Warner Bros. Pictures-based Alcon Entertainment has hired Matthew Aldrich to adapt the Elaine Marie Alphin novel COUNTERFEIT SON, says The Hollywood Reporter. 

Aldrich signed a six-figure deal to adapt the thriller about a young man who tries to con a family out of their deceased son's trust fund.

Producer Jessica Horowitz brought the Harcourt Book imprint to Alcon senior vp development Steven Wegner, who will oversee with creative exec Jesse Israel. "We always loved the book's premise, and Matthew has taken it to a new level," Wegner said.