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Acclaimed author, playwright, poet, and essayist Warren Adler is best known for The War of the Roses, his masterpiece fictionalization of a macabre divorce that was adapted into the iconic dark comedy that starred Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. Following the success of his The War of the Roses, Adler went on to option and sell film rights to more than a dozen of his novels and short stories to Hollywood and major television networks. Random Hearts, The Sunset Gang, Private Lies, Funny Boys, Madeline’s Miracles, Trans-Siberian Express and his Fiona Fitzgerald mystery series are only a few titles that have forever left Adler’s mark on contemporary American authorship from page to stage to screen.

Adler illuminates the intricacies of the modern American family through wit and realism, a trademark that has earned him the moniker ‘master of dysfunction’. He navigates the turbulent waters of the American political and social scene on the other hand with unsurpassed authenticity. His political thrillers such as The Henderson Equation, The Casanova Embrace, and American Quartet - a ‘New York Times notable crime book’ are born from his experiences as a former White House correspondent, and co-owner of Washington Dossier Magazine, chronicling the social history of the nation’s capital from 1975-1991. He was also a businessman and once campaign strategist to President Richard Nixon. With over 40 years of an insider’s view of the exclusive domain of the nation’s political elite, Adler writes with a unique insight and command rendering him an invaluable voice in the evolving American experience, and a trademark in American literature.

The War of the Roses Warren Adler’s cautionary tale on divorce and the destructive power of materialism; While the film garnered outstanding box office and critical success with multiple Golden Globe BAFTA and international awards nominations, Adler’s stage version, also adapted from the original novel, is a ‘Sold-out’ success internationally, opening to spectacular reviews in over 10 foreign language productions in countries such as Spain, Italy, Germany, Denmark, The Czech Republic, Argentina, Uruguay, Chile, Brazil, and Mexico.

“What is wonderful about The War of the Roses is that the filmmakers are no more willing to compromise their black comic vision of marriage, than the Roses are willing to settle their differences…it sustains our horrified interests and keeps us laughing…” –Time Magazine Warren Adler/ Press Kit

Three decades since its release, this classic story has not only continued to proliferate globally across media, it has also entered the Zietgiest, and its title has morphed into the nomenclature of divorce; “The War of the Roses” and its German counterpart “Die Rosenkreig” are today used to describe contentious divorce proceedings.

“Flawlessly unravels marriage clichés. Adler freshly creates the text for the play and develops dramatic structure without reducing it, a perfect mechanism for the theater.” – L’Adige on the Italian stage premiere.

Internationally, renowned television and film actors such as Martin Semmelrogge (Germany), Carla Peterson (Argentina), Carlos Sobera (Spain), and Giancarlo Zanetti (Italy) have starred in the theatre productions of The War of the Roses the world over. The play is now available for production in English language territories and is expected to premiere on the North-American theatre circuit in 2014.

Random Hearts A sensitive examination not only of the luck factor in bringing people together but also of the effects of infidelity on its victims. With a deftness I had not thought possible, Adler tells the gripping story of Edward Davis and Vivien Simpson, who are brought together by a police report that their spouses had been killed in a plane crash and that they had been having an affair. Adler is keenly aware of the psychological aspects of relationships… capacity to hold the reader to the very end.” – First Editions, Alden Whitman

Directed by Sydney Pollack, Columbia Pictures released Random Hearts starring Harrison Ford and Kristen Scott Thomas. The New York Times described the film as having, ”a stylistic polish and keenness of observation not found in American films anymore.” Warren Adler/ Press Kit

Private Lies Adler fueled an unprecedented bidding war between three motion picture studios in a Hollywood commission for his then unpublished novel Private Lies. “Tri-state Pictures outbid Warner Bros. and Columbia, and purchased the rights to Private Lies for $1.2 million…the highest sums yet paid in Hollywood for an unpublished manuscript.” New York Post

“Adler has produced another minor masterpiece of gallows humor.” New York Daily News

Ken Kramer, a Manhattan advertising copywriter and his wife Sheila, appear to have a comfortable life and loving marriage. But when Ken is taken along on a business dinner and introduced to the wife of his wife’s major client, we discover she is Ken’s old flame. Baffled by her non-recognition, he learns that she has totally reinvented herself and snagged a rich husband who has no knowledge of her real early life. Unbeknownst to Ken, his own wife is carrying on a steamy affair with the client. When the love and sexual obsession between Ken and his old love bursts into flames again, the plot thickens as both couples embark on an African Safari with startling and tragic results.

