Bestselling novelists James Patterson and Liza Marklund will team up for a 2010 collaborative crime novel.
US and UK rights for the book will be handled by
Robert Barnett at Williams & Connolly. Barnett reports that he has already generated interest among the publishers who usually handle these authors in the States. According to Publishers Marketplace, the novel has only sold to the publisher Piratforlaget in Sweden.
Here’s a statement from Marklund in the article: “Writing this book is so much fun. The story is violent, emotional, and fast paced. It’s very exciting to work with such an intelligent and creative writer. James Patterson is not only exceptionally smart and funny, he is also incredibly humble.” (Via Sarah Weinman)