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Michael Koryta is a New York Times-bestselling author whose work has been translated into more than 20 languages and has won or been nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Edgar® Award, Shamus Award, Barry Award, Quill Award, International Thriller Writers Award, and the Golden Dagger.
- A Townie For Sure
- High School Years
- The Secret Writer
- Love, Marriage, Menagerie
- Hollywood Beckons—Sort of
- Books by Michael Koryta
Born in Bloomington, Koryta attended Arlington Heights Elementary School, Tri-North Middle School, Bloomington High School North, and Indiana University. “You can’t get much more townie than that,” he says. His parents moved here from Cleveland, Ohio, in the mid-1970s, when his father, Jim, took a position as a senior electrical engineer at IU. His...
In high school, Koryta encountered several opportunities that began to steer him in the direction of his career. Michael Hefron, the general manager of The Herald- Times, happened to be Koryta’s next-door neighbor. “I had been doing yard work for them since I was little,” he says. Koryta started working for The H-T as a telemarketer when he was 14....
As Koryta has been doing interviews to promote his newest book, Never Far Away, he has been reflecting on “how quiet I was about what I wanted to do” as a teenager. He worked on his novel writing outside of the purview of school. “I didn’t even talk about my books with anyone. None of my friends would have known,” says Koryta. And although Hammel w...
Koryta met his wife, Christine, when he was 22, at a writers’ conference that she was directing in Florida. They married in 2012 in Kennebunkport, Maine. She is now a licensed PI who manages the background screening division of Trace Investigations. “I plucked her out of academia and into the bold world of private investigation,” he says. “One of m...
His nom de plume may also develop its own fresh Hollywood allure, as Koryta (as Carson) is working with director Scott Peters—creator of science fiction TV series The 4400—on developing The Chill as a series. Getting his first screenplay credit with the release of Those Who Wish Me Dead has actually been a long time coming. Many of his books have b...
Envy the Night (St. Martin’s Press, 2008)So Cold the River (Little, Brown and Co., 2010)The Cypress House (Little, Brown and Co., 2011)The Ridge (Little, Brown and Co., 2011)People also ask
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Apr 5, 2024 · Michael has written for the screen in both feature film and television. Oscar and Emmy winners are attached to every project. Before turning to writing full-time, Michael worked as a private investigator and as a newspaper reporter, and taught at the Indiana University School of Journalism.
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About the author. Michael Koryta (pronounced Ko-ree-ta) is the New York Times-bestselling author of 11 suspense novels. His work has been praised by Stephen King, Michael ... Read full bio.
Michael Koryta is a New York Times bestselling author whose work has been translated into more than 20 languages and has won or been nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Edgar® Award, Shamus Award, Barry Award, Quill Award, International Thriller Writers Award and the Golden Dagger.
Biography. Michael Koryta grew up in Bloomington in Indiana. He acquired his degree in criminal justice from Indiana University. Michael didn’t venture into the writing world instantly.
Biography. Michael Koryta is a New York Times bestselling author whose work has been translated into more than 20 languages and has won or been nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, Edgar® Award, Shamus Award, Barry Award, Quill Award, International Thriller Writers Award and the Golden Dagger.
