An award-winning writer, producer and director of nearly 400 hours
of prime-time drama on network and cable television, John
Wilder's Hollywood roots have been transplanted to Santa
Barbara, CA, where he is Writer in Residence and Adjunct English
Professor for prestigious Westmont College. Wilder makes his
novel debut in 2015 with a murder mystery set in his old stomping
grounds of Los Angeles. He is a graduate of UCLA and a former film
and television actor.
-- Received the Writers Guild Award for Best Long-Form
Drama, the Western Heritage Award, and a Golden Globe
Nomination for his adaptation/production of James A.
Michener's Centennial, the epic, 26-hour NBC mini-series, and
one of the biggest television events of its time. Wilder also
Executive Produced the film for Universal Pictures.
-- Received the Western Writers of America Award and second
Western Heritage Award for Writing/Exec-Producing the 7-hour
CBS miniseries, Return To Lonesome Dove.
-- Received a Golden Globe Nomination for John Jakes' The
Bastard, a 4-hour mini-series adaptation he Executive Produced
for Operation Prime Time network.
-- Created, Wrote and Executive Produced the critically acclaimed
NBC series The Yellow Rose (starring Sam
Elliott and Cybill Shepherd).
-- Developed, Wrote, Executive Produced and Directed the top-rated
ABC series Spenser: For Hire (starring Robert
Urich and Avery Brooks).
-- Wrote, Produced and Directed the number-one rated ABC
series The Streets of San Francisco (starring Karl Malden
and Michael Douglas). Received a Writers Guild Nomination for Best
Teleplay, and Two Emmy Nominations for Best Dramatic Series.
-- Wrote and Executive Produced the 2013 Hallmark movie
Shuffleton's Barbershop starring Danny Glover.
-- Other notable projects: Wilder was chosen again by James
Michener to adapt his best-selling novel Texas for ABC; and
selected by Anne Rice to adapt her novel The Feast of All Saints
for Showtime, and her bestselling trilogy The Witching Hour,
Lasher, and Taltos for NBC.
"Nobody Dies In Hollywood is a deliciously enjoyable thriller,
beautifully written, beautifully constructed and suspenseful
through the last page. A powerfully compelling hero, private
detective Michael Drayton walks the fabled 'mean streets' of Los
Angeles with the courage of a Jack Reacher and the wisdom and moral
compass of Raymond Chandler's legendary Philip Marlowe. Wilder's
intimate knowledge of Hollywood provides for a fabulous and
thoroughly modern story, filled with thrilling surprises that,
nevertheless, delivers the vintage depth of great detective novel
pioneers. I hope this will be the first of a long series. A very
satisfying read. A true pleasure."
Anne Rice, mega-bestselling author
"Great story-telling in the classic P.O. tradition. Wilder's
Hollywood experience adds extra savor. Michael Drayton is a
character you'll want to meet again." John Jakes, NY Times
best-selling author
"With 'Nobody Dies in Hollywood, ' John Wilder exploits his deep
knowledge of that venerable literary form, the detective novel, and
makes it new again. Through the prism of his own career as a
Hollywood insider, Wilder has created a truly original hero, Mike
Drayton, who talks truth to power in his pursuit for justice for a
forgotten victim. Along the way, Drayton tackles challenging
questions of celebrity obsession, personal identity, and race in
the face of his own existential crisis. This is a stunning debut."
Howard Gordon, Emmy Winning Executive Producer of 24 and Co-creator
and Executive Producer of Homeland
"Renowned television/screenwriter John Wilder is finally publishing
his first novel, and it is the real deal. Nobody Dies In Hollywood,
a contemporary crime book set in Los Angeles, combines the best
qualities of the old masters like Chandler and Hammett with new
contemporary stars like T. Jefferson Parker and George Pelecanos.
