Marc Olden is the author of nine bestselling chilling novels including, recently, THE EXCHANGE STUDENTS, which was optioned by Robert DeNiro's film company, Tribeca. He has spent months researching his thrillers as an honorary cop on the beat in New York City., Marc Olden (1933-2003) was a bestselling crime novelist and author of forty books. His books include Angela Davis, a non-fiction study of the Black Panther; the Black Samurai series; and bestseller thriller, The Exchange Students. He spent months researching his thrillers as an honorary cop on the beat in New York City.