Cold Mountain. Poster of the 2003 movie and cover of the 1997 book
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Cold Mountain
Charles Frazier, 1997
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Anthony Minghella, 2003

When North Carolina secedes from the Union on May 20, 1861, the young men of Cold Mountain enlist in the Confederate States Army. Their courtship is interrupted by the war, but they share their first kiss the day Inman leaves for the army. Three years later, Inman fights in the Battle of the Crater and survives; he then comforts a dying acquaintance from Cold Mountain, while fellow soldier Stobrod Thewes plays a tune on his fiddle.


Don't Look Now. Poster of the 1973 movie and cover of the 1940 book
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Don't Look Now
Daphne du Maurier, 1940
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Nicolas Roeg, 1973

Sometime after the drowning of their young daughter, Christine, in an accident at their English country home, John Baxter and his grief-stricken wife Laura take a trip to Venice after John accepts a commission from a bishop to restore an ancient church. Laura encounters two elderly sisters at a restaurant where she and John are dining; Heather claims to be psychic and—despite being blind—informs Laura she is able to see the Baxters’ deceased daughter.


Eye of the Needle. Poster of the 1981 movie and cover of the 1978 book
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Eye of the Needle
Ken Follett, 1978
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Richard Marquand, 1981

A man calling himself Henry Faber is actually a German spy nicknamed ‘the Needle’ because of his preferred method of assassination, the stiletto. Cold and calculating, he is emotionlessly focused on the task at hand, whether the task is to signal a U-boat or to kill anyone who poses a threat to his mission.


The Great Train Robbery. Poster of the 1978 movie and cover of the 1975 book
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The Great Train Robbery
Michael Crichton, 1975
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Michael Crichton, 1978

In 1855 Edward Pierce, seemingly a charismatic member of London’s high society, is secretly a master thief. The executives of the bank who arrange the gold transport, the manager Mr. Henry Fowler and the president Mr. Edgar Trent, each possess a key; the other two are locked in a cabinet at the offices of the South Eastern Railway at the London Bridge train station.


The Eagle Has Landed. Poster of the 1976 movie and cover of the 1975 book
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The Eagle Has Landed
Jack Higgins, 1975
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John Sturges, 1976

Admiral Canaris, head of German military intelligence, is ordered by Adolf Hitler to make a feasibility study into capturing the British Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Although Canaris considers it a meaningless exercise that will soon be forgotten by the Führer, he knows this will not be the case with Heinrich Himmler. He therefore orders one of his staff officers, Oberst Radl, to begin a study to avoid being possibly discredited.


The Assignment. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Assignment
Dan Gordon, 2014
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Christian Duguay, 1997

Jack Shaw has witnessed terror up close. As a seasoned CIA agent, he has relentlessly pursued the notorious international assassin, Carlos “The Jackal” Sanchez, for over two decades. Shaw narrowly escaped Carlos’ destructive bombing of a Parisian café. Now, a glimmer of hope emerges when Shaw uncovers a striking doppelgänger of Carlos: Annibal Ramirez, an American naval officer deeply committed to his family.


The Leisure Seeker. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2009 book
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The Leisure Seeker
Michael Zadoorian, 2009
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Paolo Virzì, 2017

Embarking on a final journey, John and Ella Spencer set forth in a classic Winnebago motorhome, embarking on a road trip that spans from Wellesley, Massachusetts to the Ernest Hemingway House in the Florida Keys. Their aim is to reach their destination before the challenges of John’s dementia and Ella’s battle with cancer can overcome them.


The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1. Poster of the 2014 movie and cover of the 2010 book, Mockingjay
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Mockingjay
Suzanne Collins, 2010
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Francis Lawrence, 2014

After being rescued from the destroyed arena in the 75th Hunger Games, tributes Katniss Everdeen, Beetee, and Finnick Odair are taken to District 13, a below-ground district isolated from Panem that has been spearheading the rebellion. Katniss is told that her arrow destroying the forcefield led to riots in over half the districts, joining District 13 in the rebellion, which caused Snow to bomb District 12 in retaliation.


The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2009 book, Catching Fire
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Catching Fire
Suzanne Collins, 2009
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Francis Lawrence, 2015

Three convicts, Ulysses Everett McGill, Pete Hogwallop, and Delmar O’Donnell, escape from a chain gang and set out to retrieve a supposed treasure Everett buried before the area is flooded to make a lake. They pick up Tommy Johnson, a young black man, who claims he sold his soul to the devil in exchange for the ability to play guitar.


Outbreak. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1994 book, The Hot Zone
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The Hot Zone
Richard Preston, 1994
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Wolfgang Petersen, 1995

In 1967, during the Kisangani Mutinies, a virus called Motaba, which causes a deadly fever, is discovered in the African jungle. Twenty-eight years later, Colonel Sam Daniels, a USAMRIID virologist, is sent to investigate an outbreak in Zaire. He and his crew—Lieutenant Colonel Casey Schuler and new recruit Major Salt—gather information and return to the United States.


Outbreak. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Outbreak
Robert Tine, 1995
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Wolfgang Petersen, 1995

In 1967, during the Kisangani Mutinies, a virus called Motaba, which causes a deadly fever, is discovered in the African jungle. Twenty-eight years later, Colonel Sam Daniels, a USAMRIID virologist, is sent to investigate an outbreak in Zaire. He and his crew—Lieutenant Colonel Casey Schuler and new recruit Major Salt—gather information and return to the United States.


Instinct. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1992 book, Ishmael
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Ishmael
Daniel Quinn, 1992
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Jon Turteltaub, 1999

In a high-security facility for the criminally insane, the disturbed anthropologist Ethan Powell is scheduled for evaluation by a talented young psychiatrist named Theo Caulder. Fueled by his ambition and an insatiable thirst for the truth, Caulder will ultimately endanger everything, including his own life, in a courageous effort to comprehend the perplexing behaviors of this lunatic.