Ben H. Winters

New York Times bestselling novelist, Edgar Award winner, and writer for television, comics, and audio.

Edgar Award
Philip K. Dick Award
Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire
Multiple New York Times Bestseller

Books

Also: Android Karenina, The Mystery of the Missing Everything, and short fiction in anthologies from the Mystery Writers of America, Akashic Books, and Lightspeed magazine.

Television

Creator & Executive Producer

Tracker — CBS

The smash-hit network drama that premiered after the Super Bowl in 2024 and became the most-watched new series of its season.

Writer / Producer

Manhunt — Apple TV+

Historical thriller chronicling the hunt for John Wilkes Booth in the aftermath of the Lincoln assassination.

Writer

Legion — FX

Noah Hawley's acclaimed Marvel drama.

Audio & Comics

Audible Originals

Inside Jobs · Q&A · Self Help · Stranger · Hitchhikers

Original audio dramas and fiction written for Audible.

Comics

Archie — Oni Press

Ben is writing issues #1 through #8 of the Oni Press relaunch of the iconic American comic series, beginning in September, 2026.

Comics

Benjamin — Oni Press

A three-part limited comic-book series, published in summer 2025. Ben also contributes to Cruel Universe, part of Oni Press's revival of EC Comics.

What Critics Say

"One of crime fiction's most inventive practitioners."San Francisco Chronicle
"Winters is such a fine writer that by the time he asks you to suspend your disbelief, you'll follow him anywhere."The New York Times
"A hybrid of the familiar and the uncanny."The Washington Post
"Sharp, funny, and deeply wise."Slate
"Exceptional…indisputably a winner."NPR

Ben H. Winters

Ben H. Winters is a novelist, television writer and producer, comic-book writer, and creator of original audio content. His best-selling, award-winning books include Big Time, Golden State, The Quiet Boy, Underground Airlines, and the Last Policeman Trilogy.

For television, he created the CBS drama Tracker and has written for Legion (FX) and Manhunt (Apple TV+). His journalism and essays have appeared in Slate, the New York Times Book Review, and the Wall Street Journal.

He has received the Edgar Award for mystery writing, the Philip K. Dick Award for science fiction, and France's Grand Prix de l'Imaginaire. He grew up in Maryland and lives in Los Angeles with his family.

Ben H. Winters

Contact

Write to Ben

winters3000@gmail.com

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Books

Kirby Kim
Janklow & Nesbit Associates