Longmire. Poster of the 2012 TV series and cover of the 2004 book, The Cold Dish
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The Cold Dish
Craig Johnson, 2004
TV series vs book
Hunt Baldwin, John Coveny, 2012-2017

Walt Longmire is the sheriff of fictional Absaroka County. Sheriff Longmire’s longtime friend Henry Standing Bear, a Cheyenne man, provides insight to and sometimes aids in dealing with tribal police. As the series progresses, the friends deal with issues of gambling at a casino on the reservation, issues of competing jurisdictional authority for protecting people and prosecuting crimes, and other issues of contemporary Native American life.


Love Takes Wing. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 1988 book
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Love Takes Wing
Janette Oke, 1988
movie vs book
Lou Diamond Phillips, 2009

Mourning her husband’s recent death, Dr. Belinda Simpson arrives in the tiny town of Sikeston to fill the post of town physician. Once there she discovers that many of the town’s residents, including children at an orphanage run by Miss Hattie Clarence, have fallen ill or died from an unknown ailment. She soon wonders if she’s in over her head, despite reassurances from her best friend Annie and Lee, the town blacksmith.