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Chuck Hogan

チャック・ホーガン

Chakku Hōgan

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1967-08-04 （Boston, Massachusetts, United States）
Nationality
United States
Languages
English

Career

Occupations
Novelist
Active Years
1995-

Awards

Hammett Prize
Work: Prince of Thieves
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Standoff

1995 Mystery

An early crime novel focusing on a hostage standoff and the tensions between law enforcement and perpetrators.

hostagecrime
Translations
  • The Standoff

The Blood Artists

1998 Horror

Prince of Thieves

2004 Crime fiction / Heist

A crime novel about a gang of thieves in Boston, exploring relationships and moral dilemmas. Adapted into the film The Town (2010).

heistloyaltybetrayalurban life
Adaptations
  • [Film] The Town / Ben Affleck (2010)
Translations
  • Prince of Thieves

The Killing Moon

2007 Mystery/Thriller

The Strain

2009 Horror

The first novel of a horror trilogy (co-authored with Guillermo del Toro) about a vampiric outbreak; later adapted into a TV series.

virusvampiresapocalypse
Adaptations
  • [TV series] The Strain / Guillermo del Toro (2014)
Translations
  • The Strain

The Devils in Exile

2010 Crime fiction
Translations
  • The Devils in Exile

The Fall

2010 Horror
Translations
  • The Fall

The Night Eternal

2011 Horror
Translations
  • The Night Eternal

Gangland

2022 Crime fiction
Translations
  • Gangland

Bibliography

  • The Standoff
  • The Blood Artists
  • Prince of Thieves
  • The Killing Moon
  • The Strain
  • The Devils in Exile
  • The Fall
  • The Night Eternal
  • Gangland

Adaptations

  • The Town (film adaptation, 2010, dir. Ben Affleck)
  • The Strain (TV series adaptation, 2014, co-created by Guillermo del Toro)

Translations of Works

  • Prince of Thieves — Japanese edition
  • The Strain — Japanese edition

Style & Themes

Literary Style
crime-fiction realismhard-boiled tendencieshorror elements
Recurring Motifs
violenceurban underworldmoral ambiguity

Legacy

Chuck Hogan is known for Boston-set crime novels and the horror trilogy The Strain co-written with Guillermo del Toro. His work has been adapted into film and television and has had notable popular-cultural impact.

In Popular Culture

  • Prince of Thieves adapted as the film The Town
  • The Strain adapted as a TV series; Hogan contributed episodes

Quotes

  • "Prince of Thieves" was among the best ten of the year — Stephen King
    Source: Source: Stephen King praise (citation from referenced review) (2004)

Trivia

  • Prince of Thieves was adapted into the film The Town directed by Ben Affleck.
  • The Strain is co-authored with Guillermo del Toro and was made into a TV series.