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Blake Crouch

Blake Crouch is an American novelist and screenwriter, born in Statesville on 15 October 1978. He writes thrillers that often turn on science fiction ideas, and he lives in Colorado. His short stories have run in Ellery Queen and Alfred Hitchcock's Mystery Magazine.

His Wayward Pines trilogy, which includes Pines, Wayward and The Last Town, was an international bestseller that FOX turned into a 2015 television series, with M. Night Shyamalan as an executive producer. With Chad Hodge he created the TNT series Good Behavior, starring Michelle Dockery and drawn from his Letty Dobesh novellas. Dark Matter, now his most rated novel, became a television series in 2024, and Recursion and Upgrade are among his other widely read books. His novels, now numbering over a dozen, appear in over thirty languages.

The Bookish Elf has reviewed 1 book by Blake Crouch, mostly mystery thriller and science fiction, published by Crown, first published in 2016.

Born 15 October 1978, StatesvilleFrom United States
Books reviewed1
Our average4.0★from 1 rated
Achievements
  • Wayward Pines adapted as a FOX television series, 2015
  • Wayward Pines was the number one show of summer 2015
  • Dark Matter adapted for television, 2024
  • Co-creator of the TNT series Good Behavior
  • Translated into over thirty languages
Did you know?

1M. Night Shyamalan was an executive producer of the FOX adaptation of the Wayward Pines books.

2His Letty Dobesh novellas became the TNT series Good Behavior, with Michelle Dockery in the lead.

Frequently asked questions

How many Blake Crouch books has The Bookish Elf reviewed?

We have reviewed 1 book by Blake Crouch: Dark Matter.