Chris Whitaker (author)

Chris Whitaker is a British author known for his books Tall Oaks, All the Wicked Girls, We Begin at the End, and The Forevers.

His debut novel, Tall Oaks, won the CWA John Creasey New Blood Dagger Award in 2017. We Begin at the End became a New York Times bestseller and received multiple awards, including the #1 Indie Next Pick, a Waterstones Thriller of the Month, a Barnes & Noble Book Club Pick and a Good Morning America Buzz Pick. It also won the CWA Gold Dagger, the Theakston Crime Novel of the Year and the Ned Kelly Award in 2021. The book has also been translated into 28 languages.

In March 2021, it was announced that the rights to We Begin at the End have been acquired by Disney's 20th Television. Hamilton director Thomas Kail and producing partner Jennifer Todd will develop the book for the Disney-owned studio.

In June 2023, it was announced that Orion Publishing Group have landed two books from Whitaker. The first novel, All the Colours of the Dark, will be published on 16 July 2024 by Orion Fiction, and in the US by Henry Holt.

Tall Oaks

 * 2017: CWA New Blood Dagger

We Begin At The End

 * 2021:
 * CWA Gold Dagger
 * Theakstons Crime Novel of the Year
 * Ned Kelly Award
 * 2022:
 * Martin Beck Award

Personal life
Before becoming an author, Whitaker worked as a trader. He was born and raised in London, and now lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and three children. He also worked part-time at Bishop's Stortford Library.