The Bourne Ultimatum. Poster of the 2007 movie and cover of the 1990 book
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The Bourne Ultimatum
Robert Ludlum, 1990
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Paul Greengrass, 2007

Following his pursuit by Kirill, Jason Bourne eludes Moscow police while wounded through a train station and deals with more flashbacks of when he first joined Operation Treadstone. Meanwhile, in Turin, journalist Simon Ross of The Guardian meets an informant to learn about Bourne and Operation Blackbriar, the program succeeding Treadstone.


Captain Phillips. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2010 book, A Captain's Duty
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A Captain's Duty
Richard Phillips, Stephan Talty, 2010
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Paul Greengrass, 2013

Richard Phillips takes command of MV Maersk Alabama, an unarmed container ship from the Port of Salalah in Oman, with orders to sail through the Guardafui Channel to Mombasa, Kenya. One skiff turns around in response, and the other – manned by four heavily armed pirates led by Abduwali Muse – loses engine power trying to steer through Maersk Alabama’s wake. While they search the ship, Shane sees that the youngest pirate Bilal does not have sandals and tells the crew to line the engine room hallway with broken glass.


The Mummy. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Mummy
Max Allan Collins, 1999
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Stephen Sommers, 1999

In Thebes, Egypt, 1290 BC, high priest Imhotep has a love affair with Anck-su-namun, the mistress of Pharaoh Seti I. Imhotep and Anck-su-namun kill the Pharaoh after he discovers their affair. Imhotep and his priests steal her corpse and travel to Hamunaptra, the city of the dead, but the resurrection ritual is stopped by Seti’s bodyguards, the Medjai.


The Ipcress File. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 1962 book
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The Ipcress File
Len Deighton, 1962
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James Watkins, 2022-

Harry Palmer’s first case is The Ipcress File, which involves a missing British nuclear scientist. But Palmer’s links to the man suspected of the kidnap takes him on a potentially deadly undercover global mission from Berlin, to London, Beirut and a nuclear atoll in the Pacific. Will Palmer survive brainwashing, inter-departmental rivalry, treason and a series of dangerous twists and turns?


How I Live Now. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 2004 book
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How I Live Now
Meg Rosoff, 2004
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Kevin Macdonald, 2013

Daisy, a neurotic American teenager, is sent to the English countryside for the summer to stay with her Aunt and her cousins. A few days after her arrival, her aunt flies to Geneva to attend an emergency conference because she is an expert in terrorist extremist groups, and the group takes advantage of her absence to explore their local woodlands.


All the Old Knives. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2015 book
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All the Old Knives
Olen Steinhauer, 2015
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Janus Metz, 2022

Ex-lovers and spies Henry and Celia meet over dinner to reminisce on their time together at Vienna station. The conversation moves to the disastrous hijacking of Royal Jordanian Flight 127, which ended in the deaths of all on board. That failure haunts the CIA to this day, and Henry seeks to close the book on that seedy chapter. Over a sumptuous dinner, it becomes clear that one of them is not going to survive the meal.


The Innocent. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1990 book
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The Innocent
Ian McEwan, 1990
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John Schlesinger, 1993

A young engineer is sent to post World War II Berlin to help the Americans, in spying on the Russians. In a time and place where discretion is still a man’s best friend, he falls in love with a mysterious woman, who will take him on the dark side of evil. The film centres around the joint CIA/MI6 real-life Operation Gold: building a tunnel under the Russian sector of Berlin.


Morbius. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1971 comic book, Morbius: The Living Vampire
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Morbius: The Living Vampire
Roy Thomas, Gil Kane, 1971
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Daniel Espinosa, 2022

Morbius is Dr. Michael Morbius, a scientist who suffered from a rare blood disease and attempted to cure himself to disastrous results. Instead of being cured, he became afflicted with a condition that was a form of vampirism. Based on antihero Morbius, the Living Vampire.


A Sound of Thunder. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1952 book
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A Sound of Thunder
Ray Bradbury, 1952
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Peter Hyams, 2005

In the year 2055, the Chicago-based Time Safari company offers the opportunity for rich people to hunt dinosaurs in the past via time travel technology. As a precaution against the potential change of the past, the company preys only on the dinosaurs who would otherwise die of natural causes and keeps the clients from stepping off the designated path.