A CONSPIRACY OF BONES
This one’s a goldmine for the screen. A Conspiracy of Bones unfolds like a tense, cinematic thriller primed for adaptation — think a mix of Silence of the Lambs meets Mindhunter, with a gritty forensic edge à la Bones or True Detective. Temperance Brennan’s forensic expertise, layered with the dark, shadowy underworld involving biological experiments, […]
DON’T SAY A WORD
This police procedural grabs you by the throat and doesn’t let go. Detective Salome Delany is back, tangled in a web of grisly crimes, haunted pasts, and psychological torment that feel ripped straight from a horror movie’s darkest corners. Following her high-stakes victory in When the Bough Breaks, Sal faces new demons: a relentless boss, […]
DEVILS LIKE US
Devils Like Us — A Supernatural Period Thriller Ready for the ScreenThink The Craft meets Portrait of a Lady on Fire, with a dash of Stranger Things at sea. Devils Like Us begs for a bold, atmospheric adaptation—perfect for Netflix, Apple TV+, or Amazon Prime Video. Set in 19th-century Massachusetts, this haunting period thriller blends […]
A PLACE FOR US
A Place for Us: Love Without Borders — Or Rights If Carol and Before Sunrise had a long-lost cousin with a political edge and a hopeful heart, it would be A Place for Us. Patricia Grayhall’s tender, decades-spanning drama plays like an intimate indie film that lingers in your chest long after the credits roll. […]
BATTLE OF THE BOOKSTORES
Battle of the Bookstores: A Rom-Com That Misses the Final Chapter Imagine a film that wants to be You’ve Got Mail but ends up more like You’ve Got Mild. That’s the vibe of Battle of the Bookstores, a literary rom-com that tries to charm with rival bookstore managers, secret online identities, and enemies-to-lovers tension — […]
ONE FINAL TURN
One Final Turn – Espionage has never looked so seductive. If Casablanca and Mission: Impossible had a slow-burn romance baby, it would look a lot like One Final Turn. Ashley Weaver’s final installment in the Electra McDonnell series trades high-speed chases for high-stakes hearts, unfolding in the noir-lit alleys and lavish hotels of wartime Lisbon, […]
THE SLIP
A Literary Odyssey Begging for an Epic, Offbeat Movie Adaptation Lucas Schaefer’s The Slip doesn’t just tell a story — it builds a world. Sprawling, wild, and brimming with pathos, this genre-defying debut is cinematic in its ambition and chaotic energy. If ever there were a novel destined to become a 10-part prestige limited series, […]
LIE IN THE TIDE
Lie in the Tide: A Cape Cod Thriller Made for the Screen — Secrets, Sand, and Suspense Lie in the Tide reads like a ready-made streaming thriller — think Big Little Lies meets The Affair, with a windswept Cape Cod setting and a reunion that goes murderously off the rails. You can already picture the […]
THE WEDDING PEOPLE
The Wedding People: A Dark Comedy That Feels Ripe for a Sundance Premiere Imagine Bridesmaids meets Melancholia, and you’ll land somewhere near Alison Espach’s The Wedding People — a black comedy teetering on the edge of tragedy, wrapped in pastel tulle and Prozac. This novel practically storyboards itself as a quirky indie dramedy. Phoebe, a […]
THE EMPEROR OF GLADNESS
The Emperor of Gladness: A Stark, Poetic Indie Drama Waiting for the Screen If Manchester by the Sea and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind had a literary child, it might look a lot like Ocean Vuong’s The Emperor of Gladness. Cinematic in mood and elliptical in structure, this novel reads like an arthouse film […]