''Drug of Choice'' is a novel written by Michael Crichton, as his eighth published novel, and the sixth to feature his pseudonym John Lange. It was originally published in 1970. Hard Case Crime republished the novel under Crichton's name in November 2013.

Proposed film adaptation

Film rights were optioned in 1970 by the actor

Robert Forster Robert Wallace Forster Jr. (July 13, 1941 – October 11, 2019) was an American actor, known for his roles as John Cassellis in '' Medium Cool'' (1969), Captain Dan Holland in ''The Black Hole'' (1979), Abdul Rafai in '' The Delta Force'' (1986 ...

and his agent David de Silva, to produce a film starring Forster called ''High Synch''. John Neufeld was hired to write a screenplay. "Unlike the book, our script will not have a happy ending", said Forster. "We think the movie ought to serve as a warning." However, the film was never made.

References

Novels by Michael Crichton 1970 American novels Works published under a pseudonym Novels about drugs Debut science fiction novels 1970 debut novels Signet Books books {{1970s-novel-stub