From Variety comes word that Benderspink has landed the film rights to Michael Marshall Smith’s crime thriller novel The Straw Men.

First in a trilogy, the book follows a detective brought out of retirement to solve a series of bizarre murders connected by a dark conspiracy.

The film will be produced by Chris Bender and JC Spink, with Zenescope’s Brusha and Ralph Tedesco acting as executive producers.

No starting date was given.