The Informationist
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Series | |
Genre | Thriller novel |
Publisher | Crown Publishing Group |
Publication date | 2011 |
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ISBN | 978-0307717092 |
Followed by | The Innocent |
The Informationist, by , is the first novel in the Vanessa Michael Munroe series, about a young woman raised in Cameroon as the daughter of American missionaries. She has a life-changing experience at the age of 14 when she takes up with an infamous gunrunner and his mercenary crew. Later in life she becomes a dealer of information, sort of a private eye for the 21st century, where she works for governments and corporations dealing in the specialized information of Central Africa.[1]
The book was translated into Italian, Spanish, Hebrew, Polish, Turkish and Dutch.
Film adaptation[]
In October 2012, James Cameron's production company Lightstorm Entertainment picked up film rights to the book with plans for Cameron to direct the adaptation for 20th Century Fox. The film is said to begin shooting after Cameron finishes the second and third installments of his Avatar trilogy.[2]
References[]
- ^ Heldman, Irma. "It's a Mystery: "Time ages a person's soul"". Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- ^ Keegan, Rebecca (October 23, 2012). "James Cameron to direct 'The Informationist'". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on March 13, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2012.
- 2011 American novels
- Thriller novels
- Novels set in Africa
- 2010s thriller novel stubs