The Blade Itself
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| Author | Marcus Sakey |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime |
| Publisher | St. Martin's Press |
Publication date | 2007 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback) |
The Blade Itself is a 2007 crime thriller novel by Marcus Sakey.
Plot summary
[edit]The novel, set in Chicago, is the story of two childhood friends and young criminals, Danny Carter and Evan McGann. Years after their criminal partnership dissolved, just as Carter has reformed himself and started a respectable new life, his former partner soon returns from prison to threaten Carter's peaceful new existence with demands of re-teaming.
Reception
[edit]The Blade Itself was selected as a New York Times Editor's Pick and named one of Esquire Magazine's 5 Best Reads of 2007.[1]
Potential film adaptation
[edit]In 2008, director and actor Ben Affleck bought the film rights to the novel for his production company.[2][3] On November 3, 2009, Chris Pine was expected to star, Affleck would produce and write a draft of the script, and Steven Zaillian and Sam Raimi were in negoiations to direct.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Marcus Sakey, author of THE BLADE ITSELF, a crime thriller from St. Martin's Minotaur". www.marcussakey.com. Archived from the original on 2008-05-10.
- ^ Hilton, Beth (March 11, 2008). "Affleck brings 'Blade Itself' to big screen". Digital Spy. Hearst UK Entertainment Network. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
- ^ "THE READERS' WRITERS: Interview with Marcus Sakey - Freeport, IL - the Journal-Standard". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- ^ Anderton, Ethan (November 3, 2009). "Chris Pine Still Attached to Ben Affleck Scripted The Blade Itself". FirstShowing. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
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