John Saul

John Saul (born February 25, 1942) is an American author of suspense and horror novels. Most of his books have appeared on the New York Times Best Seller List.[1]

For other people named John Saul, see John Saul (disambiguation).

Biography

Born in Pasadena, Saul grew up in Whittier, California, and graduated from Whittier High School in 1959. He went on to several colleges, including Cerritos College, Antioch College, San Francisco State University, and Montana State University, variously majoring in anthropology, liberal arts and theater, but remains degree-less. After leaving college, Saul decided to become a writer, and spent 15 years working in various jobs while learning his craft.

Prior to the start of his bestselling thriller career, Saul had around 10 books published under pen names, the first of which he wrote in one weekend after unexpectedly losing his job. His first book sale earned him just $200.[2] Today he has over 60 million books in print.[3]

In 1976, Dell Publishing contacted him about his writing a psychological thriller. The resulting novel, Suffer the Children, appeared on all the bestseller lists in the United States and reached the number one spot in Canada. In addition to his novels, Saul has had several one-act plays produced in Los Angeles and Seattle.

Saul lives part-time in the Pacific Northwest, both in Seattle and in the San Juan Islands, and has a residence on the Big Island of Hawaii. Saul is openly gay. He lives with his partner of 43 years, who has collaborated on several of his novels.[1] He is a frequent speaker at the Maui Writers' Conference.

His 1979 novel Cry for the Strangers was made into a 1982 TV movie starring Patrick Duffy and Cindy Pickett.[4][5]

Works

Novels
YearTitle
1977Suffer the Children
1978Punish the Sinners
1979Cry for the Strangers
1980Comes the Blind Fury
1981When the Wind Blows
1982The God Project
1984Nathaniel
1985Brainchild
1986Hellfire
1987The Unwanted
1988The Unloved
1989Creature
1990Second Child
1991Sleepwalk
1991Darkness
1992Shadows
1993Guardian
1994The Homing
1995Black Lightning
1997The Blackstone Chronicles
1An Eye for an Eye: The Doll (1996)
2Twist of Fate: The Locket (1997)
3Ashes to Ashes: The Dragon's Flame (1997)
4In the Shadow of Evil: The Handkerchief (1997)
5Day of Reckoning: The Stereoscope (1997)
6Asylum (1997)
1998The Presence
1999The Right Hand of Evil
2000Nightshade
2001The Manhattan Hunt Club
2002Midnight Voices
2003Black Creek Crossing
2005Perfect Nightmare
2006In the Dark of the Night
2007The Devil's Labyrinth
2008Faces of Fear
2009House of Reckoning

References
  1. Steele, Bruce C (August 28, 2001), "Fear and loving in the best-seller rack", The Advocate, archived from the original on March 26, 2005, retrieved August 30, 2007 .
  2. "The Horror Zine Presents: an interview with John Saul", The Horror Zine, retrieved September 27, 2011.
  3. "John Saul's Blackstone Chronicles", The Computer Show, retrieved September 27, 2011.
  4. "Cry for the Strangers (1982)", The New York Times, retrieved September 14, 2012
  5. "Review of Cry for the Strangers (1982) at RottenTomatoes.com". Cry for the Strangers. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  • John Saul: A Critical Companion by Paul Bail
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