Derailed (novel)
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Derailed | |
Author | James Siegel |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre(s) | Fiction |
Publisher | Warner Books |
Publication date | 2003 (1st edition) |
Media type | Print (Hardback) |
Pages | 339 p. (hardback edition) |
ISBN | ISBN 0-446-53158-8 (hardback edition) |
Derailed is a thriller novel written by James Siegel and published in February 2003. It tells the story of Charles Schine, a man who works in the advertising business, who suddenly finds himself having an affair, being blackmailed, and having the police investigate him for murder, all because he missed his usual commuter train one day.
[edit] Adaptations
A movie based on the novel was released on November 11, 2005 in the USA. The film starred Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston, Melissa George, among others.
A Tamil movie by the name Pachaikili Muthucharam directed by Gautham Menon, and featuring Sarath Kumar, Jyothika, Milind Soman, Andrea among others was adapted based on this Novel