John Gilstrap
John Gilstrap | |
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Born | February 27, 1957 |
Occupation | Writer, public speaker |
Alma mater | College of William & Mary, University of Southern California |
Genre | Thriller |
Notable works | Nathan's Run, At All Costs, Six Minutes to Freedom, the Jonathan Grave thriller series, the Victoria Emerson thriller series |
Notable awards | New York Times Bestselling Author, ITW Thriller Award (2016) |
Years active | 1995–present |
John Gilstrap (1957) is an American novelist and a New York Times Bestselling author of over twenty thrillers, including the Jonathan Grave thriller series, which first appeared in 2009. His prior works include five stand-alone novels and one nonfiction thriller about the Delta Force rescue of Kurt Muse.[1][2][3]
Biography[]
Gilstrap was raised in Northern Virginia, where he attended public school in Fairfax County Public Schools, graduating from Robinson Secondary School in 1975. Gilstrap lives in Fairfax, Virginia and has a YouTube channel where he gives writing advice and insight on the publishing industry.
Beginning in 2021, Gilstrap is launching a new series of thrillers, beginning with Crimson Phoenix. This new series features Victoria Emerson, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives who finds herself an unwilling leader of desperate people during the aftermath of a nuclear war.
Books[]
Jonathan Grave thrillers[]
- No Mercy (2009)[4]
- Hostage Zero (2010)[5]
- Threat Warning (2011)[4]
- Damage Control (2011)[6]
- High Treason (2013)[4]
- Soft Targets (2013)[4]
- End Game (2014)[4]
- Against All Enemies (2015)[2]
- Friendly Fire (2016)[4]
- Final Target (2017)[4]
- Scorpion Strike (2018)[4]
- Total Mayhem (2019)[4]
- Hellfire (2020)[4]
- Stealth Attack (2021)
Nonfiction thrillers[]
- Six Minutes To Freedom (with Kurt Muse) – 2006
Standalone thrillers[]
- Nathan's Run (1996)
- At All Costs (1998)
- Even Steven (2000)
- Scott Free (2002)
- Nick of Time (2016)
Victoria Emerson thrillers[]
- Crimson Phoenix (2021)[4]
Screenplays[]
- Word of Honor adapted from the novel by Nelson DeMille[4]
- Young Men and Fire adapted from the book by Norman McLean[4]
- Red Dragon (uncredited) adapted from the novel by Thomas Harris[4]
- Nathan's Run adapted from the novel by John Gilstrap
References[]
- ^ Manteuffel, Rachel (September 1, 2016). "Author John Gilstrap explains what makes a book a thriller". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "John Gilstrap". kensingtonbooks. Kensington Books Publishing. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ Boswell, Sally (May 20, 2015). "Visit to Small Town – Wotham brings best-selling author to Paris". Paris News. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "John Gilstrap". fantasticfiction. Fantastic Fiction. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "Hostage Zero – John Gilstrap". fictiondb. FictionDB. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "Damage Control". Publisher's Weekly. PWxyz, LLC. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- Living people
- 1957 births
- 21st-century American novelists
- People from Virginia
- 21st-century American male writers
- American thriller writers
- American male novelists
- American male screenwriters
- 21st-century American screenwriters