Alan Trustman, Honored Screenwriter “The Thomas Crown Affair”, “Bullitt”, and “They Call Me Mr. Tibbs!” attached to CHASING THE GHOST: The Life and Times of Charles “The Ghost” Kennedy Represented by Agent Alan Morell, Creative Management Partners

BEVERLY HILLS, CA / ACCESSWIRE / September 28, 2015 / Announced today, Alan Trustman, honored Cannes Film Festival Screenwriter, “The Thomas Crown Affair”, “Bullitt”, and “They Call Me Mr. Tibbs!” is attached to CHASING THE GHOST: The Life and Times of Charles “The Ghost” Kennedy by W. Zachary Malinowski, according to Mr. Trustman’s Agent Alan Morell, Creative Management Partners.

Mr. Trustman wrote “The Thomas Crown Affair”, “Bullitt”, and “They Call Me Mr. Tibbs!” and at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival, Trustman was honored for his part in film history at the annual “For the Love of Cinema” awards dinner. “Alan has made his name with intelligent, subtly ironic dialogues and with the complexity of his scripts,” said Georges Kern, IWC Schauffhausen’s CEO, introducing Trustman.

The success of “The Thomas Crown Affair”, starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway and sequel by Director John McTiernan starring Pierce Brosnan and Rene Russo, grossed in today’s dollars over $200 million. In 2004, The New York Times placed the film on its list of The Best 1,000 Movies Ever Made. Both Thomas Crown and Bullitt have iconic scenes, Thomas Crown the erotic chess game between McQueen and Dunaway culminating in one of moviedom’s longest kisses. Critic Penelope Gilliatt described it as “two goldfish going after the same crumb”, and the scene has since been parodied in numerous films, the most famous being Peter Sellers’ seduction of Shirley MacLaine in Being There (1979) while the two characters watch the film on television. Bullitt has the often copied car chase through the San Francisco hills.

Said Alan Trustman, “When my Agent Alan Morell brought me CHASING THE GHOST, I said I would love to do GHOST as it is my favorite genre”.

Said Agent Alan Morell, “I am honored to be the Agent for Alan Trustman, one of the most heralded screenwriters in film, a true icon, whose work continues to inspire and be timely from generation to generation. As the Agent for Chasing the Ghost: The Life and Times of Charles “The Ghost” Kennedy. I felt it was a great mutual fit and package. GHOST is a True Crime narrative, (which my colleague Regina Brooks and I are presenting to several A-list publishers this fall), that combines the vivid and unapologetic portrayal of gangster life found in Goodfellas with the magnificent suspense of The Departed.”

About CHASING THE GHOST: The Life and Times of Charles “The Ghost” Kennedy:

INTRODUCTION:

I was one of the best drug traffickers and burglars of my time, and everybody knew it. I was the crown jewel of the Rhode Island underworld. They had gotten everybody else, but they could never catch me. After I was arrested, I had cops come up to me and say “Thank you, Ghost, for making my days interesting. Running after you was the highlight of my career.” There was a lot of speculation that I was protected by rogue cops or dirty politicians, but I was my own best protection. I had strict rules–No phones in the house and all transactions were done in person. Anybody who violated the rules was out immediately with no second chances.

I didn’t get to the top by flaunting my wealth or bragging about my conquests. I got there by being a man of my word, keeping a loyal crew around me, valuing my reputation, and loving my wife, Patti. And I wasn’t a stupid criminal either. I took the time to practice and master my craft. I learned how to keep a low profile during my drug heists and I would spend an hour each night practicing opening a series of locks on a 2×4 board I kept beside my bed.

My house in East Greenwich was an adrenaline playground for every power-hungry man in the state, from rogue cops to state senators. My parties were legendary for having the best liquor, best women, and best drugs known to man. No man could resist the pull of power and prestige. I spent nearly 20 years evading the cops behind those gates, but that fortress that gave me so much comfort ultimately became the trap that ended my career.

Charles “The Ghost” Kennedy is Rhode Island’s most notorious criminal you’ve never heard of–until now. From legendary bank heists to a nearly $40,000 per week drug cartel, Kennedy kept local cops, state police, and even the DEA on the run for 20 years. With connections to top officials in Rhode Island government, the U.S. Senate, Mexican drug traffickers, and La Cosa Nostra, Kennedy was the crown jewel in the Rhode Island underworld who had a prowess for evading the law.

Chasing the Ghost will take readers on a wild ride through more than three decades of crime culminating in Kennedy’s arrest at his legendary compound in East Greenwich, Rhode Island. Come inside this new American classic mob tale of how a boy from Warwick, Rhode Island became one of the most notorious and elusive criminals in the Northeast.

About the Author:

W. Zachary Malinowski is a veteran, 30-year journalist with The Providence Journal in Rhode Island. In October 2014, he was honored by the New England Society of News Editors and was awarded the Sevellon Brown Award as the New England Journalist of The Year. The award was bestowed upon him for writing and overseeing “The Cost of a Bullet,” a three-part series published in October 2013 that examined the costs of gun violence. The series generated national attention and received a mention in The New York Times and Slate.

In May 2014, the New England Society of Newspaper Editors honored him with the distinction of “Master Reporter,” for his 30-year career at The Providence Journal covering a wide range of subjects from organized crime to gang violence to politics.

Bill has covered organized crime and the Rhode Island underworld for more than 20 years. He knows all of the players and what roles they serve for the mob. Chasing the Ghost is his first book that will capture the intriguing story of one of Rhode Island’s most elusive criminals.

For more information:

Google: Alan Trustman
Look for Mr. Trustman’s other works in development:
JUDAS, (DA VINCI GENRE) and HIS BROTHER KEEPS HER.
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