The Untouchables. Poster of the 1987 movie and cover of the 1957 book
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The Untouchables
Eliot Ness, Oscar Fraley, 1957
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Brian De Palma, 1987

In 1930, during Prohibition, the notorious gangland kingpin Al Capone supplies illegal liquor and has nearly the entire city of Chicago under his control. Bureau of Prohibition agent Eliot Ness has been tasked with bringing a stop to Capone’s activities, but his first attempt at a liquor raid fails due to corrupt policemen tipping Capone off.


The Untouchables. Poster of the 1987 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Untouchables
Marvin H. Albert, 1987
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Brian De Palma, 1987

In 1930, during Prohibition, the notorious gangland kingpin Al Capone supplies illegal liquor and has nearly the entire city of Chicago under his control. Bureau of Prohibition agent Eliot Ness has been tasked with bringing a stop to Capone’s activities, but his first attempt at a liquor raid fails due to corrupt policemen tipping Capone off.


The Godfather: Part III. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1969 book, The Godfather
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The Godfather
Mario Puzo, 1969
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Francis Ford Coppola, 1990

In 1979, Michael Corleone is approaching 60. Michael knows that the head of the Vatican Bank, Archbishop Gilday, has accumulated a massive deficit and offers $ 600 million in exchange for shares in Internazionale Immobiliare, an international real estate company, which would make him its largest single shareholder.


Words on Bathroom Walls. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 2017 book
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Words on Bathroom Walls
Julia Walton, 2017
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Thor Freudenthal, 2020

Diagnosed with a mental illness halfway through his senior year of high school, a witty, introspective teen struggles to keep it a secret while falling in love with a brilliant classmate who inspires him to not be defined by his condition.


Kill the Messenger. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2006 book
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Kill the Messenger
Nick Schou, 2006
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Michael Cuesta, 2014

San Jose Mercury News reporter Gary Webb becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA’s role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.


Kill the Messenger. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 1998 book, Dark Alliance
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Dark Alliance
Gary Webb, 1998
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Michael Cuesta, 2014

San Jose Mercury News reporter Gary Webb becomes the target of a vicious smear campaign that drives him to the point of suicide after he exposes the CIA’s role in arming Contra rebels in Nicaragua and importing cocaine into California. Based on the true story of journalist Gary Webb.


Pain Hustlers. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2022 book, The Hard Sell
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The Hard Sell
Evan Hughes, 2022
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David Yates, 2023

Liza aspires to create a brighter future for herself and her daughter. She secures a job at a struggling pharmacy, and her determination propels both her and the company into a more prosperous existence. Unbeknownst to her, this success places her squarely in the midst of a criminal conspiracy.


Ghostbusters. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Ghostbusters
Nancy Holder, 2016
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Paul Feig, 2016

Physicists Abby Yates and Erin Gilbert are authors of a research book which posits the existence of paranormal phenomena, such as ghosts. While Abby continued to study the paranormal at a technical college with eccentric engineer Jillian Holtzmann, Erin, now a professor at Columbia University, disowned the work, fearing it might jeopardize her tenure.


Rio 2. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Rio 2: The Junior Novel
Christa Roberts, 2014
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Carlos Saldanha, 2014

It’s a jungle out there for Blu, Jewel and their three kids after they’re hurtled Rio de Janeiro to the wilds of the Amazon. As Blu tries to fit in, he goes beak-to-beak with the vengeful Nigel, and meets the most fearsome adversary of all: his father-in-law.


The Mean Season. Poster of the 1985 movie and cover of the 1982 book, In the Heat of the Summer
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In the Heat of the Summer
John Katzenbach, 1982
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Phillip Borsos, 1985

Malcolm Anderson is a reporter for a Miami newspaper, who is burned out from years of covering the worst crimes in the city. He promises his girlfriend Christine that they will move away from the city, but he ends up covering a series of grisly murders by a serial killer who calls him telling the reporter that he will kill again.


Father of the Bride. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1948 book
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Father of the Bride
Edward Streeter, 1948
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Gary Alazraki, 2022

A father’s coming to grips with his daughter’s upcoming wedding through the prism of multiple relationships within a big, sprawling Cuban-American clan.


A Show of Force. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1986 book, Murder Under Two Flags
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Murder Under Two Flags
Anne Nelson, 1986
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Bruno Barreto, 1990

During 1978, Kate Melendez works as a TV news reporter and delves into the perplexing fatalities of two radical Puerto Rican activists. The government alleges that they were terrorists, but others argue that they were simply student activists. Despite facing threats to her own safety, Melendez conducts an inquiry into the deaths, which eventually leads her to surmise that covert American agents framed the activists as terrorists and then executed them.