John Katzenbach

John Katzenbach

3 Series • 18 Books

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🎯 Where Should I Start?

Best Starting Point
Publication Order of Standalone Novels
Start with: In the Heat of the Summer (1982)
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Publication Order of Non-Fiction Books
Start with: First Born: The Death of Arnold Zeleznik, Age Nine (1984)
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Publication Order of Anthologies
Start with: Natural Suspect (2001)

ⓘ About John Katzenbach

John Katzenbach was born on June 23, 1950. He is a United States writer of popular fiction. In addition, he is the son of Nicholas Katzenbach, a former U.S Attorney General. He worked as a criminal court journalist for Miami News and Miami Herald, and as a featured writer for Herald’s Tropic magazine. John Katzenbach is married to Madeleine Blais and lives in western Massachusetts. He left the magazine industry to write emotional thrillers. His first, 1982’s bestselling novel, In the Heat of the summer, became a brilliant movie that the Mean Season partially filmed in the Herald’s newsroom.

All Book Series by John Katzenbach

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In the Heat of the Summer book cover

In the Heat of the Summer

Series opener · book 1 of 16 · published 1982

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1982
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The Traveler book cover

The Traveler

Book 2 of 16 · published 1987

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1987
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Day of Reckoning

Book 3 of 16 · published 1989

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1989
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Just Cause book cover

Just Cause

Book 4 of 16 · published 1992

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1992
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The Shadow Man

Book 5 of 16 · published 1995

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1995
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State of Mind

Book 6 of 16 · published 1997

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1997
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Hart's War

Book 7 of 16 · published 1999

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1999
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The Analyst

Book 8 of 16 · published 2002

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2002
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The Madman's Tale

Book 9 of 16 · published 2004

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2004
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The Wrong Man

Book 10 of 16 · published 2006

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2006
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Red 1-2-3

Book 11 of 16 · published 2012

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2012
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What Comes Next

Book 12 of 16 · published 2012

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2012
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The Dead Student

Book 13 of 16 · published 2015

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2015
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Jack’s Boys

Book 14 of 16 · published 2024

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2024
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The Architect

Book 15 of 16 · published 2026

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2026
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Persons Unknown book cover

Persons Unknown

Latest in the series · book 16 of 16 · published 2027

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2027
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First Born: The Death of Arnold Zeleznik, Age Nine book cover

First Born: The Death of Arnold Zeleznik, Age Nine

Single-title series · published 1984

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1984
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Natural Suspect

Single-title series · published 2001

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2001

? Frequently Asked Questions

Who is John Katzenbach?

John Katzenbach was born on June 23, 1950. He is a United States writer of popular fiction. In addition, he is the son of Nicholas Katzenbach, a former U.S Attorney General.

Which John Katzenbach series should I start with?

John Katzenbach's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is In the Heat of the Summer (1982).

How many books has John Katzenbach written?

John Katzenbach has 18 books catalogued in this guide, published between 1982 and 2027. They are filed under 3 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Standalone Novels, Non-Fiction and Anthologies.

In what order should John Katzenbach's series be read?

No reading order is needed: none of the 18 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.

How are John Katzenbach's books organised into series?

This guide splits John Katzenbach's 18 books into categories rather than numbered series: Standalone Novels (16 books); Non-Fiction (1 book); Anthologies (1 book).