Ben Sanders (author)
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Born | 1989 (age 34–35) New Zealander |
Genre | Crime, Mystery |
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Ben Sanders (born 1989) is a bestselling crime writer from
Life
Sanders was born and raised on the North Shore of the city of Auckland, New Zealand. He wanted to be a writer from when he was a young child.[2]
Sanders was a keen reader as a child, and particularly enjoyed crime and thriller fiction. He read the
After writing two unpublished crime novels as a high school student, Sanders secured a two-book deal with HarperCollins that saw his debut novel The Fallen published in 2010 when he was a 20-year-old engineering student at the University of Auckland.
The Auckland Trilogy
The Fallen introduced Sean Devereaux, an Auckland police detective, and John Hale, a security specialist and ex-colleague. Sanders' story of kidnapping, murder, and police corruption became a #1 New Zealand fiction bestseller, staying atop the bestseller charts for several weeks. The book received widespread critical acclaim, including being named on the New Zealand Listener's prestigious 100 Best Books list,
Sanders followed up The Fallen with two further Auckland-set novels starring Devereaux and Hale: By Any Means (Harpercollins, 2011) and Only the Dead (Harpercollins, 2013). Both were New Zealand fiction bestsellers, and By Any Means was a finalist for the 2012
Sanders' first three published novels - the Auckland Trilogy - were all written while he was studying civil engineering at the University of Auckland; he later graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering with First Class Honours and was named on the Dean's Honours List.[7]
American Blood
Following the critical and commercial success of his Auckland trilogy, Sanders was signed to a two-book contract by New York publishers
In February 2014, the film rights to American Blood were optioned by
American Blood was scheduled to be published in November 2015. Translation rights have already been sold to publishers in Germany, Russia and Japan.
Awards
Sanders has received several books, arts, and young talent accolades in the first few years of his career.
- 2011 - Ngaio Marsh Award- longlisted for The Fallen
- 2012 - Bellingham Wallace Emerging Talent Award
- 2012 - Ngaio Marsh Award- finalist for By Any Means
- 2014 - AIMES Awards - winner of the Arts Award and the Sir Peter Blake Trophy (the Supreme Award)
- 2014 - Ngaio Marsh Award- longlisted for Only the Dead
- 2022 - Ngaio Marsh Award - finalist for The Devils You Know[10]
- 2023 - Ngaio Marsh Award - finalist for Exit .45[11]
References
- ^ "Hollywood loves Kiwi novel" - North Shore Times
- ^ "Michelle Hewitson interview: Ben Sanders" - New Zealand Herald
- ^ "From reader to writer" - New Zealand Herald
- ^ 100 Best Books of 2010
- ^ "From reader to writer" - New Zealand Herald
- ^ "2012 Ngaio Marsh Award finalists revealed" - Crime Watch
- ^ Ben Sanders wins AIMES Supreme Award Archived April 2, 2015, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Macmillan website
- ^ Hollywood Reporter
- ^ "Ngaio Marsh Awards 2022 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 2022-09-14. Retrieved 2022-09-19.
- ^ "Ngaio Marsh Awards 2023 shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 2023-08-10. Retrieved 2023-08-12.