WB, Ratner Option Coben's "Missing You"

Deadline reports that Warner Bros and RatPac Entertainment have acquired the film rights to author Harlan Coben latest mystery novel "Missing You" hitting retail today.

The story follows a NYPD detective who, whilst browsing an online dating site, discovers the profile and photo of the ex-fiance who dumped her eighteen years ago. She soon begins to unravel an intricate catfish scheme led by a calculating killer.

Brett Ratner will produce the pic.

There's only been one book of Coben's that has made it to the screen - Guillaume Canet's well-regarded "Tell No One" in 2006. Ben Affleck is attached to direct a remake of that film boasting an adapted script by "Argo" scribe Chris Terrio. A film version of  novel "Six Years" is currently in development at Paramount. They have tapped three-time Black List nominated writer Jonathan W. Stokes to adapt the script.  Hugh Jackman is attached to star.