mind.
He has been a criminal court reporter for The Miami Herald
and Miami News and a feature write for the Herald’s
Tropic magazine. His work has appeared in many other newspapers,
including The New York Times, The Washington Post, and
The Philadelphia Inquirer.
John Katzenbach lives in western Massachusetts.
John's Books
| The Madman's Tale(2004) |
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The conceit of this impossible-to-put-down thriller—the
story of the hunt for a serial killer-rapist who has concealed
himself among a psychiatric asylum’s insane—is
that it was written in pencil by a madman on the walls of
his apartment.
Reviews:
Miami Herald
Washington Post
Charlotte Observer
Rocky Mountain News |
| The Analyst(2002) |
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When a mysterious letter bearing these threatening words
is delivered to Dr. Frederick Starks, his predictable life
is thrown into chaos. Suddenly, the psychoanalyst is plunged
into a horrific game designed by a man who calls himself Rumplestiltskin.
“This masterfully told thriller is impossible to put
down and equally impossible to forget.” -- Library Journal
(starred review)
“Katzenbach’s finest hour.” --Kirkus Reviews
(starred review)
“Katzenbach ratchets up the suspense with every page….Ticking-clock
suspense.” -- Booklist
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and The Analyst
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| Hart's War(1999) |
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Second Lieutenant Tommy Hart, a navigator whose B-25 was
shot out of the sky in 1942, is burdened with guilt as the
only surviving member of his crew. Now he is just another
POW at the fiercely guarded Stalag Luft 13 in Bavaria.
“[An] electrifying courtroom drama framed by a fascinating
chapter of history.” -- People (Page-Turner of the Week)
“Dynamite…a high-tension courtroom drama.”
-- USA Today
“First-rate…rich in detail…deftly blends
historical thriller, courtroom drama, racial conflict.”
-- San Francisco Chronicle
“This is a wonderful novel. It deserves reading….The
characters…leap off the page.” -- Houston Chronicle
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| State of Mind(1997) |
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Twenty-five years ago, Jeffrey and Susan Clayton fled
their tyrannical father--a man who was later suspected in
the heinous murder of a young student. Though the father was
never charged, he committed suicide. Or so it seemed.
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| The Shadow Man(1995) |
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Simon Winter was once one of the best cops on the Miami
homicide beat, but now he's just another retired guy with
no relatives. He sticks his trusty gun in his mouth--and just
as he's about to squeeze the trigger, his neighbor Sophie
Millstein pounds on his door.
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| Just Cause(1992) |
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The criminal mind, racial bias, journalistic ego and the
flawed fabric of the American criminal justice system are
potent raw materials for psychological suspense master Katzenbach
( The Travelers ) in this riveting, provocative story. Matthew
Cowart is lonely since his divorce and bored with writing
editorials for the Miami newspaper where he was once an ace
crime reporter. Then he receives a letter from a black inmate
of Florida's death row, Robert Earl Ferguson, who claims he
is innocent of the crime for which he has been convicted,
the raping and slashing of a young white girl.
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| Day of Reckoning(1989) |
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Megan and Duncan Richards have it all: beautiful kids,
a lovely home, respectable jobs in banking and real estate,
stock portfolios, and a .45 pistol dating back to 1968. They
don't talk about the .45, because back then they were members
of the Students for a Democratic Society splinter group the
Phoenix Brigade.
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| The Traveler (1987) |
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As a jaded detective at the Miami Police Department, Mercedes
Barren isn't phased by much. That is, until a late-night phone
call awakens her from one nightmare and catapults her into
another: her niece has been murdered. Within days, Detective
Barren has a surly Islamic fundamentalist in custody cutting
a plea bargain--for a series of murders.
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| First Born: The
Death of Arnold Zeleznik, Age Nine (1984) |
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| In the Heat of the
Summer (1982) |
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The first novel by Carl Hiaasen's ace Miami
Herald crime-reporter colleague John Katzenbach stars a reporter
who stumbles onto the story of his life in Miami's mean season,
July. (It was adapted as the Kurt Russell/Mariel Hemingway
film The Mean Season.) Katzenbach's
tale blazes with local color, and his depiction of the newspaper
life is accurate, entertaining, and animated by an interesting
dilemma: What does a newshound do when he becomes part of
the story he's covering?
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John's Movies
| Hart's War(2002) |
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A law student becomes a lieutenant during World War II,
is captured and asked to defend a black prisoner of war falsely
accused of murder.
Starring: Bruce Willis, Colin Farrell
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| Just Cause(1995) |
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Buried deep in the Florida Everglades is a secret that
can save an innocent man or let a killer kill again.
Starring: Sean Connery, Laurence Fishburne, Ed Harris, Blair
Underwood
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| The Mean Season(1985) |
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For reporter Malcolm Anderson, it's the story
of a lifetime. But getting it could cost him his career ...And
her life.
Starring: Kurt Russell, Muriel Hemingway, Joe Pantoliano,
Andy Garcia
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