“Adler is a skillful practitioner of the deception game.” – Eagle Tribune

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The Sunset Gang

“Warren Adler has caught the feeling of Sunset Village… He observes with a discerning, compassionate eye the foibles, dreams, frustrations, clever schemings and the groovings of long habits of the residents. And in the telling of them he enlists responsive feelings in his

readers. A funny book…”- The Houston Post

Produced by Linda Lavin for PBS’ American Playhouse Series, Adler’s book of short stories entitled The Sunset Gang was adapted into a trilogy starring Uta Hagen, Harold Gould, Dori Brenner, Jerry Stiller and Ron Rifkin garnering Doris Roberts an Emmy nomination for ‘Best Supporting Actress in a Mini-Series’.

“Dramatically daring.” Los Angeles Times

The musical version of The Sunset Gang received an Off- Broadway production with music scored by noted composer L. Russell Brown (“Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Old Oak Tree”, “C’ Mon Marianne” Jersey Boys) and lyrics by Adler himself. The New York Times called it, “a bittersweet musical about aging and desire… a deeper examination of love and loyalty among people over 60.”

Stories from The Sunset Gang and another collection of short stories entitled New York Echoes have both been adapted into the audio book format as well, with Emmy Award winning actress Cynthia Nixon as the narrator for New York Echoes.

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Digital Publishing Pioneer Adler introduced the first digital reader manufactured by SONY in 2007. After being published by houses such as Viking, Putnam and Warner Books, he re-acquired his complete backlist and converted his entire library to digital publishing formats, now published under Stonehouse Productions, an independent publishing house.

Select Media Adler’s own select television appearances include The Today Show, Good Morning America, and Geraldo Rivera, ABC Top Priority and more.

Print Media “Warren Adler: From Man About Town to Life and Death Obsession to Write” – Washington Post, Erin Williams

“Steal This Book. Or At Least Download it Free” - The New York Times, Claudia Deustch

“How My Novel Was Almost Developed into Oblivion” – The New York Times, Warren Adler

“Writer Has Novel Idea for The Movies “Roses” Author Insists on Adapting Own Work for Film” – Cincinnati Enquirer, Ann Hicks “Roses’ Author Blends Farce and Foul Play” – New York Daily News, Sheryl Connelly “The First American Knight: Playwright Warren Adler Gives Us the ‘Real’ Columbus” – The Montgomery Journal (D.C. Examiner), Linda Waters “A Writer Who Says Getting His Own Way is the Way to Success” – The New York Times, Aljean Harmetz Other interviews and reviews have appeared in Los Angeles Times, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, Cosmopolitan, Newsweek, Variety, Publishers Weekly, Glamour, New York Daily News, Time, Rolling Stone, Gannett News Service, Chicago Tribune, The London Telegraph, and The Hollywood Reporter. Warren Adler/ Press Kit

Select Works of Note Adler’s themes deal with intimate human relationships—the mysterious nature of love and attraction, the fragile human relationships, the corrupting power of money, the aging process, and how families cling together when challenged by the outside world, often discovering that the suffering caused by dysfunction and resentment can sometimes create the most powerful and unbreakable bonds. For the complete catalogue of over 33 novels, short stories and theatre works visit www.warrenadler.com.