Rich characters, sparkling dialogue, a good story line, and a
strong moral underpinning. Aficionados of crime writing will love
this book." J.F. Freedman, NY Times best-selling author
"John Wilder has written a great first novel with delicious
attention to SoCal detail and a seemingly effortless literacy.
Nobody Dies In Hollywood is a warm-blooded tour of Hollywood's
cold-blooded factories, where the star-making machines mix big
money with naive talent and loyalty is smelted into greed. This
book is a page-burning pleasure and the reason for the first
all-nighter I have pulled in years." Patrick Hasburgh, Author of
Aspen Pulp, Creator of 21 Jump Street
"For more than thirty years, John Wilder told the best stories on
television. With Nobody Dies In Hollywood, he continues that
tradition on the page. Expertly paced, exquisitely observed, and
compulsively readable, this novel fairly raises detective fiction
up from the dead. Mike Drayton is the perfect private eye for the
new millennium. Robert B. Parker would be proud." Alex Gansa,
Emmy-winning Co-creator/Executive Producer HOMELAND
" Nobody Dies In Hollywood is a deliciously enjoyable thriller,
beautifully written, beautifully constructed and suspenseful
through the last page. A powerfully compelling hero, private
detective Michael Drayton walks the fabled mean streets of Los
Angeles with the courage of a Jack Reacher and the wisdom and moral
compass of Raymond Chandler s legendary Philip Marlowe. Wilder s
intimate knowledge of Hollywood provides for a fabulous and
thoroughly modern story, filled with thrilling surprises that,
nevertheless, delivers the vintage depth of great detective novel
pioneers. I hope this will be the first of a long series. A very
satisfying read. A true pleasure. "
Anne Rice, mega-bestselling author
" Great story-telling in the classic P.O. tradition. Wilder's
Hollywood experience adds extra savor. Michael Drayton is a
character you'll want to meet again."" John Jakes, NY Times
best-selling author
""With 'Nobody Dies in Hollywood, ' John Wilder exploits his deep
knowledge of that venerable literary form, the detective novel, and
makes it new again. Through the prism of his own career as a
Hollywood insider, Wilder has created a truly original hero, Mike
Drayton, who talks truth to power in his pursuit for justice for a
forgotten victim. Along the way, Drayton tackles challenging
questions of celebrity obsession, personal identity, and race in
the face of his own existential crisis. This is a stunning debut.""
Howard Gordon, Emmy Winning Executive Producer of "24" and
Co-creator and Executive Producer of "Homeland"
""Renowned television/screenwriter John Wilder is finally
publishing his first novel, and it is the real deal. Nobody Dies In
Hollywood, a contemporary crime book set in Los Angeles, combines
the best qualities of the old masters like Chandler and Hammett
with new contemporary stars like T. Jefferson Parker and George
Pelecanos. Rich characters, sparkling dialogue, a good story line,
and a strong moral underpinning. Aficionados of crime writing will
love this book."" J.F. Freedman, NY Times best-selling author
" John Wilder has written a great first novel with delicious
attention to SoCal detail and a seemingly effortless literacy.
Nobody Dies In Hollywood is a warm-blooded tour of Hollywood s
cold-blooded factories, where the star-making machines mix big
money with naive talent and loyalty is smelted into greed. This
book is a page-burning pleasure and the reason for the first
all-nighter I have pulled in years. " Patrick Hasburgh, Author of
Aspen Pulp, Creator of 21 Jump Street
" For more than thirty years, John Wilder told the best stories on
television. With Nobody Dies In Hollywood, he continues that
tradition on the page. Expertly paced, exquisitely observed, and
compulsively readable, this novel fairly raises detective fiction
up from the dead. Mike Drayton is the perfect private eye for the
new millennium. Robert B. Parker would be proud. " Alex Gansa,
Emmy-winning Co-creator/Executive Producer HOMELAND
"
" Great story-telling in the classic P.O. tradition. Wilder's
Hollywood experience adds extra savor. Michael Drayton is a
character you'll want to meet again."" John Jakes, NY Times
best-selling author
""With 'Nobody Dies in Hollywood, ' John Wilder exploits his deep
knowledge of that venerable literary form, the detective novel, and
makes it new again. Through the prism of his own career as a
Hollywood insider, Wilder has created a truly original hero, Mike
Drayton, who talks truth to power in his pursuit for justice for a
forgotten victim. Along the way, Drayton tackles challenging
questions of celebrity obsession, personal identity, and race in
the face of his own existential crisis. This is a stunning debut.""
