Baghdad Central. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 2014 book
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Baghdad Central
Elliott Colla, 2014
TV series vs book
Alice Troughton, Ben A. Williams, 2020-

The series is set in Iraq in 2003, shortly after the ousting of Saddam Hussein. It centres on a former policeman, Muhsin al-Khafaji, as he tries to find his missing daughter, Sawsan. He is mistakenly arrested and tortured by United States troops but then recruited by a former British policeman, Frank Temple, to become a police officer in the Green Zone.


Six Four. Poster of the 2023 TV series and cover of the 2012 book
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Six Four
Hideo Yokoyama, 2012
TV series vs book
Ben A. Williams, 2023-

The series is about the disappearance of Chris and Michelle O’Neill’s teenage daughter in Glasgow. While investigating the case, Chris discovers a cover-up of errors, corruption, and ambition in an infamous unsolved case. Meanwhile, Michelle uses her former undercover officer skills to follow a trail of clues into the criminal underworld. In the midst of their investigation, the daughter of the Justice Minister is kidnapped, bearing similarities to the Mackie case.