Death of an Expert Witness. Poster of the 1983 TV series and cover of the 1977 book
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Death of an Expert Witness
P.D. James, 1977
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Herbert Wise, 1983

Dr. Lorrimer appeared to be the picture of a bloodless, coldly efficient scientist. Only when his brutally slain body is discovered and his secret past dissected does the image begin to change. Once again, Chief Inspector Adam Dalgliesh learns that there is more to human beings than meets the eye — and more to solving a murder than the obvious clues.


The Woman in Black. Poster of the 1989 movie and cover of the 1983 book
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The Woman in Black
Susan Hill, 1983
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Herbert Wise, 1989

In 1925, London solicitor Arthur Kidd travels to the coastal market town of Crythin Gifford in North East England to attend the funeral and settle the estate of Alice Drablow, a reclusive widow. Upon his arrival Kidd meets Sam Toovey, a local land owner who is unsettled to hear of the Drablows.


Far from the Madding Crowd. Poster of the 1967 movie and cover of the 1874 book, Far From the Madding Crowd
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Far From the Madding Crowd
Thomas Hardy, 1874
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John Schlesinger, 1967

Bathsheba Everdene is a willful, passionate girl who is never satisfied with anything less than a man’s complete and helpless adoration, and she captures the lives and loves of three very different men: Gabriel Oak, a sheep farmer; William Boldwood, a prosperous man in his early forties; and Sergeant Frank Troy, a handsome, reckless swordsman given to sudden fits of violence.


A Murder of Quality. Poster of the 1991 movie and cover of the 1962 book
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A Murder of Quality
John le Carré, 1962
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Gavin Millar, 1991

George Smiley, at the request of his old wartime colleague Ailsa Brimley, investigates the murder of Stella Rode. Upon investigating, Smiley learns of many secrets that were kept by the victim, and one being that Terence Fielding, a house master at Carne, was being blackmailed by her due to past homosexual activities.