Succession

Douglas Schofield was raised and educated in Canada, where he earned degrees in History and Law. Over the past three decades, he has worked as a trial lawyer in British Columbia, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. During those years, he prosecuted and defended hundreds of cases of murder, sexual assault and other serious crimes. He currently holds the position of Assistant Solicitor General in the Cayman Islands Government, focusing primarily on civil litigation.

Although he dabbled in creative writing for many years, Flight Risks (2010) was Mr Schofield's first published novel. It won high praise from readers and has recently been re-issued by Miwk Publishing in the U.K. His second novel, Succession -- a thriller set in New Jersey and England during the traumatic days immediately following Princess Diana's death in Paris -- was released in paperback in the U.K. in June 2012.

Succession has been optioned for the screen by Sidney Ganis. Mr Ganis is the former President of Paramount Pictures, former Chairman of Columbia Pictures, and immediate Past-President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. His production company, Out of the Blue Entertainment, operates from the Sony Pictures lot in Culver City. Five-time Oscar nominee Caleb Deschanel will direct from Mr. Schofield's screenplay of the novel.

Mr. Schofield is currently at work on his third novel, Time Of Departure, based on his prize-winning screenplay, Time Out Of Mind.

IN THE WORKS:

DAY OF GRACE -- the sequel to Flight Risks

FALLING REIGN -- the sequel to Succession