[1] The University of Missouri Kansas City awarded an honorary doctorate to Daniel Woodrell on December 17, 2016.
He has created novels based on crime, a style he termed "country noir", a phrase adopted by commentators on his work.
Woodrell's second novel, Woe to Live On (1987), was adapted for the 1999 film Ride with the Devil, directed by Ang Lee.
[6][7] Several critics called it one of the best films of the year and an American classic, and it received four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture.
[8] Tomato Red (1998) was adapted for a 2017 feature film by Irish writer and director Juanita Wilson.