A book written during NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) by Naill Leonard snags a book deal with Random house Children’s Publishing. The book titled Crusher, is a the first of a young adult trilogy. Mr. Leonard currently works as a television writer in the U.K. and has written scripts for several series there.
Crusher is story of a teenager named Finn that sets out to find the real killer of his stepfather. It is described as “a ‘gritty’ London-set thriller about a 17-year-old school dropout who finds his stepfather murdered and becomes prime suspect for the crime, will be published by the Doubleday young adult imprint in September.”
His wife is the noted E.L. James author the bestselling erotic trilogy, Fifty Shades of Grey. Random House is the publisher for both authors.