It makes sense to me that an author should certainly turn
down the prospect of turning their fictional PI into a TV or
film property while the print series is still going strong.
That's just my impression on the art side.
On the other hand, Parker's stock cerainly rose with the
Spenser show (and new films), but Hollywood slaughtered James
Lee Burke's Robicheaux (well, I kind of like the movie). Good
money, but then the people who come to the books by watching
might not be able to separate the two different
identities--book and film.
Somebody's going to mention Chandler now. I just know
it.
Neil Smith
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