This upcoming 2017 British crime thriller was worked on by a man who made books about Inspector Harry Hole.
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The Snowman (2017 film) The Snowman is an upcoming 2017 British crime thriller film directed by Tomas Alfredson and written by Hossein Amini and Peter Straughan, based on the novel of the same name by Jo Nesbø. The film stars Michael Fassbender, Rebecca Ferguson, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Val Kilmer and J. K. Simmons. Principal photography began on 18 January 2016 in Norway. The film will be released by Universal Pictures on 13 October 2017 and on 20 October 2017 in the United States.
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Jo Nesbø Jo Nesbø (] ; born 29 March 1960) is a Norwegian writer, musician, former economist and reporter. As of March 2014 more than 3 million copies of his novels have been sold in Norway, and his work has been translated into over 40 languages, selling 30 million copies worldwide. Nesbø is primarily known for his crime novels about Inspector Harry Hole, but he is also the main vocalist and songwriter for the Norwegian rock band Di Derre. In 2007 Nesbø also released his first children's book, "Doktor Proktors Prompepulver" (English translation: "Doctor Proctor's Fart Powder"). The 2011 film "Headhunters" is based on Nesbø's novel "Hodejegerne (The Headhunters)".
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Jane Goldman Jane Loretta Anne Goldman (born 11 June 1970) is an English screenwriter, author and producer. She is mostly known for co-writing, with Matthew Vaughn, the screenplays of "" (2015) and its sequel "" (2017), based on the comic book series Kingsman created by Dave Gibbons and Mark Millar, as well as
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Charles Frederick Field Charles Frederick Field (1805–1874) was a British police officer with Scotland Yard and, following his retirement, a private detective. Field is perhaps best known as the basis for Inspector Bucket in Charles Dickens's novel "Bleak House".
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Mad Dogs and Englishmen (Doctor Who) Mad Dogs and Englishmen is a BBC Books original novel written by Paul Magrs and based on the long-running British science fiction television series "Doctor Who". It features the Eighth Doctor, Fitz and Anji.
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The Book of Henry The Book of Henry is a 2017 American drama film directed by Colin Trevorrow and written by Gregg Hurwitz. The film stars Naomi Watts, Jaeden Lieberher, Jacob Tremblay, Sarah Silverman, Lee Pace, Maddie Ziegler and Dean Norris. The story concerns a plan hatched by a young genius to save the girl next door from abuse.
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The Squeeze (1977 film) The Squeeze is a 1977 British gangster thriller, directed by Michael Apted, based on a novel by Bill James (under the pseudonym, "David Craig"). The screenplay was written by Minder creator Leon Griffiths.
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Kingsman (franchise) Kingsman is a British-American media franchise focused on the fictional organisation "Kingsman", which originally appeared in a UK-made spy action-comedy comic book series written by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons, colored by Angus McKie, edited by Nicole Wiley Boose, published by Icon Comics, an imprint of American published Marvel Comics. Volume 1 of this series, released in 2012, deals with a super-spy recruiting his young nephew to the secret service, channeling the classic James Bond films, and other spy thrillers. The first volume of the series was originally known simply as The Secret Service and was rebranded to tie-in with the The comic series is set in Mark Millar's shared universe, the "Millarverse"; with the celebrity kidnappings taking place in "Kingsman" Vol. 1 being referenced in "Kick-Ass 3" #8. A stand-alone sequel set in both the continuity of the original comic and that of the film series, subtitled "The Big Exit", was released in the September/October 2017 issue of "Playboy Magazine", by Rob Williams with art from Ozgur Yildirim. The second volume of "Kingsman", subtitled "The Red Diamond", was released through Image Comics in September 2017. A feature film loosely based on "The Secret Service", directed by Matthew Vaughn and co-written by Jane Goldman, was released in February 2015. The film stars Colin Firth, Taron Egerton, Michael Caine, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong, Sophie Cookson, Sofia Boutella, Jack Davenport, and Mark Hamill. A sequel to this film, subtitled "", was released in September 2017.
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Darkhouse Darkhouse is a 2005 mystery-detective novel written by Irish author Alex Barclay and published by HarperCollins in the United Kingdom. It is the debut novel of former journalist Alex Barclay and was both a "Sunday Times" and international best-seller.
