Michael Mann will follow up his novel HEAT 2 with a global manhunt crime thriller

Michael Mann he will start writing again with a new novel. This untitled novel will be his second collaboration with the author Meg Gardinerafter writing Heat 2. Mann is currently working on developing his film adaptation of Heat 2which he will write and direct.

As for this new novel, it is said to explore “an intense global manhunt launched by a renegade federal agent and a stateless operator out for revenge, in a highly authentic global arena.”

This will be the first book in a planned series. Mann has signed a multimillion-dollar three-book publishing deal with HarperCollins’ William Morrow division and this will be his second book. If the book turns out to be a big success, there’s a good chance it will eventually be adapted into a film.

As for Heat 2will tell the story of what led up to the events of the first film, set in 1989, and what happened after, set in 2002. It covers “the formative years of homicide detective Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino) and elite criminals Neil McCauley (Robert De Niro), Chris Shiherlis (Val Kilmer) and Nate (Jon Voight), and features the same extraordinary ambition, scope, rich characterizations and attention to detail as the epic.”

This new story “leads into the events of the film and then goes beyond, introducing new characters on both sides of the law, new high-level heists and breathtaking cinematic action sequences. From the streets of Los Angeles to the inner sanctum of Taiwanese crime syndicates rivals in Paraguay to a massive drug cartel money laundering operation just across the border in Mexico, Heat 2 highlights the dangerous workings of international criminal organizations and the agents who pursue them while providing a comprehensive portrait of the men and women who inhabit both worlds.Operatic in scope, Heat 2 is gripping, moving and tragic: a masterpiece of crime fiction from one of American cinema’s most innovative and influential directors.

It is explained that the book jumps between two time periods, “the first follows Chris Shiherlis as he tries to evade the LAPD and Detective Vincent Hanna following the bank robbery gone wrong and moves into new territory in the Los Angeles area. three borders and in Southeast Asia. The second storyline takes readers back to Chicago in 1988, when McCauley, Shiherlis, and their high-flying crew are picking up scores on the West Coast, the U.S.-Mexico border, and Chicago. At the same time, Hanna is cutting her teeth as a rising star in the Chicago Police Department, chasing down an ultraviolent gang of home invaders. The consequences of McCauley’s scores and Hanna’s pursuit cause unexpected repercussions in a parallel narrative.

Source: deadline