Criminal Minds. Poster of the 2005 TV series and cover of the book novelization
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Jump Cut
Max Allan Collins, 2007
TV series vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Jeff Davis, 2005-2020

The Behavioral Analysis Unit is a subsection of the F.B.I. called in by local Police departments to assist in solving crimes of a serial killers and individual heinous crime. The unit uses the controversial scientific art of profiling to track and apprehend the unsub. Profiling entails coming up with basic characteristics of the unsub and the victims, using evidence from the case and matching that information to historic precedents and psychological analyses as a means to solve the case.


Criminal Minds. Poster of the 2005 TV series and cover of the book novelization
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Killer Profile
Max Allan Collins, 2008
TV series vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Jeff Davis, 2005-2020

The Behavioral Analysis Unit is a subsection of the F.B.I. called in by local Police departments to assist in solving crimes of a serial killers and individual heinous crime. The unit uses the controversial scientific art of profiling to track and apprehend the unsub. Profiling entails coming up with basic characteristics of the unsub and the victims, using evidence from the case and matching that information to historic precedents and psychological analyses as a means to solve the case.


Criminal Minds. Poster of the 2005 TV series and cover of the book novelization
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Finishing School
Max Allan Collins, 2008
TV series vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
Jeff Davis, 2005-2020

The Behavioral Analysis Unit is a subsection of the F.B.I. called in by local Police departments to assist in solving crimes of a serial killers and individual heinous crime. The unit uses the controversial scientific art of profiling to track and apprehend the unsub. Profiling entails coming up with basic characteristics of the unsub and the victims, using evidence from the case and matching that information to historic precedents and psychological analyses as a means to solve the case.


The Godfather: Part III. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1969 book, The Godfather
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The Godfather
Mario Puzo, 1969
movie vs book
Francis Ford Coppola, 1990

In 1979, Michael Corleone is approaching 60. Michael knows that the head of the Vatican Bank, Archbishop Gilday, has accumulated a massive deficit and offers $ 600 million in exchange for shares in Internazionale Immobiliare, an international real estate company, which would make him its largest single shareholder.


Searching for Bobby Fischer. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1988 book
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Searching for Bobby Fischer
Fred Waitzkin, 1988
movie vs book
Steven Zaillian, 1993

Josh Waitzkin and his family discover that he possesses a gift for chess and they seek to nurture it. They hire a strict instructor, Bruce Pandolfini, who aims to teach the boy to be as aggressive as chess legend Bobby Fischer.


The Last Don. Poster of the 1997 TV series and cover of the 1996 book
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The Last Don
Mario Puzo, 1996
TV series vs book
Graeme Clifford, 1997

The last plan of Don Domenico Clericuzio, an aging Mafia boss, is to eventually have his family enter the legitimate world and assimilate into American society. Dante’s greed for power and blood lead him to plan the elimination of his relatives, who are an obstacle to the desire to become as powerful as the old Don himself.


¡Three Amigos!. Poster of the 1986 movie and cover of the book novelization
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¡Three Amigos!
Leonore Fleischer, 1987
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
John Landis, 1986

In 1916, a bandit and his gang are collecting protection money from the Mexican village of Santo Poco. Carmen, daughter of the village leader, searches for someone who can come to the rescue of her townspeople. While visiting a village church, she sees a silent film featuring The Three Amigos, a trio of gunfighters who protect the vulnerable from villains.


Spenser: Small Vices. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1997 book, Small Vices
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Small Vices
Robert B. Parker, 1997
movie vs book
Robert Markowitz, 1999

Rita Fiore enlists Spenser’s services to investigate the alleged involvement of repeat offender Ellis Alves in the murder of a college student. As Spenser delves deeper into the case, he encounters opposition from various quarters, including the investigating officer and the parents of the victim’s boyfriend. To complicate matters further, a deadly contract killer named Rugar sets his sights on eliminating Spenser.


Cars 2. Poster of the 2011 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Cars 2: The Junior Novelization
Irene Trimble, 2011
movie vs book   [NOVELIZATION]
John Lasseter, Bradford Lewis, 2011

British spy Finn McMissile infiltrates an oil rig owned by a group of lemon cars to rescue a fellow spy. After finding out the agent he came to rescue is dead, he flees and fakes his death. However, Italian formula race car, Francesco Bernoulli, challenges McQueen to race in the newly created World Grand Prix, led by its creator Sir Miles Axlerod, who intends to promote his new environmentally friendly fuel, Allinol.


Thinner. Poster of the 1996 movie and cover of the 1984 book
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Thinner
Richard Bachman (Stephen King), 1984
movie vs book
Tom Holland, 1996

Billy Halleck is an obese, upper class lawyer living with his wife Heidi and their daughter Linda. Gina, Tadzu’s great-granddaughter, uses her slingshot to shoot a large ball bearing which goes directly through Billy’s hand, infuriating Billy into vowing revenge against Tadzu and the other Romani people who live there.


Walking Shadow. Poster of the 2001 movie and cover of the 1994 book
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Walking Shadow
Robert B. Parker, 1994
movie vs book
Po-Chih Leong, 2001

At the behest of his longstanding companion, Dr. Susan Silverman, Spenser undertakes a pro bono investigation into the disturbing case of a theater company director being stalked. However, before he can even commence his inquiries, a shocking incident unfolds during a play, with an actor losing their life to an unexpected arrow strike.


Thin Air. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the 1995 book
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Thin Air
Robert B. Parker, 1995
movie vs book
Robert Mandel, 2000

Frank Belson didn’t delve too deeply into the enigmatic past of his newlywed wife, Lisa St. Claire, even when she vanished unexpectedly one fateful evening. Seeking assistance, he enlists the help of Spenser, who delves into the intricate tapestry of Lisa’s life while immersing himself in the clandestine Latino underworld of Proctor town.