Primal Fear (novel)

Summary

Primal Fear is a 1993 American thriller novel by William Diehl about Aaron Stampler, an altar boy accused of murder, and Martin Vail, the attorney defending him.[1]

Primal Fear
AuthorWilliam Diehl
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
GenreThriller, novel
PublisherVillard
Publication date
January 1993
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
ISBN0-679-40211-X (first edition, hardback)
OCLC25632732
813/.54 20
LC ClassPS3554.I345 P75 1993

It was adapted into the 1996 film of the same name, starring Richard Gere and Edward Norton.[2]

The characters of Stampler and Vail appear in two additional novels by author Diehl, Show of Evil and Reign in Hell.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Primal Fear". Publishers Weekly.
  2. ^ Maslin, Janet (April 3, 1996). "FILM REVIEW; A Murdered Archbishop, Lawyers In Armani". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Maryles, Daisy (October 13, 1997). "PW: Diehl Begins His Reign". Publishers Weekly.