Derailed (novel)

{{Short description|2003 book by James Siegel}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2025}}

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| name = Derailed

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| image = Derailed (James Siegel novel).jpg

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| author = James Siegel

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| country = United States

| language = English

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| genre = Fiction

| publisher = Warner Books

| release_date = 2003 (1st edition)

| media_type = Print (hardback)

| pages = 339 p. (hardback edition)

| isbn = 0-446-53158-8

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| dewey = 813/.6 21

| congress = PS3569.I3747 D47 2003

| oclc = 50035118

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Derailed is a thriller novel written by James Siegel and published in February 2003.{{cite news |title=Ugly Tryst in a Hotel; Kidnapping of a Boy, 10 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/02/18/books/books-of-the-times-ugly-tryst-in-a-hotel-kidnapping-of-a-boy-10.html |work=The New York Times |date=18 February 2003 |accessdate=22 October 2010 }}{{cite news |title=Pacing keeps sexy thriller 'Derailed' on track |url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/books/reviews/2003-03-03-derailed_x.htm |work=USA Today |date=3 March 2003 |accessdate=22 October 2010 }} It tells the story of Charles Schine, a man who works in the advertising business, who suddenly finds himself having an affair, being blackmailed, and having the police investigate him for murder, all because he missed his usual commuter train one day.