HISTORICAL FICTION

Target Churchill – (Co-author Pulitzer Prize nominee James C. Humes) Winston Churchill, the cigar-puffing icon of the British fighting spirit embarks on a post-WWII crusade to lift the veil of secrecy that hangs over Stalin’s Soviet Union. Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri sets the diplomatic stage upon which the world’s political players grapple for supremacy as Churchill delivers his infamous Iron Curtain speech on March 5th 1946. While the Soviet sphere of influence creeping across Europe is to be exposed, Stalin recruits a zealous Nazi and former member of the German American Bund to forever silence the bastion of democracy and forever change the face of modern history, to assassinate Winston Churchill. During his mission, the assassin Frank Mueller begins a dangerous affair with a woman he doesn't realize is his natural enemy. Churchill's bodyguard, W. H. Thompson, senses trouble but will he react in time to save Churchill's life? In this gripping thriller, battles are fought not on the beaches, but behind closed doors in the shadows of espionage. COMING IN 2013

FAMILY DRAMA

The War of the Roses – The Children The chandelier- shattering legacy of Barbara and Jonathan Rose relived in their children Josh and Evie in a hilarious sequel to the original iconic tale about the perils of marriage, divorce and the destructive power of materialism. Unlike the legendary Roses, Josh's marriage to Victoria should have all the qualities of an everlasting union. But when an innocent caper involving missing Milky Ways catapults out of control at their son's elite Warren Adler/ Press Kit private school, the pair find themselves entering into a shattering warfare of a different kind. Armed with the emotional mayhem inherited from their parents, as well as compounded pressures involving a depraved headmaster, clandestine affairs and Victoria's male-hating mother, The War of the Roses - the Children presents a gripping story of the lengths to which parents will go to protect their children.

Little more than a child herself, Josh's ever sympathetic and over-stuffed sister Evie lavishes her 'food-is-love' obsession on her niece and nephew coping with their own sense of loss. Meanwhile, Michael and Emily, soon-to-be children of divorce, orchestrate their own plan to keep their family together at all costs. Adler demonstrates his storytelling mastery by revealing the intricate blending of the past with the present, and how time unravels all things seemingly perfect to be darkly and even comically dysfunctional. “Adler recreates the epic marital bickering that made the original The War of the Roses such juicy movie material.” - Publishers Weekly

Twilight Child - When Charlie and Molly's son dies, their daughter- in-law remarries and is vaulted into an upper class world of money and privilege. She is now determined to lead a new life and keep her son free from the blue-collar influences of her ex in-laws. Forced to sue for their right to visit their beloved grandson, Charlie and Molly enter a world of courtroom conflict that deeply affects everyone involved, including the trial judge. Each of the players in this remarkable drama must search their souls for the right decision, not for themselves, but in the best interest of the child whom they all deeply cherish. Topical and utterly devastating, this novel, originally a Reader's Digest book, delves deeply into the heart- rending dilemma of generational conflict. “One of the better writers of commercial fiction plying the trade today. Adler plays the emotional heartstrings with the virtuosity of a concert violinist.” Herald Examiner

POLITICAL INTRIGUE

The Henderson Equation - The people who run the influential newspaper the Washington Chronicle have just exposed and brought down a President through their investigative reports. Flushed with power, they are now attempting to create their own choice for Chief Executive. Clashing relationships within the media and in the political arena reveal the motives, insecurities, and thirst for ascendancy between rival factions fighting for power. With rich Warren Adler/ Press Kit emotional characterizations, this story tears the curtain from the spin-doctors and sinister figures that populate the corridors of power in the nation's capital. Anyone who wants deeper insights into the true nature of Washington politics and intrigue will revel in this tense and suspenseful tale set in the cradle of democracy. “A fast-paced suspense story… Only a seasoned newspaperman could have written with such inside skills.” Washington Star

