Ms Koulias has published four novels and sold about 300,000 copies, with Sydney publishers warring to get the right to print her work after just one volume. The novel features codes and puzzles, SS heavies and Adolf Hitler wanting to expand his library of occult li The novel is based on the true story of German archaeologist Otto Rahn, who is sent by Nazi leader Himmler to unearth a Thirteenth Century black magic manual believed to be in the South of France. “Negotiations are in the early stages but both a filmmaker in the US and a television company in the UK are interested in putting The Sixth Key on the screen,’’ she said. Koulias went on to write The Sixth Key beside her Bilgola fireplace with a cup of tea and an inspirational view of the ocean, but has decided to put her inspirational property up for sale. The northern beaches storyteller was awarded the highest advance for a first-time author in 2004 when a publisher paid her $100,000 for a two-book deal after she self published a book called Temple of the Grai l. BEST-SELLING Bilgola author Adriana Koulias is negotiating with US movie makers and UK television producers to turn one of her historical novels into a movie or mini series.
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