# Charles Graeber

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{{Short description|American journalist and author}}
'''Charles Graeber''' is an American journalist and author who published two nonfiction books in the 2010s. He wrote the 2013 book ''[The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder](/source/The_Good_Nurse%3A_A_True_Story_of_Medicine%2C_Madness%2C_and_Murder)'' about the serial killer [Charles Cullen](/source/Charles_Cullen), which was a follow-up to his 2007 article for ''[New York](/source/New_York_(magazine))'' magazine about Cullen,<ref name="maslin">{{cite news | last=Maslin | first=Janet | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/12/books/the-good-nurse-by-charles-graeber.html | title=To Catch a Killer Nurse | work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) | date=April 11, 2013 | accessdate=October 26, 2022 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | author=Staff | url=https://www.npr.org/2013/04/15/177029738/pretending-to-be-a-good-nurse-serial-killer-targeted-patients | title=Pretending To Be A 'Good Nurse,' Serial Killer Targeted Patients | work=npr.org | publisher=[NPR](/source/NPR) | date=April 15, 2013 | accessdate=October 26, 2022 }}
*{{cite news | last=Barrett | first=Dan | url=https://www.popmatters.com/170789-the-good-nurse-by-charles-graeber-2495761845.html | title=Charlie Cullen, Angel of Death; 'The Good Nurse' | work=[PopMatters](/source/PopMatters) | date=May 8, 2013 | accessdate=October 26, 2022 }}
*{{cite news | last=Hill | first=Susan | url=https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-good-nurse-by-charles-graeber---review | title=The Good Nurse, by Charles Graeber - review | work=[The Spectator](/source/The_Spectator) | date=August 24, 2013 | accessdate=October 26, 2022 }}</ref> and the 2018 book ''[The Breakthrough: Immunotherapy and the Race to Cure Cancer](/source/The_Breakthrough%3A_Immunotherapy_and_the_Race_to_Cure_Cancer)'' about [cancer immunotherapy](/source/cancer_immunotherapy).<ref>{{cite news | last=Swartz | first=Mimi | url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/01/07/books/review/breakthrough-charles-graeber.html | title=Could Immunotherapy Offer a Cure for Cancer? | work=[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times) | date=January 7, 2019 | accessdate=October 26, 2022 }}
*{{cite news | last=Begley | first=Sharon | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/outlook/a-new-book-about-cancer-offers-something-rare-realistic-hope/2018/12/19/562daa86-d86a-11e8-aeb7-ddcad4a0a54e_story.html | title=A new book about cancer offers something rare: realistic hope | newspaper=[The Washington Post](/source/The_Washington_Post) | date=December 21, 2018 | accessdate=October 26, 2022 }}
*{{cite news | last=Shaywitz | first=David A. | url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-breakthrough-and-the-beautiful-cure-review-spurring-the-body-to-fight-back-1542153943 | title='The Breakthrough' and 'The Beautiful Cure' Review: Spurring the Body to Fight Back | work=[The Wall Street Journal](/source/The_Wall_Street_Journal) | date=November 13, 2018 | accessdate=October 26, 2022 }}</ref>

Graeber was born in the US state of [Iowa](/source/Iowa) and lives in [Nantucket, Massachusetts](/source/Nantucket%2C_Massachusetts), and [Brooklyn, New York](/source/Brooklyn%2C_New_York). Before becoming a journalist and author, he was a medical student and researcher and co-authored papers for scientific journals.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bookreporter.com/authors/charles-graeber | title=Charles Graeber | work=Bookreporter.com | accessdate=October 26, 2022 }}</ref> As a journalist, Graeber has written for numerous publications, including ''[Wired](/source/Wired_(magazine))'', ''[GQ](/source/GQ)'', ''[The New Yorker](/source/The_New_Yorker)'', ''[Outside](/source/Outside_(magazine))'', and ''[The New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)''.<ref>{{cite news | last=Laplante | first=Matthew | url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=200878780?storyId=200878780 | title=The Good Nurse | work=npr.org | publisher=[NPR](/source/NPR) | date=July 10, 2013 | accessdate=October 26, 2022 }}</ref> ''The New York Times''{{'}}s Janet Maslin said Graeber "has been drawn to extremes throughout his reporting career", highlighting his ''Wired'' article about [Kim Dotcom](/source/Kim_Dotcom).<ref name="maslin" />

Graeber's book ''The Good Nurse'' was adapted into the 2022 drama film ''[The Good Nurse](/source/The_Good_Nurse)'', produced by [Netflix](/source/Netflix). Graeber met with the film's writer [Krysty Wilson-Cairns](/source/Krysty_Wilson-Cairns) and provided access to the materials he used for his book.<ref>{{cite news | last=Davids | first=Brian | url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/how-the-good-nurse-based-on-a-true-story-netflix-1235248591/ | title='The Good Nurse' Team on Telling the Story of a Single Mom Who Stopped the Deadliest American Serial Killer | work=[The Hollywood Reporter](/source/The_Hollywood_Reporter) | date=October 25, 2022 | accessdate=October 26, 2022 }}</ref> He is also one of the executive producers for the 2022 Netflix documentary film ''[Capturing the Killer Nurse](/source/Capturing_the_Killer_Nurse)''.<ref>{{cite news | last=Bergeson | first=Samantha | url=https://www.indiewire.com/features/general/charles-cullen-documentary-capturing-the-killer-nurse-trailer-1234779944/ | title='Capturing the Killer Nurse' Trailer: See the True Story Behind 'The Good Nurse' Serial Killer | work=[IndieWire](/source/IndieWire) | date=November 7, 2022 | accessdate=November 19, 2025 }}</ref>

==Bibliography==
'''Noteworthy articles'''
*{{cite magazine | last=Graeber | first=Charles | url=https://nymag.com/news/features/30331/ | title=The Tainted Kidney | magazine=[New York](/source/New_York_(magazine)) | date=April 5, 2007 }}
*{{cite magazine | last=Graeber | first=Charles | url=https://www.wired.com/2012/10/ff-kim-dotcom/ | title=Inside the Mansion—and Mind—of the Net's Most Wanted Man | magazine=[Wired](/source/Wired_(magazine)) | date=October 18, 2012 }}
'''Books'''
*{{cite book | last=Graeber | first=Charles | year=2013 | title=[The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder](/source/The_Good_Nurse%3A_A_True_Story_of_Medicine%2C_Madness%2C_and_Murder) | publisher=Twelve | isbn=978-0-446-50529-1 }}
*{{cite book | last=Graeber | first=Charles | year=2018 | title=[The Breakthrough: Immunotherapy and the Race to Cure Cancer](/source/The_Breakthrough%3A_Immunotherapy_and_the_Race_to_Cure_Cancer) | publisher=Twelve | isbn=978-1-4555-6850-5 }}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Official|https://www.charlesgraeber.com/}}

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