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Anthony Franze

Anthony Franze is a critically acclaimed novelist, and a prominent Washington, D.C., lawyer. The Strand magazine said that “Franze has earned a seat at the table of legal thriller masters,” and Anthony’s novels have landed on multiple “best of the year” lists for thrillers. The Associated Press called Anthony’s latest book, The Outsider, a “winning novel,” and the novel was in production for a television series on NBC. With respect to his previous novel, The Advocate’s Daughter, the LA Review of Books said, “Lawyers by trade are storytellers, and good lawyers tell good stories—Franze’s book is a case in point.” Anthony is a vice president and on the Board of Directors for the International Thriller Writers, the world’s leading organization for thriller writers.
Blue Heaven by C. J. Box

The Edgar Awards Revisited: Blue Heaven (Best Novel, 2009) 

By Anthony Franze

January 24, 2020

There’s something magical about finding a novel someone left behind at a summer beach house—the idea that people who will likely never cross paths sharing something meaningful, a great book, in the temporary break from their lives. That was how I came across my first C. J. Box novel, Blue Heaven. Re-reading the novel ten…

The Outsider: Audio Excerpt

By Anthony Franze

April 5, 2017

The Outsider by Anthony Franze follows a young Supreme Court law clerk as he finds himself caught in the crosshairs of a serial killer. Things aren’t going well for Grayson Hernandez. He just graduated from a fourth-tier law school, he’s drowning in student debt, and the only job he can find is as a messenger.…

The Outsider by Anthony Franze

The Outsider: New Excerpt

By Anthony Franze

March 13, 2017

The Outsider by Anthony Franze follows a young Supreme Court law clerk as he finds himself caught in the crosshairs of a serial killer (available March 21, 2017). Things aren’t going well for Grayson Hernandez. He just graduated from a fourth-tier law school, he’s drowning in student debt, and the only job he can find…

The Bald Truth: The Secret to Literary Greatness

By Anthony Franze

July 6, 2016

The Wall Street Journal reported on a scientific study that found “men with shaved heads are perceived to be more masculine, dominant, and…to have greater leadership potential than those with longer locks or with thinning hair.” Men with short hair were even perceived to be taller and stronger than those with fuller manes. As Business…

A Sum Greater Than Its Parts: Anthony Franze Interviews Brad Meltzer and Tod Goldberg on Co-Authoring The House of Secrets

By Anthony Franze

June 6, 2016

It’s not an exaggeration to call Brad Meltzer a Renaissance man. After all, he’s a #1 New York Times bestselling author—one of the only writers with bestsellers in fiction, non-fiction, advice, children’s books, and comics. He’s also a television host, a history expert, a lawyer, and he even created a successful clothing line. One thing…

The Advocate’s Daughter: Audio Excerpt

By Anthony Franze

March 31, 2016

The Advocate's Daughter by Anthony Franze begins when respected Supreme Court lawyer, Sean Serrat, is nominated for the Supreme Court and his daughter Abby goes missing. Shortly after her disappearance, her corpse is left to be discovered in the library of the Supreme Court. Launching his own personal investigation, Sean uncovers illicit secrets about his…

What Literary Line Would Be on Your Headstone?

By Anthony Franze

March 22, 2016

After you’ve read Anthony Franze’s piece on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s grave, comment on what literary line would be on your headstone for a chance to win a copy of Anthony’s breakout novel, The Advocate's Daughter, a family thriller set in the insular Supreme Court world. #1 New York Times bestseller Lee Child called the novel…

The Advocate’s Daughter: New Excerpt

By Anthony Franze

March 16, 2016

The Advocate's Daughter by Anthony Franze follows Sean Serrat, a Supreme Court lawyer on the short list to be nominated for the U.S. Supreme Court, as he searches for his daughter's killer and uncovers secrets that involve some of the most powerful people in the world (Available March 22, 2016). Among Washington D.C. power players,…

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