His second novel, Only Son, was published in 1997 and was optioned for film rights by Tom Hanks.[1] It was also selected by Reader's Digest for their Select Editions, along with novels by John Grisham, Nicholas Sparks, and Barbara Delinsky.[2] His second novel, The Next to Die, was published in 2001 and became a USA Today bestseller.[2] He has since written over twenty more novels, many of which have also been USA Today bestsellers.[3]The Last Victim (2005) hit the New York Times Bestseller List and won the Spotted Owl Award for Best Pacific Northwest Mystery.
His latest novel, The Enemy at Home, is set to be released on August 22, 2023. It is a historical thriller set in 1943 Seattle, where a woman joins America's "Army at Home" of defense plant workers and becomes connected to a serial killer they call the "Rosie Ripper".[3]
He resides in Seattle today and is active in efforts in supporting up-and-coming authors, including Seattle 7 Writers and Hugo House.
kevin, brien, author, kevin, brien, american, novelist, thriller, suspense, novels, grew, chicago, north, shore, attending, sacred, heart, school, trier, east, high, school, winnetka, illinois, studied, journalism, marquette, university, milwaukee, wisconsin, . Kevin O Brien is an American novelist of thriller and suspense novels He grew up in Chicago s North Shore attending Sacred Heart School and New Trier East High School in Winnetka Illinois He studied journalism at Marquette University in Milwaukee Wisconsin and moved to Seattle Washington in 1980 He worked as a railroad inspector for several years while writing his first novel in various hotels 1 Kevin O BrienBornChicago Illinois U S OccupationNovelistGenreThriller suspenseNotable worksOnly SonWebsitekevinobrienbooks wbr comHis second novel Only Son was published in 1997 and was optioned for film rights by Tom Hanks 1 It was also selected by Reader s Digest for their Select Editions along with novels by John Grisham Nicholas Sparks and Barbara Delinsky 2 His second novel The Next to Die was published in 2001 and became a USA Today bestseller 2 He has since written over twenty more novels many of which have also been USA Today bestsellers 3 The Last Victim 2005 hit the New York Times Bestseller List and won the Spotted Owl Award for Best Pacific Northwest Mystery His latest novel The Enemy at Home is set to be released on August 22 2023 It is a historical thriller set in 1943 Seattle where a woman joins America s Army at Home of defense plant workers and becomes connected to a serial killer they call the Rosie Ripper 3 He resides in Seattle today and is active in efforts in supporting up and coming authors including Seattle 7 Writers and Hugo House Contents 1 Bibliography 1 1 Standalone novels 1 2 Family Secrets series 1 3 Anthologies 2 References 3 External linksBibliography editStandalone novels edit Only Son 1997 The Next to Die 2001 Make Them Cry 2002 Watch Them Die 2003 Left for Dead 2004 The Last Victim 2005 Killing Spree 2007 One Last Scream 2007 Final Breath 2009 Vicious 2010 Disturbed 2011 Terrified 2012 Unspeakable 2013 Tell Me You re Sorry 2014 No One Needs To Know 2015 You ll Miss Me When I m Gone 2016 Hide Your Fear 2017 They Won t Be Hurt 2018 The Night She Disappeared 2021 The Enemy at Home 2023 Family Secrets series edit The Betrayed Wife 2019 The Bad Sister 2020 Anthologies edit Hotel Angeline A Novel in 36 Voices 2011 with others Nothing Good Happens After Midnight A Suspense Magazine Anthology 2020 with others References edit a b Order of Kevin O Brien Books OrderOfBooks com a b Kevin O Brien Book Series In Order a b Books Kevin O Brien External links editOfficial website Kevin O Brien at Fantastic Fiction Kevin O Brien at Goodreads Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kevin O 27Brien author amp oldid 1216745780, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
