Brian Garfield, a prolific suspense author best known for his novel “Death Wish,” which became one of Hollywood’s longest-running film franchises, died on Dec. 29 at his home in Pasadena. His wife, Bina Garfield, said the cause was complications of Parkinson’s disease. A distant relation of Mark Twain’s, Mr. Garfield wrote more than 70 books, which have sold more than 20 million copies worldwide. Image Mr. Garfield in an undated photo. His protagonist in “Death Sentence,” a follow-up to “Death Wish,” does not shoot to kill.

Source: New York Times January 06, 2019 17:48 UTC