We are Holding the President Hostage - Aging Mafia Don Salvatore Padronelli, a.k.a. the Padre, is furious when fanatical terrorists capture his beloved daughter and grandson on a trip to Egypt. Fed up with diplomatic caution that prolongs their captivity, the Padre and his loyal henchman cleverly insinuate themselves into the White House and hold the President and his wife hostage. Now the Padre calls the shots on getting the President to take steps to release his family. This classic confrontation between two men on utterly opposite sides of the law is laced with humor and illustrates how fierce paternal love can motivate even the most ruthless of gangsters into reckless acts of courage and bravery. “What happens next will keep you enthralled to the last sentence of this explosive novel.” USA Today

MYSTERY – POLITICAL INTRIGUE

The Fiona Fitzgerald mystery series: “Adler has created a believable, strong and gutsy heroine.” Grand Rapids Press

American Quartet - A New York Times notable book American Quartet was the first of 8 novels in his Fiona Fitzgerald mystery series. Four seemingly unconnected D.C. murders stimulate Fiona Fitzgerald's sense of history as she delves into our country's dark past. In her search to solve the crimes, she uncovers the disturbing sexual and homicidal obsessions of a socially prominent but failed Washington politician. "Plot construction is a marvel of ingenuity. A wildly kaleidoscopic look at the scandals and political life of Washington D.C.” Los Angeles Times

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American Sextet - A beautiful young woman dressed in white is found at the bottom of the Duke Ellington Memorial Bridge. Was it a suicide or murder? Fiona FitzGerald, possessed by a painful personal dilemma, is determined to find out, even if her demons might drive her from the police force. As she goes deeper into the fire, a sexual conspiracy is uncovered involving six men from the highest offices in the country - a great American Sextet! “Successful on several levels. It’s a seemingly accurate portrayal of life on a big-city police force, a satisfying mystery… a book you won’t be able to put down.” Grand Rapids Press

Senator Love - The stunning wife of the Austrian Ambassador is kidnapped and murdered. The bones belonging to a vanished young girl are discovered. Both share the same starling clues that point to a powerful, seductive and womanizing Senator. Besides solving the mystery, will Fiona FitzGerald submit to the powerful sexual forces of Senator Love? “Senator Love is an insidious, compelling mystery that keeps the reader guessing… up to the very end.” Midwest Book Review Bookwatch

Washington Masquerade - Fiona Fitzgerald solves the mystery surrounding the gruesome death of the President and administration’s fiercest critics and noted political columnist. COMING IN 2013

OTHER TITLES IN THE SERIES The Witch of Watergate, Immaculate Deception, Senator Love, Ties that Bind and Death of A Washington Madame

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COMEDY

Funny Boys - A dark comedy of errors about success, the mob, and finding true love. Mikey Fine is a young man with a promising future in comedy. Attracted to the crowd applause at a lavish hotel casino in the Catskills, he gets a job as a tummler—part entertainer, part host, all funny boy. But Mikey is naive to the more sinister side of his audience, made up of mobsters and other power players of New York's underbelly. When Mutzie Feder, a Jean Harlow-esque gangster girlfriend with dreams of escaping her brutal reality gets into the act with Mickey, the sparks begin to fly. But as their circumstances start catching up with them and the body counts start mounting, Mickey and Mutzie start angling for a way out. That, of course, isn't as easy as it sounds.

“The novel has a laugh track, a running monologue of Borscht Belt humor, Adler’s a good storyteller, with an ear for the way these Jewish gangland types would have spoken to each other, and also for the rhythms of a good joke.” Jewish Journal

Adler’s works have been translated in over 25 languages, and have received stellar reviews by all major publications. He regularly blogs for The Huffington Post, and lectures on creative writing, motion picture adaptation, and the future of e-books. Adler has taught novel writing honors seminars at NYU, and is the sponsor of the ‘Warren Adler Visiting Writer’ series at NYU’s Creative Writing Program. He is the founder of the ‘Jackson Hole Writer’s Conference’ and, a member of the Authors Guild, PEN American Center, the Century Association and the Lotos Club.

For more information visit www.warrenadler.com, contact Stonehouse Productions directly at (212) 350- 9356 or email [email protected].