| I Am Pilgrim | |
| Author: | Terry Hayes |
| Cover Artist: | Richard Shailer |
| Language: | English |
| Genre: | Crime novel Thriller Spy fiction |
| Publisher: | Corgi Books |
| Pub Date: | July 2013 |
| Pages: | 891 |
| Isbn: | 978-0593064948 |
I Am Pilgrim is the debut novel by former journalist and screenwriter Terry Hayes.[1] It was published on 18 July 2013 in the United Kingdom.
"Pilgrim" is an American former intelligence agent known as the "Rider of the Blue" who later writes a book on forensic pathology. Pilgrim becomes involved in a case in New York City where a mysterious woman uses his book to commit untraceable murders in the aftermath of 9/11. The "Saracen" is a Saudi who becomes radicalised by watching his father's beheading. He later trains as a doctor and fights in the Soviet–Afghan War. Pilgrim is recalled to the intelligence community who have detected a threat involving the Saracen, who has created a vaccine-resistant strain of the variola major virus.
In July 2014, MGM bought the movie rights for the book and are set to target a series of films, similar to the Bond franchise, with Matthew Vaughn directing.[3] In April 2018, James Gray was set to direct.[4] As of 2024, the film still remains in development hell, and Hayes would later give an interview on the state of the film, saying that the rights still remain under MGM.[5]