The mystery author

The mystery author who sold a movie and everyone is trying to identify, is a foreign born A+ list writer who likes to use initials in her name.

Argylle

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Mystery Enshrouds Author Behind Henry Cavill Spy Thriller ‘Argylle’

Who is Elly Conway? The answer to that is proving elusive.

The simple answer is that Conway is a first-time novelist whose upcoming spy thriller, Argylle, has already been adapted into a major motion picture with an all-star cast that includes Henry Cavill, Ariana DeBose, Bryan Cranston, Bryce Dallas Howard and Dua Lipa in her screen debut.

The deal cost Apple a whopping $200 million, according to industry reports, which guarantees only a single film — one that might launch a new movie franchise.

“When I read this early draft manuscript I felt it was the most incredible and original spy franchise since Ian Fleming’s books of the ‘50s,” director Matthew Vaughn (Kingsman franchise, X-Men: First Class) gushed when the project was announced in August 2021. “This is going to reinvent the spy genre.”

That may be so, but the numbers involved are rare for a first-time author. Conway doesn’t even have a book for sale yet: Argylle was originally slated for a Sept. 29 publication; that has since been pushed to March 30, 2023.

The book has no Amazon page, save for a German-language Kindle version scheduled for Jan. 10, 2023. Attempts by The Hollywood Reporter to read an advance copy of the book — a common industry practice — were unsuccessful.

According to Conway’s two-line bio, she “lives in the United States and is currently working on the next installment in the series.” – Source