 He was also a finalist for the Edgar Allan Poe Award in 2004 ("The Guards") and 2008 ("Priest"), both for Best Novel.Beginning in 2010, nine of the Jack Taylor novels were made into a TV series starring Iain Glen in the title role.His Brants and Roberts novel "Blitz" was adapted into a 2011 film of the same name, starring Jason Statham, Paddy Considine and Aiden Gillen.