William Diehl



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William Diehl

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born
December 04, 1924 in Atlanta, The United States

died
November 24, 2006

gender
male

genre
Mystery & Thrillers, Photojournalism


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William Diehl was an American novelist and photojournalist.

Diehl was fifty years old and already a successful photographer and journalist when he decided to begin a writing career. His first novel, Sharky's Machine, which became a movie by the same name was directed by and starred Burt Reynolds. Diehl saw the movie shot on location in and around his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia.

Following the success of Sharky's Machine, Diehl relocated to St. Simons Island, GA in the early 80's where he lived for the next 15 years before going back to the Atlanta area. While living on St. Simons, he completed eight more novels, including Primal Fear, which also became a movie by the same name starring Richard Gere and Edward Norton. Diehl died at Emory Uni...more


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Average rating: 3.83 · 3,167 ratings · 197 reviews · 18 distinct works
Primal Fear
4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 1,639 ratings — published 1993 — 16 editions
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Show of Evil
3.65 of 5 stars 3.65 avg rating — 450 ratings — published 1995 — 12 editions
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Reign in Hell
3.49 of 5 stars 3.49 avg rating — 325 ratings — published 1997 — 11 editions
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Thai Horse
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3.71 of 5 stars 3.71 avg rating — 145 ratings — published 1987 — 12 editions
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Eureka
3.6 of 5 stars 3.60 avg rating — 151 ratings — 9 editions
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3.74 of 5 stars 3.74 avg rating — 143 ratings — published 1990 — 12 editions
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Chameleon
3.5 of 5 stars 3.50 avg rating — 139 ratings — published 1981 — 7 editions
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Sharky's Machine
3.62 of 5 stars 3.62 avg rating — 92 ratings — published 1978 — 8 editions
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Hooligans
3.2 of 5 stars 3.20 avg rating — 82 ratings — published 1984 — 5 editions
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Seven Ways to Die: A Novel
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3.56 of 5 stars 3.56 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions
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