Benderspink has acquired film rights to “The Straw Men,” a crime thriller by British author Michael Marshall Smith, along with rights to the comic adaptation by Zenescope Comics head Joe Brusha, reports Variety.
The book, the first in a trilogy, follows a detective brought out of retirement to solve a series of bizarre murders connected by dark conspiracy.
“Straw Men” will be produced by Chris Bender and JC Spink. Zenescope’s Brusha and Ralph Tedesco executive produce.