A Cold Case

For other uses, see Cold Case (disambiguation).

A Cold Case is a 2002 work of nonfiction by Philip Gourevitch. A film adaptation of the book starring Tom Hanks was attempted, but the project did not enter production.

A Cold Case

Author	Philip Gourevitch
Language	English
Genre	True crime
Publisher	Picador
Publication date	July 10, 2002
Publication place	United States
Media type	Print (Paperback)
Pages	192 pp
ISBN	978-0-312-42002-4
OCLC	49582857
Dewey Decimal	364.15/23/097471 21
LC Class	HV6534.N5 G68 2002

Plot summary

A Cold Case follows real-life chief investigator Andy Rosenzweig from the Manhattan District Attorney's office as he investigates the 1970 murders of Richie Glennon and Pete McGinn, a case which was seemingly closed too soon. An ex-con, Frank Gilbert Koehler, is finally arrested in 1997.

Film adaptation

A Cold Case was originally slated to have a film adaptation starring Tom Hanks after the actor's performances in The Terminal (2004) and The Ladykillers (2004). Director Mark Romanek was signed to helm the project with a script by John Sayles and Eric Roth, but when Hanks chose to do The Polar Express (2004) instead, the project came to a halt.

References

• Leopold, Todd (August 20, 2001). "Author follows 'A Cold Case'". CNN. Archived from the original on October 16, 2007. Retrieved September 4, 2007.
• Stephen Saito. "20 Movies Not Coming Soon to a Theater Near You". Premiere. Archived from the original on September 12, 2007. Retrieved September 6, 2007.

External links

• Book review at Entertainment Weekly
• Presentation by Gourevitch on A Cold Case, August 14, 2001, C-SPAN