Adam Mitzner
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Born | 1964 (age 59–60) New York City, U.S. |
Occupation | Novelist |
Education | Brandeis University (BA, MA) University of Virginia School of Law |
Genre | Thriller |
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Adam Mitzner (born 1964) is an American writer of legal thrillers and a practicing attorney.
Early life
[edit]Mitzner was born in Brooklyn, New York, and grew up in East Brunswick, New Jersey.[1] He is a 1982 graduate of East Brunswick High School, where he served as student council president.[2]
Mitzner attended Brandeis University, where he received a B.A. and M.A. (Politics).[3] He graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1989.[4]
Career
[edit]A Conflict of Interest was published in 2011[5] and was named one of Suspense Magazine's Best Books of the Year.[6] It reached #1 on Audible on January 30, 2012.[citation needed]
A Case of Redemption was published in 2013,[7] and was the only literature nominee of the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award.[8]
Losing Faith was published in April 2015.
The Girl From Home was published in April 2016.
In 2016, Mitzner switched publishers, signing a two-book deal with Thomas & Mercer. His first Thomas & Mercer book, Dead Certain, was published in June 2017. Dead Certain was a #1 Kindle best-seller and was on Amazon charts for seven straight weeks.[9]
On June 25, 2019, Mitzner published A Matter of Will.[10]
On April 14, 2020, Mitzner published The Best Friend, the third book in the Broden Legal series. Booklist wrote: "This is a well-constructed, compelling legal thriller that deals perceptively with guilt and retribution, all set on a firm basis of love."[11]
Bibliography
[edit]- The Best Friend (April 2020) published by Thomas & Mercer. ISBN 978-1542005753[12]
- A Matter of Will (June 2019) published by Thomas & Mercer. ISBN 978-1503905139[13][14]
- Never Goodbye ((April 2018)) published by Thomas & Mercer. ISBN 978-1542048378
- Dead Certain: A Novel (June 2017) published by Thomas & Mercer. ISBN 9781477822593[15][16]
- The Girl From Home: A Thriller (April 2016) published by Gallery Books. ISBN 9781476764283[17][18]
- Losing Faith (April 2015) published by Gallery Books. ISBN 9781476764245[19][20]
- A Case of Redemption (May 2013) published by Pocket Books. ISBN 9781451674804[21][22]
- A Conflict of Interest (May 2011) published by Gallery Books. ISBN 9781439157510[23][24]
References
[edit]- ^ Cutler, Jacqueline. "Adam Mitzner: A Case of Redemption", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 9, 2013. Accessed June 25, 2019. "Like Mitzner, who's from East Brunswick, Sorensen is a New York City lawyer, so the descriptions of courtrooms, the workload and the attitudes of judges have the ring of authenticity."
- ^ "Good Citizen awards go to 6 students", Home News Tribune, March 18, 1982. Accessed February 2, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Adam Mitzner, son of Mr. and Mrs. Milton Mitzner of 9 Corona Road, East Brunswick, a student at East Brunswick High School, where he is president of the student council."
- ^ Zive, Jacobowitz. "Class of 1986". Brandeis University Magazine. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ "Alumni Books - UVA Lawyer, Spring 2016". issuu. 17 May 2016. Retrieved 11 July 2017.
- ^ G, Senora (7 May 2011). "Book Review: A Conflict of Interest by Adam Mitzner". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Best of 2011" (PDF). Suspense Magazine. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ Cutler, Jacqueline (9 June 2013). "Adam Mitzner: 'A Case of Redemption'". NJ.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "American Bar Association reveals finalists for 2014 Silver Gavel Awards for Media and the Arts". Americanbar.org. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ Galvan, Laura. "Amazon's 15 best-selling mystery books by ranking". AOL.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "A MATTER OF WILL". Kirkus Reviews.
- ^ Best Friend, by Adam Mitzner – via Booklist.
- ^ "Mystery/Thriller Book Review: The Best Friend by Adam Mitzner. Thomas & Mercer, $15.95 trade paper (338p) ISBN 978-1-542005-75-3". PublishersWeekly.com. April 2020.
- ^ "A Matter of Will". Publishers Weekly. June 2019.
- ^ "Review "A Matter Of Will" by Adam Mitzner". Suspense Magazine. 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Fiction Book Review: Dead Certain by Adam Mitzner. Thomas & Mercer". PublishersWeekly.com. June 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "DEAD CERTAIN by Adam Mitzner". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Fiction Book Review: The Girl from Home by Adam Mitzner". PublishersWeekly.com. 5 April 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "THE GIRL FROM HOME by Adam Mitzner". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Fiction Book Review: Losing Faith by Adam Mitzner". PublishersWeekly.com. 14 April 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "LOSING FAITH by Adam Mitzner". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Fiction Book Review: A Case of Redemption by Adam Mitzner". PublishersWeekly.com. 14 May 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "A CASE OF REDEMPTION by Adam Mitzner". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "Fiction Book Review: A Conflict of Interest by Adam Mitzner". PublishersWeekly.com. May 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- ^ "A CONFLICT OF INTEREST by Adam Mitzner". Kirkus Reviews. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
- Living people
- 1964 births
- 21st-century American novelists
- American male novelists
- American thriller writers
- Brandeis University alumni
- East Brunswick High School alumni
- New Jersey lawyers
- Novelists from New Jersey
- People from East Brunswick, New Jersey
- University of Virginia School of Law alumni
- 20th-century American lawyers
- 21st-century American lawyers
- 21st-century American male writers