The Winter of Frankie Machine

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name = The Winter of Frankie Machine
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author = Don Winslow
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country = United States
language = English
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publisher = Knopf
pub_date = September 26 2006
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media_type = Print (Hardcover)
pages = 320
isbn = ISBN 1400044987
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"The Winter of Frankie Machine" is a 2006 novel written by Don Winslow.

Plot summary

The story is about a retired San Diego mafia hitman. His name is Frank Machianno and he cut his ties with the mafia many years back. However one day the Los Angeles Boss calls in for a past favor. Frank must oversee a meeting between the Detroit Combination and the Los Angeles crime family. However it is a scheme to kill Frankie. Someone from Frank's past wants to kill him and he has to find out why, how and when. The list of candidates is about the size of a phone book and he is rapidly running out of time.

Origin of character name

"Frankie Machine" is the name of the card-dealing, heroin-addicted protagonist in Nelson Algren's 1949 novel, The Man With the Golden Arm, a role played by Frank Sinatra in the 1955 film directed by Otto Preminger.

Film adaptation

In November 2005, prior to the publishing of "The Winter of Frankie Machine", interest in a film adaptation was expressed by Tribeca Films and actor Robert De Niro. The rights to the project were shopped to various studios, being acquired by Paramount Pictures. [cite journal | first=Chris | last=Gardner | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117932931.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title=Par puts De Niro back on mob scene | journal=Variety | publisher=Reed Business Information | date=2005-11-14 | accessdate=2007-12-31 ] De Niro was attached to star in the lead role, and in September 2006, screenwriters Brian Koppelman and David Levien were hired to adapt the novel into a script. The writing team received a "rich" deal in the low seven figures. [cite journal | first=Ian | last=Mohr | coauthors=Chris Gardner | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117950134.html?categoryid=1238&cs=1 | title=Scribes warm to 'Winter' | journal=Variety | publisher=Reed Business Information | date=2006-09-14 | accessdate=2007-12-31 ] In October 2007, director Michael Mann was attached to film the project, titled "Frankie Machine". Under the director's supervision, screenwriter Alex Tse was hired to revise the concept of the story. [cite journal | first=Michael | last=Fleming | url=http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117974684.html?categoryid=13&cs=1 | title=Michael Mann reteams with De Niro | journal=Variety | publisher=Reed Business Information | date=2007-10-24 | accessdate=2007-12-31 ]

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