Book Ad of the Week: RANSOM (1973)

April 24, 1973

Ransom

by Jon Cleary

William Morrow & Company, 1973

This is third novel in the Australian mystery series by Jon Cleary (The Sundowners) featuring Sydney homicide detective Scobie Malone, following The High Commissioner (1966) and Helga's Web (1970). Rod Taylor played Scobie in THE HIGH COMMISSIONER (1968) and Jack Thompson played him in SCOBIE MALONE (1975), based on Helga's Web, but a major motion picture based on Ransom was never made.

Book Ad of the Week: THE COURT-MARTIAL OF GEORGE ARMSTRONG CUSTER (1976)

November 14, 1976

The Court-Martial of George Armstrong Custer

by Douglas C. Jones

Charles Scribner's Sons, 1976

Douglas C. Jones' novel of alternate history became the NBC television movie (airdate: December 1, 1977) starring James Olson as General George A. Custer, Brian Keith as the defense attorney, Ken Howard as the prosecuting attorney, and Blythe Danner as Mrs. Custer.

Book Ad of the Week: YEAR OF THE GOLDEN APE (1974)

October 20, 1974

Year of the Golden Ape

by Colin Forbes
[Raymond Harold Sawkins]

E.P. Dutton, 1974

Colin Forbes' 1977 novel Avalanche Express became the 1979 movie of the same name, but the major motion picture based on Year of the Golden Ape was never produced.

Book Ad of the Week: A TOUGH ONE TO LOSE (1972)

October 1, 1972

A Tough One to Lose

by Tony Kenrick

Bobbs-Merrill, 1972

Tony Kenrick's novels Two for the Price of One and Faraday's Flowers became the major motion pictures NOBODY'S PERFEKT (1981) and SHANGHAI SURPRISE (1986), respectively, but the film adaptation of A Tough One to Lose was never produced.