Nicholas Conde is the pseudonym of
Robert Rosenblum writing with
Robert Nathan, who has been prominent in writing for Law and Order TV series. Their Nicholas Conde novel "The Religion", was filmed as
The Believers (1987) starring
Martin Sheen, and a TV film was made of their novel "In the Deep Woods", starring the late
Anthony Perkins. The third book they wrote "The Legend" involves exploring Native American religion, as it relates to a search for the storied "Lost Dutchman" gold mine in Arizona. The other Conde novels also involve exploration of spiritual worlds in collision with the modern world.