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WORD: Queen Literary Agency readies Anthony Pellicano bio. as Hollywood waits

New York literary agent Lisa Queen will soon shop a book proposal for client John Connolly about Hollywood private investigator Anthony Pellicano that could have celebrities shivering in their Gucci suits, WORD’N’BASS.com has learned.

Pellicano, who has been associated with actors such as Tom Cruise, Sylvester Stallone and California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, is stewing in jail awaiting racketeering charges. The bio. reportedly will have new information about the investigator’s ties to Hollywood. He allegedly performed illegal wire taps while spying for certain celebrities, among other things.

"This proposal will be shopped soon," said Queen, who did not know whether it would go at auction or in a pre-emptive deal. Author John Connolly has reported for magazines such as Premier and Vanity Fair.

Queen launched the Queen Literary Agency in March after heading IMG Worldwide’s shuttered literary division. Her firm continues to work with IMG and maintains their clients as well as newly proposed books, she said.

The Queen Literary Agency, which reps mostly nonfiction authors, has recently cut book deals for Peter Kaminsky and Frank Stitt. It is especially interested in business books as well as titles by well-known chefs, radio and TV personalities, and athletes.

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