Thriller Chat with Chris Allen discussion

Hi all,

While I'm in London for a week of meetings, and off to LA next week, I'd like to hear which of your favourite thriller / crime / action novels would make great serialised TV. So it could be a series character, or a stand alone novel that you think could be developed into a series.

Look forward to hearing your thoughts!

Best, Chris

1) "Osama" by Chris Ryan. Locations are easy to film (mostly takes place in the UK), the action is very realistic and doesn't need too many special effects and the time frame of the novel makes it very suitable for TV instead of film.

2) David Baldacci's "The Innocent". mostly takes place in Washington DC with only two foreign locations (Scotland and Morocco) that can be faked easily enough, the plot has many good twists for episodes and the cast of characters will be excellent if the source material is not neglected.

3) Transfer Of Power by Vince Flynn. the time frame the novel takes is excellent for a stand alone tv series (3 days) and the source material is not too complicated to adapt.

"Rise of an Oligarch" is a new novel telling the fictional life story of how a Ukrainian oligarch made his fortune, starting from nothing. A parallel plot reveals a dark conspiracy. The story is funny and dramatic, full of sex, drugs and violence. I think that it could be a smash TV series. Something like Game of Thrones meets The Sopranos.