First Wind Film Development To Adapt Rick Bleiweiss’ Blackstone Novel ‘Pignon Scorbion And The Barbershop Detectives’ For TV
deadline.comEXCLUSIVE: First Wind Film Development has optioned TV rights to Rick Bleiweiss’ recently-published debut mystery novel Pignon Scorbion and the Barbershop Detectives, with Brendan Deneen and Josh Stanton of Blackstone Publishing attached to produce the adaptation.The book is set in 1910, in the small English municipality of Haxford, which has a new Chief Police Inspector.
At first, the dapper and unflappable Pignon Scorbion, a Brit of Egyptian and Haitian descent, strikes something of an odd figure among the locals.
But it isn’t long before Haxford finds itself very much in need of a detective. Investigating a trio of crimes whose origins span half a century, Scorbion interviews a parade of people with potential motives, but with every apparent clue, new surprises come to light.
And just as it seems nothing can derail Scorbion, in walks Thelma Smith—dazzling, whip-smart, and newly single. Has Scorbion finally met his match?Bleiweiss spent the majority of his career in the music industry as a recording artist, Grammy-nominated producer, recorded songwriter and record label senior executive, working with many superstar acts and contributing to major film soundtracks.
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