FORA.tv Speaker - Andrew Klavan

Andrew Klavan (born 1954 in New York City) is an American author and screenwriter of "tough-guy" mysteries and psychological thrillers. Two of Klavan's books have been adapted into motion pictures - True Crime (1999) and Don't Say A Word (2001). He has been nominated for the Edgar Award four times and has won twice. Playwright and novelist Laurence Klavan is his brother. Identifying himself as a political conservative, Klavan has expressed the view that "rightists" are the victims of discrimination in Hollywood.