The Blade Itself

This article is about the crime thriller by Marcus Sakey. For the fantasy novel of the same title by Joe Ambercrombie, see The First Law.

The Blade Itself

Author	Marcus Sakey
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

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

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

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

1. "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.
2. Hilton, Beth (March 11, 2008). "Affleck brings 'Blade Itself' to big screen". Digital Spy. Hearst UK Entertainment Network. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
3. "THE READERS' WRITERS: Interview with Marcus Sakey - Freeport, IL - the Journal-Standard". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
4. Anderton, Ethan (November 3, 2009). "Chris Pine Still Attached to Ben Affleck Scripted The Blade Itself". FirstShowing. Retrieved March 27, 2024.