''A Cold Case'' is a 2002 work of nonfiction by

Philip Gourevitch Philip Gourevitch (born 1961), an American author and journalist, is a longtime staff writer for ''The New Yorker'' and a former editor of ''The Paris Review''. His most recent book is '' The Ballad of Abu Ghraib'' (2008), an account of Iraq's A ...

. A film adaptation of the book starring

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was attempted, but the project did not enter production.

Plot summary

''A Cold Case'' follows real-life chief investigator Andy Rosenzweig from the

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's office as he investigates the 1970 murders of Richie Glennon and Pete McGinn, a case which was seemingly closed too soon. An ex-con, Frank Gilbert Koehler, is finally arrested in 1997.

Film adaptation

''A Cold Case'' was originally slated to have a film adaptation starring

after the actor's performances in '' The Terminal'' (2004) and '' The Ladykillers'' (2004). Director Mark Romanek was signed to helm the project with a script by John Sayles and

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, but when Hanks chose to do '' The Polar Express'' (2004) instead, the project came to a halt.

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