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James Green (author) James "Jim" Green (born 3 December 1944 in Coventry, is a British writer and broadcaster who turned to writing as a full-time profession after a 25-year career in teaching. He has had over 40 titles published in various genres, from educational text books to travel guides to crime novels. His first foray into crime novels was called "Bad Catholics" (2010 Luath), the first part of a trilogy chronicling the exploits of reformed gangster Jimmy Costello. James has since moved to Accent Press to write a five book series on the development of the US intelligence service
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Dalziel and Pascoe Detective Superintendent Andrew "Andy" Dalziel (pronounced "dee-ell") and Detective Sergeant, later Detective Inspector, Peter Pascoe are two fictional Yorkshire detectives featuring in a series of novels by Reginald Hill.
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After the Hole After the Hole (1993) is a psychological horror novel by Guy Burt. It won a Betty Trask Award in 1994. The 2001 film "The Hole" was based on this book.
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Guernsey (film) Guernsey is an upcoming British historical drama directed by Mike Newell and written by Don Roos and Tom Bezucha. The film is based on the 2008 novel "The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society", written by Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows. The film entered pre-production in January 2017, with filming beginning in March 2017. The film is being distributed and financed by French company StudioCanal.
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Apple Tree Yard Apple Tree Yard is a British television thriller, adapted from the novel of the same name by Louise Doughty. The four-part series was commissioned in 2016 and the first episode had its premiere on BBC One on 22 January 2017. Emily Watson stars as the novel's original lead, Dr Yvonne Carmichael, with Ben Chaplin portraying the role of her lover, Mark Costley. "Apple Tree Yard" follows the story of Carmichael, an unhappily married forty-something scientist, who begins a secret affair with Costley whilst being completely unaware of his true identity.
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Philip Caveney Philip Caveney (born 1951) is a British children's author, best known for the Sebastian Darke, Alec Devlin and Movie Maniacs novels. He previously wrote a number of thrillers for adults. He was born in Prestatyn, North Wales but for many years has lived in Stockport and has co-ordinated the Manchester Writers' Workshop for over twenty five years.
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The Detectives (2015 TV series) The Detectives is a British television documentary series that first aired in 2015. The first series was broadcast on BBC Two as a three-part documentary series airing over three consecutive nights from 17 May 2015. The first series followed investigators at Greater Manchester Police's sex crimes unit, focusing on the investigation into historical sex crimes committed by disc jockey Ray Teret, and his subsequent trial and conviction for those offences. A second, four-part series, titled "The Detectives: Murder on the Streets" began airing on 20 September 2017, this time shadowing members of Greater Manchester's Murder Investigation Team.
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Richard Hull (author) Richard Henry Sampson {'1': ", '2': ", '3': ", '4': "} (16 October 1897 – 1973), known by the pseudonym Richard Hull, was a British writer who became successful as a crime novelist with his first book in 1934.
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Paul Finch Paul Finch is an English author and scriptwriter. He began his writing career on the British television programme "The Bill". His early scripts were for children's animation. He has written over 300 short stories which have appeared in magazines, such as the "All Hallows", the magazine of the Ghost Story Society and "Black Static". He also edits anthologies of Horror stories with the overall title of "Terror Tales". He has written variously for the books and other spin-offs from "Doctor Who." He is the author of the ongoing series of DS Mark "Heck" Heckenberg novels.
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Max Benitz Max Benitz (born 14 March 1985) is an English writer, journalist, and former film and TV actor.
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Iain McDowall Iain McDowall is a British crime fiction author. He has written seven novels in his ‘Crowby’ series, featuring the present-day investigations of Inspector Jacobson and his team of provincial police detectives. The Crowby novels broadly follow the conventions of the police procedural but they are distinguished by an unusual narrative emphasis on the point of view of their non-police protagonists. McDowall’s books are frequently concerned with controversial social and political themes. Since 2007, his books, in translation, have also achieved success in Germany.
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Inspector Singh Investigates Inspector Singh Investigates is a series of crime fiction novels, written by the Asian author, Shamini Flint.
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Doors Open Doors Open is a 2008 novel by crime writer Ian Rankin. It was his first stand-alone thriller in over 10 years.