Former Twentieth Century Fox Television and King World Productions executive, Steven Nalevansky, said: "This is the best title I've ever seen." Ever since its publication, it has generated interest from motion picture companies and major television networks for adaptations inspired by the best-selling nonfiction book by author / producer Jerry Biederman (Book-of-the-Month Club Selection / Dell Publishers). During his national book tour, Biederman appeared on more than 100 TV and radio talk shows to discuss his experiences writing this book in one randomly selected small town somewhere in America. One of the real life secrets he was told involved a serial killer. Biederman is working on a book sequel and is producing the dramatized motion picture adaptation (screenplay by Jim McGrath, Nicholas Celozzi, and Jerry Biederman). To this day, Biederman has never revealed the identity of the town where he wrote his book.
Author / Screenwriter Jerry Biederman picked a small town at random as the location for his nonfiction book, which the "Secrets of a Small Town" movie is inspired by. Biederman has never revealed the identity of the real-life town where he wrote his book. Even his literary agent and publisher remain in the dark. While living in the town as "a stranger from Hollywood," the author stumbled upon a true unsolved murder mystery - as well as other heinous secrets. Some of these secrets crossed the line for Biederman's publisher (whose parent company was the Disney Corporation). While he fought to keep some of these secrets in his book - he was forced to bury a few of the most extreme. He hopes to publish these in a book sequel that he is shopping - and he is thrilled the screenplay dramatization of his story is raw and uncensored.