“American Assassin” To Be Adapted To Film
Written by Dan Malone on Wednesday, February 22nd, 2012CBS Films has purchased the rights to Vince Flynn‘s second latest Mitch Rapp novel, American Assassin. After losing a loved one in a terrorist attack, Mitch Rapp decides to become a spy in order to fight terrorism. The book is a prequel in the Mitch Rapp series. (more…)
Order of The Diamond Brothers Books
The Diamond Brothers is a series of novels by English author Anthony Horowitz. The books are targeted at children and are full of humour (puns, pop culture references and wacky scenarios). Tim Diamond is a horrible detective, whereas his brother Nick is the more intelligent of the two. In 1989, The Falcon’s Malteser was adapted as the film Just Ask for Diamond. (more…)
New “In Death” Book Out Today
Written by Brandon Williams on Tuesday, February 21st, 2012Nora Roberts is an extremely prolific author and she is only adding her bibliography with several releases per year. (more…)
Order of Alex Rider Books
Alex Rider is a series of young adult novels by English author Anthony Horowitz featuring a 14 year-old spy. The first book in the series, Stormbreaker, was made into a movie in 2006 that starred Alex Pettyfer (pictured above). There is also a video game based on the movie for Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance. (more…)
Order of Anthony Horowitz Books
Anthony Horowitz is an English author who has written many novels for children as well as quite a few standalone novels for adults. If you count up all of his published works, the number would top fifty. (more…)
Order of H.G. Wells Books
Herbert George Wells (1866-1946), better known as H.G. Wells, was an English author who is considered one of the fathers of science fiction. However, his bibliography ranges far past the outer reaches of science fiction. He wrote fiction books in many different genres as well as non-fiction books such as textbooks, historical books, political books and much more. (more…)
Order of Aurelio Zen Books
Aurelio Zen is a fictional Italian detective character created by British author Michael Dibdin. He made his debut in the written medium in 1988 with Ratking. Three years after Dibdin’s passing, the series was brought to life in the form of three feature-length dramas based on Dibdin’s series. Zen is portrayed by English actor Rufus Sewell. (more…)
Order of Michael Dibdin Books
Michael Dibdin (1947-2007) was a British novelist who wrote crime fiction, largely featuring the character Aurelio Zen. He also wrote several standalone novels. Dibdin was born in Middlesex, England, but also lived in Northern Ireland, Edmonton, Italy and finally in Seattle. While Aurelio Zen was set in Italy, his other works were often set in the States and England. (more…)
Agatha Christie to Teach English
Written by Julie Vegas on Wednesday, February 15th, 2012What better way to learn the English than to learn it from The Queen of Crime herself? (more…)
Order of Deep Black Books
Stephen Coonts‘ Deep Black is a series of novels based on a concept by Stephen Coonts and written by Jim DeFelice and William H. Keith. (more…)