It was announced in January 2016 that Stone , Skarlatos and Sadler were working with international correspondent and author Jeffrey E. Stern on a memoir entitled '' The 15:17 to Paris '' . It would feature the events of the 2015 Thalys train attack . A publicist for Perseus Books Group sensationalized their forthcoming memoir as " the gripping true story of a terrorist attack that would have killed more than 500 people if not for their actions , but it is also the story of three American boys , their friendship , and the values we hold dear . " David Steinberger , president and chief executive officer of Perseus , said that he was " confident that this is going to be a film . It 's extremely cinematic , and there 's a lot of interest in the movie . " He continued , " based on the material , that this was going to be an important book and one that readers were really going to respond to . " The memoir was made available to the public on August 23 , 2016 , almost a year after the 2015 Thalys train attack . In the acknowledgements , Stone stated that he " give s all the credit to God " and made further acknowledgement of his family , friends , the United States Air Force , the citizens of Sacramento and the United States Armed Forces
2015 Thalys train attack
2015 Thalys train attack
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