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Darrell Nelson

Darrell Nelson is a Midwest-born writer based in Los Angeles. His work focuses on power, institutional control, and the cost of telling the truth. He writes character-first political thrillers with cinematic pacing and screen adaptation in mind.

His debut novel, CONTAINMENT, is complete and currently querying agents. Additional projects—including a sequel and screen concepts—are in development.

Author Darrell Nelson
Based Los Angeles, CA
Genre Political thriller
Style Dark, cinematic
Featured work CONTAINMENT
Status Querying agents
Adaptation Feature or limited series

CONTAINMENT

Logline

A broke presidential candidate bankrolls his rise through precision bank heists—until a relentless reporter and an FBI agent discover the Bureau would rather contain the truth than stop it.

An investigative journalist uncovers a presidential campaign secretly financed by a string of bank robberies—and becomes the target of a federal containment operation. From donor salons in D.C. to the fluorescent backrooms where policy becomes pressure, CONTAINMENT is a chilling political thriller about how power keeps the lights on—and who gets ground up in the machinery.

Status Complete (unpublished)
Genre Political thriller
Length ~90,400 words
Chapters 81 chapters
Tone Dark, cinematic
Adaptation Feature or limited series

Inquiries.

Representation

Literary agents—query letter, synopsis, and sample pages ready to send. Use the subject line below.

SUBJECT: "CONTAINMENT — query"

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Adaptation

Producers, managers, development execs. CONTAINMENT is written screen-forward. Feature or limited series.

adaptation inquiry

Media

Interviews, podcast appearances, or press inquiries—happy to connect.

media inquiry