"Empire of Lies" Now Available on Amazon
Jun 19, 2008

Andrew's new novel "Empire of Lies," is now available on Amazon.com. It's the story of Jason Harrow, a Christian family man drawn by his search for a missing woman back to the scenes of his degraded past. Slowly, Harrow begins to feel that a dangerous conspiracy is being obscured by the bland, dishonest political correctness of the news and entertainment media. Is he losing his mind as his mother did before him? Or is he the last best hope we have? Click on Andrew's blog to read an interview with him about the book.

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Andrew a "Right Wing Crackpot" and Loving It
Jun 19, 2008

The Associated Press - crowned by media watchdog Powerline as "the worst source of media bias" - has attacked Andrew's new novel "Empire of Lies" for its political stance. Little wonder, as the empire of the title is an American culture stultified by the dishonesty of the left wing media! The reviewer says: "Klavan occupies the portion of the political spectrum commonly known as right-wing crackpot. Through Harrow he tells us, among other things, that the entire media is a left-wing conspiracy, that taxes steal from the rich to give to the poor, that America is in a holy war with Islam, that the truth about darned near everything in the United States is obscured by a blizzard of politically correct lies and that anyone who disagrees with him is deluded." Andrew's laughing response: "Uh, yeah? And? Where's the problem?" More to come, no doubt.

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New City Journal Essay Available
Jun 4, 2008

Andrew's provocative new essay, Story Time, is now available online at City Journal. It begins:

I visited a fourth-grade class in a slum school recently. Since I’m a storyteller by trade, the teacher asked me if I’d tell the kids a story. Now I’m a good storyteller and an all-around charming guy, no doubt, but I wasn’t prepared for the degree of fascination I inspired. Rambunctious mischief ceased on the instant and resolved itself into riveted attention and awestruck stares. I was awfully pleased with myself by the time I was done.

“Don’t take it personally,” the teacher told me brusquely. “It’s just that they’ve never seen anyone like you before. A man—obviously tough—who’s not a gangster.”

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Pre-Publication Praise for "Empire of Lies."
May 14, 2008

The first review of Andrew's new novel "Empire of Lies" is out and it's a good one. Publishers Weekly, the publishing industry's premiere trade magazine, calls the book "a wickedly satiric thriller with political overtones" and says its "action builds to an explosive climax." The novel tells the story of Jason Harrow, once a dissolute and amoral New Yorker, now a conservative and religious family man living in the mid-west. When a phone call from a former lover calls Jason back to New York, he's drawn into a search for a missing woman who holds the key to a perilous mystery. Trying to uncover the truth when the American media, academy and entertainment business obscure it under a mountain of politically correct lies, Jason can't tell whether he's on the trail of a terrorist plot or is simply going mad - or both. "Empire of Lies" is scheduled for publication in mid-July from Harcourt/Penzler Press.

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Andrew Named Contributing Editor
Feb 28, 2008

Andrew has been named a contributing editor to "City Journal," the magazine of the Manhattan Institute. The Journal, edited by Brian Anderson, regularly features articles by such contributors as Christopher Hitchens, Myron Magnet, Theodore Dalrymple, and Heather Mac Donald and was cited by former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani as a major source of ideas for his administration. Andrew has so far contributed pieces of film criticism to the Journal, including "The Sin of Sin City" and "The Lost Art of War," as well as more personal pieces, like "The Big White Lie," reprinted here in his blog. "Story Time," Andrew's description of his visit to an underclass school will appear in CJ's spring issue.

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Andrew on "The Lost Art of War"
Jan 30, 2008

Andrew's new examination of Hollywood war films has been published in the Manhattan Institute's City Journal and is now posted online at http://www.city-journal.org/.

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"One Missed Call" Has One Good Weekend
Jan 7, 2008

The weekend opening of Warner Bros' new film "One Missed Call," "outpaced all expectations," according to the Hollywood trade paper Variety. Taking in an estimated 13.5 million dollars at 2,240 theaters, the film's 6-thousand plus per screen average beat that of every other picture but the surging indie "Juno." The Japanese horror remake, scripted by Andrew, "hit the sweet spot among younger females, the target demo for PG-13 horror titles," Variety said. This despite what Andrew himself called "brutally bad" reviews. Andrew responded to the film's reception with typical wry humor. "Clearly, if newspapers were written by 13-year-old girls, the reviews would've been sensational," he said. "Plus, the world would be a better place all around."

