Order of Chris Ryan Books

Chris Ryan is a pen name to an English author who was once a British Special Forces operative and soldier. Ryan was part of the Bravo Two Zero patrol that was captured in Iraq during the First Gulf Far, alongside fellow novelist Andy McNab. Ryan was discharged from the SAS in 1994. (more…)

James Patterson Continues Charitable Ways

James Patterson has been very charitable as of late. He is going to donate 3,000 books to the Los Angeles Unified School District. This means that 60 high schools in the school district will each receive a box of Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment books and the 77 middle schools will each get a box of Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life. (more…)

Order of Sonchai Jitpleecheep Books

The Sonchai Jitpleecheep series is a series of detective novels by British novelist John Burdett. The title character of the series is a Thai Buddhist detective. Sonchai is the son of a military man and a prostitute. The series is largely told in Sonchai’s meditative internal dialogues. There is a lot of comparison between Thai and Western cultures, including Thailand’s sex industry. (more…)

Order of John Burdett Books

John Burdett is a British novelist of crime fiction. He is best known for his Sonchai Jitpleecheep novels that are set in Bangkok. His novels deal with Thai culture, superstitions and paranormal beliefs in Thailand as well as the crime scene in Thailand. Burdett is interested in moving beyond the detective genre when he is done with his current Sonchai Jitpleecheep series. (more…)

Ian Fleming Biopic Gets Director

Duncan Jones has signed on to direct the biopic based on the life of Ian Fleming before he ever penned the James Bond series.

Jones had this to say about the project, “Fleming lived through one of the most perilous periods in world history, in a position that allowed him a unique vantage point of all the players, all the stakes. He witnesses true heroism first-hand. And he saw the evil men could do. Then, when the war ended, he went off to write fiction. The essential question for me is; where did Ian Fleming end and Bond begin?” (more…)

“The Creed of Violence” Film Project Gets Financer

Cross Creek Pictures is now set to produce and finance Todd Field’s film adaptation of The Creed of Violence, based on the novel by Boston Teran.

The novel is set during the Mexican Revolution in 1910, as seen through the eyes of an assassin named Rawbone and a bureau agent named John Lourdes. They’re forced to work together to infiltrate an arms smuggling ring. (more…)

Sherlock Holmes Wins Guinness World Record

Sherlock Holmes has been declared the most portrayed literary character in television and film, as recognized by the Guinness World Records. Sherlock Holmes has been portrayed 254 times with the next most portrayed character being Shakespeare’s Hamlet at 206 times. (more…)

Orion Signs For Two More Crais Novels

Orion has signed Robert Crais for two more novels, as the author’s eBooks have been selling exceptionally well.

Deputy publisher Jon Wood purchased the UK/Commonwealth rights from Caspian Dennis. The novels are set to be released in 2013 and 2014. (more…)

TNT To Develop King & Maxwell and Tom Clancy TV Series

TNT is developing 11 new series, the station announced on Wednesday. As you can imagine, several of the shows are related to popular authors. (more…)

Fleming Wanted Hitchcock To Direct Bond

A secret telegram has been found that revealed that James Bond creator Ian Fleming had a preference for a director for the first Bond film (which at the time was going to be Thunderball). (more…)