The Bikeriders. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 1997 book
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The Bikeriders
Danny Lyon, 1997
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Jeff Nichols, 2023

Kathy, a determined member of the Vandals, is married to Benny, a daring biker. She reflects on the Vandals’ transformation over ten years, starting as a local group bonded by fun, roaring bikes, and admiration for their steadfast leader Johnny. With the Vandals turning more perilous, evolving from a club to a potentially menacing gang, Kathy, Benny, and Johnny face decisions about their allegiance to the club and to one another.


Nocturnal Animals. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 1993 book, Tony and Susan
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Tony and Susan
Austin Wright, 1993
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Tom Ford, 2016

Art gallery owner Susan Morrow receives the manuscript for a novel penned by her estranged ex-husband Edward Sheffield along with an invitation for dinner during Edward’s upcoming visit to Los Angeles. After being forced off the road, Tony is powerless to stop Ray and Turk from kidnapping his wife, Laura, and their daughter, India, and leaving him with Lou, who forces him to drive Ray’s car to the end of a road where he is abandoned.


Greyhound. Poster of the 2020 movie and cover of the 1955 book, The Good Shepherd
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The Good Shepherd
C.S. Forester, 1955
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Aaron Schneider, 2020

The hero of The Good Shepherd is Commander Krause, the captain of the fictional US Navy Mahan-class destroyer USS Keeling in World War II. He finds himself in a difficult position. The captains of the other vessels in the escort group are junior to him in rank, and much younger, but they have been at war for over two years.


Above Suspicion. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 1993 book
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Above Suspicion
Joe Sharkey, 1993
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Phillip Noyce, 2019

The chilling true story of a newly married FBI poster boy assigned to an Appalachian mountain town in Kentucky. There he is drawn into an illicit affair with an impoverished local woman who becomes his star informant. She sees in him her means of escape; instead, it’s a ticket to disaster for both of them.


God Is a Bullet. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 1999 book
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God Is a Bullet
Boston Teran, 1999
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Nick Cassavetes, 2023

After his ex-wife is murdered and daughter is kidnapped by a satanic cult, vice detective Bob Hightower becomes disillusioned with the police’s bungled investigations. Bob quits the force, gets tattoos, and infiltrates the cult to hunt down Cyrus, the charismatic cult leader, with the assistance of Case Hardin, the cult’s only female victim to escape who is brilliant but damaged.


Wounds. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2015 book, The Visible Filth
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The Visible Filth
Nathan Ballingrud, 2015
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Babak Anvari, 2019

Will is a New Orleans-based bartender who works at a run-down cockroach-infested bar. One evening, Alicia, her boyfriend Jeffrey, a drunk Eric, and a group of college kids enter the bar. Eric gets into a fight with another guest, resulting in Eric being stabbed in the cheek with a broken bottle. The kids leave the bar in a panic and Will discovers one of them has left their phone behind.