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"One Missed Call" Opens January 4th
Dec 14, 2007

Warner Brothers Studios has put up a cool new website for "One Missed Call." The film opens January 4th. Andrew wrote the script for the picture, a remake of the Japanese ghost story "Chakushin Ari." The film stars Shannyn Sossamon as a psychology student who has to find the source of a bizarre curse before it kills her. Ed Burns also stars. You can visit the website at http://onemissedcallmovie.warnerbros.com/

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"Empire of Lies" due out this Summer
Nov 15, 2007

Otto Penzler books, an imprint of Harcourt publishers, has scheduled Andrew's newest novel "Empire of Lies" for July. The novel tells the story of Jason Harrow, a conservative, religious midwestern businessman who is dragged back into his unsavory past when an ex-girlfriend calls him for help. Returning to his family home near New York City, Jason finds himself embroiled in a murderous conspiracy only he can see and only he can stop. Hunted by killers and the police, Jason has only hours to unravel an ex-lover's lies and face an unbearable truth: in order to prevent a savage attack on his country, he's going to have to risk his decency, his sanity and his life. "I tried to do something really different with this book," Andrew says. "Read the first three pages and you'll see what I mean. I don't think you've ever seen a hero like Jason Harrow before."

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Klavan for Young Adults
Oct 31, 2007

Thomas Nelson Inc. has signed on to publish HOMELANDERS, Andrew's new series of thriller novels for young adults. Described as "24" meets the Bourne Identity, the series follows a teenager's desperate attempt to outrun both terrorists and the law in order to stop a master assassin. Andrew's agents, Alyssa Eisner Henkin and Robert Gottlieb brokered the deal with editor Amanda Bostic at Thomas Nelson. "I can't tell you how delighted I am," Andrew says. "I'm really excited about the series and Amanda and all the people at Thomas Nelson have just been great." Andrew will continue to publish his adult thrillers with Otto Penzler at Harcourt.

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One Missed Call Trailer Online
Sep 7, 2007

The trailer for One Missed Call has now been posted online. The film, scripted by Andrew and due out next January, is a remake of the Japanese horror movie Chakushin Ari. It follows a psychology student whose friends start dying after they receive bizarre calls on their cell phones. You can check out the trailer at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x46VHO3T0m8.

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Andrew's Crescendo
May 9, 2007

Andrew has signed on to write the script for the thriller film "Crescendo," based on a story by producer Matt Williams. According to the trade journal Hollywood Reporter, "the story centers on a world-class concert violinist, consumed by visions of her dead father, who struggles to maintain her sanity as she is forced to confront her past." Andrew says: "When Matt first told me this story, I just sat there riveted, thinking, 'Wow, what's gonna happen next?' I pretty much knew I was hooked."

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Novelist of Values
Apr 23, 2007

Joel Schwartz of the Hudson Institute takes an in-depth look at Andrew's work in the April 23rd issue of The Weekly Standard. The article in the influential conservative journal is entitled, "The Klavan File, A novelist of values in an Age of Terror." The piece examines not only the Weiss/Bishop trilogy but also Andrew's writings in his blog, the LA Times and elsewhere. Here's the link, though you may need a subscription to see the whole thing: http://www.weeklystandard.com/Content/Protected/Articles/000/000/013/515ulbnf.asp

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Hero Time For EQMM
Feb 13, 2007

The March/April double issue of Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine will feature Andrew's new short story "Hero Time." The story concerns a young man who gets to live out his fantasy of playing Galahad to a damsel in distress - and discovers that no good deed goes unpunished! This double helping of fiction from "The World's Leading Mystery Magazine," also features stories by Joyce Carol Oates, Peter Lovesey, Edward D. Hoch and Ann Cleeves. Available soon at bookstores and newsstands.

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Damnation Street Wins Listen Up Award
Jan 4, 2007

The audiobook of Andrew's latest novel, Damnation Street, has received a 2006 Listen Up Award from Publishers Weekly. Publishing's premier trade magazine named the best audiobooks in sixteen categories for what it called "a banner year for audiobooks," with "outstanding productions in every category." Damnation Street was awarded Best Author-Read Fiction along with books by George Pelecanos, Lawrence Block, Neil Gaiman, Fannie Flagg and Joshilyn Jackson.