Howard Gordon, Emmy Winning Executive Producer of "24" and
Co-creator and Executive Producer of "Homeland"
""Renowned television/screenwriter John Wilder is finally
publishing his first novel, and it is the real deal. Nobody Dies In
Hollywood, a contemporary crime book set in Los Angeles, combines
the best qualities of the old masters like Chandler and Hammett
with new contemporary stars like T. Jefferson Parker and George
Pelecanos. Rich characters, sparkling dialogue, a good story line,
and a strong moral underpinning. Aficionados of crime writing will
love this book."" J.F. Freedman, NY Times best-selling author
" John Wilder has written a great first novel with delicious
attention to SoCal detail and a seemingly effortless literacy.
Nobody Dies In Hollywood is a warm-blooded tour of Hollywood s
cold-blooded factories, where the star-making machines mix big
money with naive talent and loyalty is smelted into greed. This
book is a page-burning pleasure and the reason for the first
all-nighter I have pulled in years. " Patrick Hasburgh, Author of
Aspen Pulp, Creator of 21 Jump Street
" For more than thirty years, John Wilder told the best stories on
television. With Nobody Dies In Hollywood, he continues that
tradition on the page. Expertly paced, exquisitely observed, and
compulsively readable, this novel fairly raises detective fiction
up from the dead. Mike Drayton is the perfect private eye for the
new millennium. Robert B. Parker would be proud. " Alex Gansa,
Emmy-winning Co-creator/Executive Producer HOMELAND
"
""With 'Nobody Dies in Hollywood, ' John Wilder exploits his deep
knowledge of that venerable literary form, the detective novel, and
makes it new again. Through the prism of his own career as a
Hollywood insider, Wilder has created a truly original hero, Mike
Drayton, who talks truth to power in his pursuit for justice for a
forgotten victim. Along the way, Drayton tackles challenging
questions of celebrity obsession, personal identity, and race in
the face of his own existential crisis. This is a stunning debut.""
Howard Gordon, Emmy Winning Executive Producer of "24" and
Co-creator and Executive Producer of "Homeland"
""Renowned television/screenwriter John Wilder is finally
publishing his first novel, and it is the real deal. Nobody Dies In
Hollywood, a contemporary crime book set in Los Angeles, combines
the best qualities of the old masters like Chandler and Hammett
with new contemporary stars like T. Jefferson Parker and George
Pelecanos. Rich characters, sparkling dialogue, a good story line,
and a strong moral underpinning. Aficionados of crime writing will
love this book."" J.F. Freedman, NY Times best-selling author
" John Wilder has written a great first novel with delicious
attention to SoCal detail and a seemingly effortless literacy.
Nobody Dies In Hollywood is a warm-blooded tour of Hollywood s
cold-blooded factories, where the star-making machines mix big
money with naive talent and loyalty is smelted into greed. This
book is a page-burning pleasure and the reason for the first
all-nighter I have pulled in years. " Patrick Hasburgh, Author of
Aspen Pulp, Creator of 21 Jump Street
" For more than thirty years, John Wilder told the best stories on
television. With Nobody Dies In Hollywood, he continues that
tradition on the page. Expertly paced, exquisitely observed, and
compulsively readable, this novel fairly raises detective fiction
up from the dead. Mike Drayton is the perfect private eye for the
new millennium. Robert B. Parker would be proud. " Alex Gansa,
Emmy-winning Co-creator/Executive Producer HOMELAND
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