The Ultimate Gift. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the book novelization
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The Ultimate Gift
Rene Gutteridge, 2007
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Michael O. Sajbel, 2006

When his rich grandfather, Howard Red Stevens, dies, Jason does not expect to inherit anything from his multi-billion-dollar estate. He strongly resents his grandfather because his father had died while working for him. There is an inheritance, in fact, but it comes with a condition: Jason must complete 12 separate assignments within a year in order to get it.


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
movie vs book
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.