24 Hours (novel)
Encyclopedia
24 Hours is a bestselling
novel
written by American author Greg Iles
. It was published in 2000 by Putnam
(New York). The 2002 film Trapped is based on this book.
and renamed Trapped to avoid confusion with the then-current television series, 24
. At the request of the producers and actors, Iles then rewrote the script during the shoot.
Bestseller
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novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
written by American author Greg Iles
Greg Iles
Greg Iles is an American bestselling novelist who lives in Natchez, Mississippi.Iles was born in Stuttgart, Germany, where his father ran the U.S. Embassy Medical Clinic. He was raised in Natchez, Mississippi, where he attended Trinity Episcopal Day School and graduated from the University of...
. It was published in 2000 by Putnam
Putnam
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(New York). The 2002 film Trapped is based on this book.
Plot summary
A physician and his family are targeted by a psychopathic con man who has planned the perfect kidnapping.Screenplay
In 2002, Iles wrote the screenplay 24 Hours from his novel of the same name. This script was subsequently rewritten by director Don RoosDon Roos
Donald Paul Roos is an American screenwriter and film director.-Life and career:Roos was born in New York. He attended the University of Notre Dame in Indiana...
and renamed Trapped to avoid confusion with the then-current television series, 24
24 (TV series)
24 is an American television series produced for the Fox Network and syndicated worldwide, starring Kiefer Sutherland as Counter Terrorist Unit agent Jack Bauer. Each 24-episode season covers 24 hours in the life of Bauer, using the real time method of narration...
. At the request of the producers and actors, Iles then rewrote the script during the shoot.