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A Thumbs Up For Damnation Street In Philadelphia
Oct 9, 2006

Another great review for "Damnation Street," this one in Sunday's Philadelphia Inquirer and written by the Inquirer's Book Editor Frank Wilson. The review calls the novel a, "thriller with literary flair," and "moral depth." Wilson was particularly impressed with "the man who called himself John Foy," the hired gun and long-time nemesis of our hero Scott Weiss. "Whatever you want to call him," Wilson says of the multi-named assassin, "he takes his place among the creepiest characters ever to inhabit the pages of a book." Wilson goes on to praise Andrew's prose as being "minimalist" yet "poetic," and adds: "The world Klavan depicts is one seen through a filter of emotional desolation and moral tension. For, make no mistake, moral choice is at the heart of this tale."

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Weiss And Bishop Get New Publisher in France
Oct 2, 2006

Andrew has left his long time French publisher L'Archipel and signed a deal with Editions du Seuil for the French versions of "Shotgun Alley" and "Damnation Street," the second and third books in the Weiss and Bishop series. No publication date has been announced. L'Archipel published the first book in the series, "Dynamite Road," earlier this year.

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Filming Completed on One Missed Call
Oct 2, 2006

Director Eric Vallette has finished filming "One Missed Call," the remake of a Japanese horror film with a script by Andrew. The picture, which tells the story of a fatal curse that travels from cell phone to cell phone, was put "in the can" toward the end of September. With a cast headed by Shannyn Sossamon and Ed Burns, the movie is slated for release by Warner Bros. in 2007.

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Andrew Interviewed On Kacey Kowars Show
Sep 28, 2006

You can hear Andrew online talking about his new book Damnation Street on the Kacey Kowars show at http://www.kaceykowarsshow.com. Andrew talks about his work and what it's like seeing his books adapted for the movies.

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Associated Press Chimes In On Damnation
Sep 7, 2006

The Associated Press has handed "Damnation Street" another excellent review. Reviewer Bruce DeSilva says "Klavan's writing is masterful and his characters superbly drawn." The review has turned up on Forbes.com and FoxNews.com as well as many other newspapers across the country.

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EW Gives "Damnation" A Rave
Sep 1, 2006

The September 8th issue of Entertainment Weekly leads off its thriller roundup with an excellent review of Andrew's new novel "Damnation Street." Rating the book A-, EW says, "In his third Weiss thriller, Klavan crafts a taut, tense noir leavened with rollicking mayhem and romantic yearning." The novel is on sale now.

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Sossamon and Burns Star in "One Missed Call."
Jul 28, 2006

Principal photography on the movie “One Missed Call” has now begun in Atlanta, Georgia with French director Eric Vallette at the helm and Shannyn Sossamon and Ed Burns starring. Sossamon, who's been featured in such films as “Kiss Kiss Bang Bang,” “40 Days and 40 Nights,” and “A Knight’s Tale” plays a young woman trying to forestall a murderous curse that travels by cell phone. Burns, the writer, director and star of such films as “The Groomsmen,” “Sidewalks of New York” and “The Brothers McMullen,” plays the cop who comes to her aide. Andrew wrote the script for this remake of the Japanese film “Chakushin ari” It's due for release in 2007.

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PW Weighs In On Damnation
Jun 27, 2006

Another fine pre-publication review has come in for Andrew's new novel, "Damnation Street." Publisher's Weekly, the publishing industry's leading trade journal, says, "Two-time Edgar winner Klavan again puts his own quirky spin on classic noir in his slam-bang third contemporary crime thriller to feature PIs Scott Weiss and Jim Bishop." The review adds that the book has a "gripping plot," and "engrossing characters," and produces a "jolt at the end."

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Booklist Gives Damnation A Starred Review
Jun 7, 2006

Publishing trade magazine Booklist has given Damnation Street its first pre-publication review - and it's outstanding. "Klavan has talent to burn," writes Keir Graff. "Damnation Street has it all: great characters, inventive plotting, darkness, light, horror, and humor, all fused into a relentless tale of suspense that will have readers in agony to know how the final shot is fired." Andrew's latest novel is due out from Harcourt/Otto Penzler Books in September.

