The Turquoise Dragon

In Paris, time passed is never past

The Turquoise Dragon is the debut novel by Terry and Kevin Jones. This screenplay-ready story teams China's top security operative with two American expatriates in Paris, who together must stop a rogue millionaire's cross-border descent into blackmail, kidnapping and murder.

This site explores the story's structure, its crossover appeal, and its potential as a film property.


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The Authors

Terry and Kevin Jones are a father and son whose writing partnership began in 2011, when they traveled to Afghanistan as members of the production team for the Emmy-winning documentary “Aeromedical.”

Terry spent six years in the Army reserve, taught for several years at Yale and practiced law in New York and Connecticut; Kevin owns a strategic communications consulting firm and is a former New York-based network news producer. They live in the Boston area.

The Turquoise Dragon, 2018