Manhattan Murders ... by the book: BEACH BOOK FESTIVAL NAMES “SEVEN WAYS TO DIE” FOR GRAND PRIZE

BEACH BOOK FESTIVAL NAMES “SEVEN WAYS TO DIE” FOR GRAND PRIZE

NEW YORK _ A crime thriller with a unique back story is the grand prize winner of the 2012 Beach Book Festival, which honors the summer’s hottest reads. “Seven Ways to Die” is the final book from best-selling author William Diehl, who passed away five years ago after writing 400 pages of the novel, yet leaving it still incomplete.

His wife allowed his friend and fellow author, Kenneth Atchity, to step in and complete the work. Atchity, who has written 15 books and produced 30 films, used notes and an outline to finish the whodunit. Fans of intriguing plots and page-turning reads will not be disappointed.

The judges awarded the book top honors for its colorful characters and intriguing plot, making it a perfect beach read for the coming season. The authors will be honored at a private awards ceremony to be held June 22 at the Grolier Club in Manhattan.

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When William Diehl died in 2006 he was working on SEVEN WAYS TO DIE based on a coroner’s handbook given him by Illinois Medical Examiner Brett Bartlett, then a client of Atchity Entertainment International. At the time, Diehl left behind over 400 manuscript pages of a novel-in-progress, along with detailed notes and treatment, as well as unfinished chapters, for the rest of the book.

“It’s time that Bill’s loyal fans get to read his last, and most exciting, story,” - Kenneth John Atchity

"Seven Ways to Die is a hell of a ride, and Bill Diehl at his very best. Only wish it was longer because I didn’t want it to end!"

— Brett Battles, bestselling author of the Jonathan Quinn thrillers

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About William Diehl

Critically acclaimed author William Diehl was an extraordinarily gifted storyteller who enjoyed an unbroken string of best selling novels.

Born New York, 1924. Flew 29 bombing raids over Europe as a teenaged ball-turret gunner. Graduated from the University of Missouri, worked as investigative reporter for the Atlanta Constitution, managing editor of Atlanta Magazine, free-lance photographer for Life, Sports Illustrated and other national publications.

Diehl was fifty years old and already a successful photographer and journalist when he decided to begin a writing career. His first novel, Sharky's Machine, became a movie by the same name and was directed by and starred Burt Reynolds.

Following the success of Sharky's Machine, Diehl relocated to St. Simons Island, GA in the early 80's with his wife Virginia Gunn, an Atlanta television personality, where he lived for the next 15 years completing eight more novels including 27 aka THE HUNT, THAI HORSE, HOOLIGANS, CHAMELEON, PRIMAL FEAR, which also became a movie by the same name starring Richard Gere and Edward Norton, SHOW OF EVIL and EUREKA

Contact Information

For more information please contact Literary and Motion Picture Manager, Ken Atchity.

Ken Atchity is a STORY MERCHANT - discovering, acquiring rights to, and managing the developing, publishing, producing, distributing, marketing, licensing, and virtually every facet of a literary property that can be exploited for commercial gain in all media throughout the world.

Atchity-Wong Productions

9601 Wilshire Blvd. Box 1202 Beverly Hills, CA 90210 Tel: (323) 932-0407 Email: DrK@storymerchant.com www.storymerchant.com

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BEACH BOOK FESTIVAL NAMES “SEVEN WAYS TO DIE” FOR GRAND PRIZE

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