The Child in Time. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 1987 book
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The Child in Time
Ian McEwan, 1987
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Julian Farino, 2017

A successful writer of children’s books is confronted with the unthinkable —he loses his only child, four-year-old Kate, in a supermarket. In one horrifying moment that replays itself over the years that follow, he realises his daughter is gone. Kate’s absence sets Stephen and his wife on diverging paths as both struggle with an all-consuming grief.


In the Electric Mist. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 1993 book, In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead
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In the Electric Mist With Confederate Dead
James Lee Burke, 1993
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Bertrand Tavernier, 2009

Lt. Dave Robicheaux, a detective in New Iberia, Louisiana, is trying to link the murder of a local hooker to New Orleans mobster Julie Balboni, who is co-producer of a Civil War film. At the same time, after Elrod Sykes, the star of the film, reports finding another corpse in the Atchafalaya Swamp near the movie set, Robicheaux starts another investigation, believing the corpse to be the remains of a black man who he saw being murdered 35 years before.


Dirt Music. Poster of the 2019 movie and cover of the 2002 book
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Dirt Music
Tim Winton, 2002
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Gregor Jordan, 2019

Georgie is slowly suffocating in a loveless marriage to fishing tycoon Jim Buckridge. Handsome poacher Lu is an irresistible symbol of the excitement she craves. A passionate affair follows that reveals the dark secrets in Lu’s past and forces him to take flight into the blistering heat of the outback. Georgie follows, determined to find him and bring him back.


Holmes & Watson. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 1887 book, A Study in Scarlet
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A Study in Scarlet
Arthur Conan Doyle, 1887
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Etan Cohen, 2018

Holmes and Watson team up to unravel a puzzling murder at Buckingham Palace. Initially pointing to Professor James Moriarty, the infamous criminal mastermind and long-standing adversary of the detective duo, the case appears straightforward. However, as fresh twists and clues surface, the brilliant sleuth and his faithful companion must employ their legendary intelligence and inventive techniques to apprehend the culprit before the queen falls prey to the next attack.