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Jason Matthews, author of ‘Red Sparrow’ thrillers, dies

10:44 pm April 29, 2021

NEW YORK: Jason Matthews, an award-winning spy novelist who drew upon his long career in espionage and his admiration for John le Carre among others in crafting his popular “Red Sparrow” thrillers, has died at age 69. Matthews died Wednesday from Corticobasal Degeneration (CBD), a rare, untreatable neurodegenerative disease, according to his publisher, Scribner. “How […]

Gerard Butler to star in action thriller ‘The Plane’

2:35 pm October 31, 2019

Los Angeles: Actor Gerard Butler has found his next project in action thriller “The Plane”. The film has a script from Charles Cumming and JP Davis, based on the book by Cumming, reported Deadline. Butler, 49, will portray commercial pilot Ray Torrance, who after a heroic job of successfully landing his storm-damaged aircraft in a […]