The Blade Itself
AuthorMarcus Sakey
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreCrime
PublisherSt. Martin's Press
Publication date
2007
Media typePrint (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]

Adaptations

Director and actor Ben Affleck bought the film rights to the novel in 2008 for his production company.[2]

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. "THE READERS' WRITERS: Interview with Marcus Sakey - Freeport, IL - the Journal-Standard". Archived from the original on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2012-07-05.


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