John Knoerle began his creative endeavors in the early 70s as a member of the DeLuxe Radio Theatre, a comedy troupe in Santa Barbara. He went on to work as a reporter for AP Radio in New York, then moved to LA and did stand-up comedy, opening for the likes of Jay Leno and Robin Williams.

Knoerle wrote the screenplay Quiet Fire, which starred Karen Black and Lawrence Hilton Jacobs, and the stage play The He-Man Woman Hater's Club, an LA Time's Critic's Choice. He worked as a staff writer for Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion, and he wrote, voiced and produced hundreds of radio spots as Creative Director of Sound Concepts Inc.

Knoerle moved to Chicago in 1996 with his wife Judie. His first novel, "Crystal Meth Cowboys," was optioned by Fox TV. His second novel, "The Violin Player," won the Mayhaven Award for Fiction.

John Knoerle's novel, "A Pure Double Cross," is the first volume of a 1940s spy trilogy featuring former OSS agent Hal Schroeder. The second volume, "A Despicable Profession," was published in 2010.

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John Knoerle

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