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Valette to Direct "One Missed Call."
Apr 27, 2006

The talented French fimmaker Eric Valette has signed on to direct “One Missed Call.” Andrew wrote the script for this remake of the 2003 Japanese horror film “Chakushin Ari.” The story deals with a series of cell phone calls that seem to predict the deaths of the people who receive them. The film will be Valette’s first English-language feature. He previously directed the 2002 French chiller “Malefique,” an ingenious tale of witchcraft that takes place almost entirely within a single prison cell. The filming of “One Missed Call,” is scheduled to begin in July.

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Andrew to Give Voice to "Damnation"
Apr 27, 2006

Andrew has reached an agreement with Brilliance Audio to narrate “Damnation Street,” the third of the Weiss and Bishop novels. Andrew narrated the previous two Weiss/Bishop books, “Dynamite Road,” and “Shotgun Alley,” using his experience as a radio broadcaster to give voice to characters ranging from tough guy detective Scott Weiss to femme fatale Honey Graham. The deal with Brilliance not only fulfils Andrew’s wish to complete the voice work on the trilogy, but also his lifelong dream of seeing Grand Haven, Michigan, where the recording will take place at the Brilliance studios.

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Andrew's Biker Madman Rides Into Italy
Mar 18, 2006

The second novel in the Weiss and Bishop series, Shotgun Alley, has just made its debut in Italy. Retitled Cobra after the novel’s murderous biker gang leader, the book is being published in the Italian market by Longanesi. The first novel in the series, Dynamite Road, was also published in Italy by Longanesi—and was also rechristened with the name of its villain and brought out under the title Shadowman.

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Weiss and Bishop Head for Bulgaria
Mar 16, 2006

Dynamite Road is now being published in Bulgaria. Bard Publishing House of Sofia bought the rights to the first installment in the Weiss and Bishop series. Pytiat na dinamita will join Andrew’s—or Andriu’s—previous novel, Nito duma (Don’t Say A Word) on Bard’s list.

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Brilliance to Bring Out Damnation Audio Book
Mar 4, 2006

Brilliance Audio will be publishing the audio book of Andrew’s third Weiss and Bishop novel Damnation Street. No word yet on who’ll be reading the novel. The first two Weiss and Bishop novels, Dynamite Road and Shotgun Alley, were brought out as audio books by BBC Audiobooks America and read by Andrew himself. Brilliance, the nation’s largest independent publisher of audio books, previously published the audio book of Andrew’s ghost novel The Uncanny.

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"Her Lord And Master" included in Best American Mystery Stories of 2006
Feb 2, 2006

Andrew's Edgar nominated short story "Her Lord And Master," first published in the anthology Dangerous Women has been selected for inclusion in Houghton Mifflin's prestigious anthology, "Best American Mystery Stories of 2006." The editor this year is Presumed Innocent author Scott Turow. Andrew's story "Lou Monahan, County Prosecutor," appeared in "Best American Mystery Stories 1997, edited by Robert Parker.

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"Her Lord And Master" nominated for Edgar Allan Poe award.
Jan 28, 2006

Andrew's short story "Her Lord And Master," first published in the anthology Dangerous Women has been nominated for the Mystery Writer's of America's Edgar Allan Poe award. It's Andrew's fifth nomination. He's won it twice. The award ceremony is scheduled for April 27 in New York.

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Damnation Street scheduled for September
Jan 19, 2006

The third book in the Weiss/Bishop series, Damnation Street, is now scheduled to be published in September under Otto Penzler's imprint at Harcourt. The novel deals with the final confrontation between Weiss and the psychopathic hitman he's been after since the first novel, Dynamite Road.

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Damnation Street out in the UK this fall
Jan 17, 2006

Otto Penzler's British imprint will be bringing Damnation Street out in the UK this fall--and they're also planning an Omnibus of three previously published novels by Andrew to be published around Christmas. The novels have yet to be selected.

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One Missed Call
Jan 12, 2006

"One Missed Call," the remake of a Japanese ghost story with a script by Andrew is now scheduled to go into pre-production at the end of March. The story involves a series of eerie cell phone calls that seem to predict the deaths of the people who receive them. A search for a director for the project is now underway.

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