John Hart (writer)
John Hart (born October 2, 1965 in Durham , North Carolina ) is an American detective writer .
Life
The son of a French teacher and a doctor, John Hart grew up on a large farm in Durham. He later moved to Rowan County , the literary template for the fictional "Raven County", the main setting for his first novels. He studied French literature at Davidson College . He then completed courses in finance and law, worked at a bank, then as a stockbroker, as a bartender in London and finally opened his own law firm. He gave this up in order to realize his dream and become a writer. His first novel The King of Lies (German: The King of Lies ) was published in 2006 and immediately became a sensational success. In the "Best First Novel" category, he was nominated by five major American crime writers' associations and magazines for the Edgar Award , the Anthony Award , the Barry Award , the Macavity Award and the Gumshoe Award . His second and third novels were also nominated and awarded for prestigious prizes.
John Hart lives in Rowan County, North Carolina with his wife and two daughters. In 2013 he received the North Carolina Award for services to literature.
Awards
- 2008 Edgar Allan Poe Award - Best Novel category for Down River (German: Der dunkle Fluss . C. Bertelsmann, Munich 2009)
- 2009 Ian Fleming Steel Dagger of the British Crime Writers' Association (CWA) for The Last Child (German: The last child . C. Bertelsmann, Munich 2010)
- 2010 Edgar Allan Poe Award - Best Novel category for The Last Child (German: The Last Child . C. Bertelsmann, Munich 2010)
- 2010 Barry Award - Best Novel category for dto.
Works
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The King of Lies . Thomas Dunne Books, New York 2006.
- The king of lies. German by Rainer Schmidt. C. Bertelsmann, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-570-00943-7 .
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Down river . Thomas Dunne Books, New York 2007.
- The dark river. German by Rainer Schmidt. C. Bertelsmann, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-570-01032-7 .
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The Last Child. Minotaur Books, New York 2009.
- The last child. German by Rainer Schmidt. C. Bertelsmann, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-570-10037-0 .
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Iron House . Thomas Dunne Books, New York 2011.
- The iron house . German by Rainer Schmidt. C. Bertelsmann, Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-570-10119-3 .
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Redemption Road . Thomas Dunne Books, New York 2016.
- Redemption Road . German by Rainer Schmidt. C. Bertelsmann, Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3570103104 .
- The Hush . St. Martin's Press, New York 2018.
Web links
- Literature by and about John Hart in the catalog of the German National Library
- Official website of John Hart
- Short biography on the crime thriller couch
Individual evidence
- ↑ Award of the Mystery Writers of America (MWA)
- ↑ Award of the Anthony Boucher Memorial World Mystery Convention
- ↑ Award of the American crime magazine Deadly Pleasures
- ↑ Award from Mystery Readers International (MRI)
- ↑ Award from the American Internet magazine Mystery Ink .
- ^ "History of the North Carolina Award", ncpedia.org/history-north-carolina-awards
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hard, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American crime novelist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 2, 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Durham , North Carolina |