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Grand Central Publishing announced Wednesday that the “Legally
Blonde” and “Big Little Lies” star is teaming with the
bestselling thriller writer and Netflix producer-creator Harlan
Coben on a suspense novel, her first work of adult fiction. The
book, currently untitled, is scheduled for next fall and is
being developed out of an idea — details to come — that
Witherspoon came up with.
“To say I am a fan of Harlan’s body of work is a massive
understatement," Witherspoon said in a statement issued through
Grand Central, an imprint of Hachette Book Group. "The fact that
he found my idea for this thriller intriguing enough to want to
partner with me on it as co-author is a dream becoming a
reality. Scheming with Harlan on how to thrill audiences with
mysterious characters and complex narrative twists and turns has
already been more fun than I can describe. I can’t wait for
everyone to read what we have been imagining.”
Coben has sold tens of millions of books worldwide, his notable
works including the Myron Bolitar series and such standalone
novels as “Hold Tight” and “Fool Me Once,” which he helped
produce for Netflix. In a statement Wednesday, he praised
Witherspoon for her “unrivaled” storytelling instincts.
“Once we began discussing her idea, there was no turning back,”
he said. “Collaborating with Reese has been a pure joy and so
creatively rewarding. I could not be more excited about putting
this novel out into the world.”
Witherspoon, who recently announced she had chosen Lauren Ling
Brown's “Society of Lies" as her October book club pick, isn't
the first screen performer to collaborate with a prominent
fiction writer. Oscar-winner Viola Davis is working with James
Patterson on a novel about a Black female judge in the rural
South. Witherspoon is directly involved in another notable
pairing — she and her media company, Hello Sunshine, are set to
produce a film adaptation of the Patterson-Dolly Parton novel
“Run, Rose, Run.”
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