Longmire. Poster of the 2012 TV series and cover of the 2004 book, The Cold Dish
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The Cold Dish
Craig Johnson, 2004
TV series vs book
Hunt Baldwin, John Coveny, 2012-2017

Walt Longmire is the sheriff of fictional Absaroka County. Sheriff Longmire’s longtime friend Henry Standing Bear, a Cheyenne man, provides insight to and sometimes aids in dealing with tribal police. As the series progresses, the friends deal with issues of gambling at a casino on the reservation, issues of competing jurisdictional authority for protecting people and prosecuting crimes, and other issues of contemporary Native American life.


Donnybrook. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2013 book
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Donnybrook
Frank Bill, 2013
movie vs book
Tim Sutton, 2018

Jarhead Earl is a former US Marine living with a wife and two kids in a trailer park. Known as a tough guy, he seeks to leave his surroundings in favor of a fresh start for his family, and the only way he sees an out is by winning the Donnybrook, a massive bare-knuckle fight. Earl robs a local gun shop for the money to enter the contest and returns home, encountering Chainsaw Angus, a psychotic meth dealer to whom Earl’s wife owes money.