Chris Whitaker (author) explained

Chris Whitaker is a British author known for his books Tall Oaks, All the Wicked Girls, We Begin at the End, and The Forevers.

His debut novel, Tall Oaks, won the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger Award in 2017. We Begin at the End became a New York Times bestseller and received multiple awards, including the #1 Indie Next Pick, a Waterstones Thriller of the Month, a Barnes & Noble Book Club Pick and a Good Morning America Buzz Pick. It also won the CWA Gold Dagger, the Theakston Crime Novel of the Year[1] and the Ned Kelly Award[2] in 2021. The book has also been translated into 28 languages.

In March 2021, it was announced that the rights to We Begin at the End had been acquired by Disney's 20th Television.[3] [4] Thomas Kail and Jennifer Todd were to develop the book for the Disney-owned studio.

In June 2023, it was announced that Orion Publishing Group had acquired two books from Whitaker. The first novel, All the Colours of the Dark, was published in 2024 by Orion Fiction.[5] The US edition will be published by Henry Holt.[6]

Awards

Tall Oaks

We Begin At The End

Personal life

Before becoming an author, Whitaker worked as a trader. He was born and raised in London,[12] and now lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and three children.[13] He also worked part-time at Bishop's Stortford Library.[14]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Chris Whitaker's We Begin At The End named Theakston Crime Novel of the Year The Bookseller. 2021-11-03. www.thebookseller.com.
  2. Web site: Chris Whitaker and Loraine Peck win at the 2021 Ned Kelly Awards. live. 2021-11-03. Curtis Brown. en-AU. https://web.archive.org/web/20211227144733/https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/news/chris-whitaker-loraine-peck-win-at-the-2021-ned-kelly-awards . 2021-12-27 .
  3. Web site: Hirons. Paul. 2021-03-03. Chris Whitaker’s We Begin At The End picked up by Disney for adaptation. 2021-12-27. The Killing Times. en.
  4. Web site: Porter. Rick. 2021-03-02. 20th TV Nabs Rights to Mystery Novel ‘We Begin at the End’ (Exclusive). 2021-11-03. The Hollywood Reporter. en-US.
  5. Web site: All the Colours of the Dark . The Orion Publishing Group . 10 August 2024.
  6. Web site: Orion lands two books from Whitaker in six-figure deal . 2023-06-19 . The Bookseller . En.
  7. Web site: The Crime Writers' Association. 2021-11-03. thecwa.co.uk.
  8. Web site: The Crime Writers' Association. 2021-11-03. thecwa.co.uk.
  9. Web site: Home. 2021-11-03. Harrogate Theakstons Crime Awards. en-GB.
  10. Web site: 2021 Winners. 2021-11-03. Australian Crime Writers Association. en-AU.
  11. Web site: Bästa översatta kriminalroman . Svenska Deckarakademin . 29 November 2023.
  12. Web site: Q&A with CHRIS WHITAKER. 2021-12-27. www.shotsmag.co.uk.
  13. Web site: Meet the Author: Chris Whitaker. live. 2021-11-03. Suffolk Libraries. https://web.archive.org/web/20211227144733/https://www.suffolklibraries.co.uk/posts/meet-the-author/meet-the-author-chris-whitaker . 2021-12-27 .
  14. Web site: 2020-04-21. Award-winning crime writer happy to work part-time in Bishop's Stortford library. 2021-11-03. Bishop's Stortford Independent. en.

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