John Katzenbach has written twelve previous novels and one work of nonfiction. Three of his novels have been made into feature films:
In the Heat of the Summer (adapted for the screen as
The Mean Season),
Hart's War starring Bruce Willis, and
Just Cause starring Sean Connery. His other books include the
New York Times bestseller
The Traveler;
Day of Reckoning and
The Shadow Man. Katzenbach was a criminal court reporter for the
Miami Herald and
Miami News and a featured writer for the
Herald's
Tropic magazine. His most recent novel was the critically acclaimed
What Comes Next. He lives in western Massachusetts.