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Roderick Mayne Thorp, Jr. (September 1, 1936 – April 28, 1999) was an American novelist specializing mainly in police procedural/ crime novels. He is best known for his bestselling novel ''Nothing Lasts Forever'' which is the basis for the film ''Die Hard'' starring Bruce Willis. His 1966 novel ''The Detective'' was made into a 1968 film of the same name, starring Frank Sinatra as Detective Joe Leland. The ''Los Angeles Times'' called ''Nothing Lasts Forever'', "A ferocious, bloody, raging book so single-mindedly brilliant in concept and execution it should be read at a single sitting."〔(Scriptsecrets.net )〕 Two other Thorp novels, ''Rainbow Drive'' and ''Devlin'', were adapted into TV movies. Thorp died of a heart attack in Oxnard, California.〔Jack Adrian ''(Obituaries: Roderick Thorp )''. The Independent, May 22, 1999〕〔Jon Thurber: (Roderick Thorp; Writer of ‘Die Hard,’ ‘The Detective’ ). Los Angeles Times, 2. May 1999, S. B–5.〕〔Nick Ravo (Roderick Thorp, 62, a Detective Turned Popular Crime Novelist ). The New York Times, 4. May 1999.〕 ==Early life== Thorp was born in Bronx, New York City.〔 As a young college graduate, Thorp worked at a detective agency owned by his father. He would later teach literature and lecture on creative writing at schools and universities in New Jersey and California, and also wrote articles for newspapers and magazines. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Roderick Thorp」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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