Universal has been on a roll lately. They have recently acquired rights to a western father-son redemption story, “The Creed of Violence.” This is based on an unpublished novel written by Boston Teran.

Story, set in 1910, revolves around an estranged father and son trying to thwart an arms smuggling ring bringing weapons to Mexico. The novel caught fire among studios after the Natasha Kern Literary Agency submitted it to book publishers. Universal, which hasn’t yet assigned a producer, made an aggressive offer and took the book off the table.

Several foreign territory publishing deals have already been made, but no U.S. publisher has been selected.