THE SILVER BEAR

Screenwriter Haas's debut features a darkly compelling narrator. When a young hit man who refers to himself as Columbus learns his next job is to assassinate presidential candidate Abe Mann, Columbus is not taken aback so much by Mann's national prominence as he is by the key role Mann once played in Columbus's past. Soon Columbus realizes that those behind the plot appear to be setting somebody else up as well—himself. The suspense builds as Columbus goes about his business, all the while detailing his accomplishments, his acuity, his nerve, his intelligence. Publishers Weekly

Derek Haas is the author of THE RIGHT HAND, THE SILVER BEAR, COLUMBUS, and DARK MEN. Derek also wrote the screenplays with his partner Michael Brandt for 3:10 TO YUMA, WANTED, and THE DOUBLE. He is the co-creator of the NBC show CHICAGO FIRE and developed, writes and produces CHICAGO PD. His new book, A DIFFERENT LIE, is out November, 2015. Derek lives in Los Angeles. Follow Derek on twitter @derekhaas or facebook friend him.