
Acclaimed author, playwright, poet, and essayist Warren Adler is best known for The War of the Roses, his masterpiece fictionalization of a macabre divorce that was adapted into the iconic dark comedy that starred Michael Douglas, Kathleen Turner and Danny DeVito. Following the success of his The War of the Roses, Adler went on to option and sell film rights to more than a dozen of his novels and short stories to Hollywood and major television networks. Random Hearts, The Sunset Gang, Private Lies, Funny Boys, Madeline’s Miracles, Trans-Siberian Express and his Fiona Fitzgerald mystery series are only a few titles that have forever left Adler’s mark on contemporary American authorship from page to stage to screen. Adler illuminates the intricacies of the modern American family through wit and realism, a trademark that has earned him the moniker ‘master of dysfunction’. On the other hand, he navigates the turbulent waters of the American political and social scene with unsurpassed authenticity; his political thrillers such as The Henderson Equation, The Casanova Embrace, and American Quartet - a ‘New York Times notable crime book’ are born from his experiences as a former White House correspondent, and co-owner of Washington Dossier Magazine, chronicling the social history of the nation’s capital from 1975-1991. He was also a businessman and once campaign strategist to President Richard Nixon. With over 40 years of an insider’s view of the exclusive domain of the nation’s political elite, Adler writes with a unique insight and command rendering him an invaluable voice in the evolving American experience, and a trademark in American literature.
Series
Books

Nobodies
A Gritty Noir Crime Thriller
2025

Empty Treasures
2010

Funny Boys
2008

The Casanova Embrace
1978

Red Herring
A Gripping Unforgettable Mystery, Thriller, and Suspense Novel
2016

Witch of Watergate
1992

Undertow
1974

The Sunset Gang
1977

Mourning Glory
2001

Finding Grace
Captured by a Cult
2017

Target Churchill
2013

The Womanizer
2010

Treadmill
2014

Death of a Washington Madame
2005

Cult
2002

High Noon in Hollywood
2018

Private Lies
1991

Immaculate Deception
1991

American Sextet
1982

Trans-Siberian Express
1977

Flanagan's Dolls
2010

Heart of Gold
2017

The Ties That Bind
1994

Washington Masquerade
2013

Twilight Child
1985

American Quartet
1981

Natural Enemies
1980

Mother Nile
2016

Torture Man
2015

Random Hearts
1984

Senator Love
1991

The Serpent's Bite
2012

The War of the Roses
1981

The Housewife Blues
1992

The Children of the Roses
2004

We Are Holding the President Hostage
1986

Madeline's Miracles
1989