John Katzenbach
John Katzenbach is an American author of psychological thriller novels. He is the author of such novels as In the Heat of Summer, Just Cause and Hart’s War – all of which were made into major motion pictures. Before becoming an author, Katzenbach worked as a court reporter for the Miami Herald and the Miami News. He is the son of former U.S. Attorney General Nicholas Katzenbach (under Lyndon B. Johnson). John lives in Massachusetts with his wife, journalist Madeleine Blais.

John Katzenbach became a published novelist in 1982 with the novel In the Heat of Summer. The novel was nominated for an Edgar Award for Best First Novel. Below is a list of John Katzenbach’s books in order of when they were first published:

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Publication Order of Standalone Novels

In the Heat of the Summer (1982)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Traveler (1987)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Day of Reckoning (1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Just Cause (1992)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Shadow Man (1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
State of Mind (1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hart's War (1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Analyst (2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Madman's Tale (2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Wrong Man (2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Red 1-2-3 (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
What Comes Next (2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Dead Student (2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books

First Born: The Death of Arnold Zeleznik, Age Nine (1984)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Publication Order of Anthologies

Natural Suspect(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

Notes: In the Heat of the Summer is also known as The Mean Season. Natural Suspect is a collaborative novel that also has contributions by William Bernhardt, Leslie Glass, Gini Hartzmark, John Lescroart, Bonnie MacDougal, Phillip Margolin, Brad Meltzer, Michael Palmer, Lisa Scottoline and Laurence Shames.

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John Katzenbach Synopsis: In Just Cause by John Katzenbach, Matt Cowart doesn’t believe Robert Earl Ferguson is innocent at first. After all, he’s on Death Row. But the more Cowart investigates, the more he isn’t so sure. He begins to think that Ferguson, a black man, has been a victim of racism and the wrong man is set to be executed. The novel was adapted into a film starring Sean Connery and Laurence Fishburne.

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