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
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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.


The 33. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2014 book, Deep Down Dark
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Deep Down Dark
Héctor Tobar, 2014
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Patricia Riggen, 2015

Dozens of people from Copiapó, Chile, work in the San José mine. The owner ignores the warnings of the failing stability of the mine, which collapses a short time later. The only path inside the mine is completely blocked, and the thirty-three miners manage to get to the rescue chamber. They discover that the radio is useless, the medical kit is empty, the ventilation shafts lack the required ladders, and there is very little stored food.


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


Justice League: Crisis on Infinite Earths - Part One. Poster of the 2024 movie and cover of the 1985 comic book, Justice League
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Justice League
Marv Woflman, George Pérez, 1985
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Jeff Wamester, 2024

Crisis on Infinite Earths Part One unfolds in an adaptation of the most significant event in DC history, where the heroes from various parallel Earths must unite in a desperate attempt to rescue the Multiverse from annihilation by a formidable army of shadows.


The Night Stalker. Poster of the 2016 movie and cover of the 1996 book, The Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez
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The Night Stalker: The Life and Crimes of Richard Ramirez
Philip Carlo, 1996
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Megan Griffiths, 2016

Based on a true story, a young attorney journeys to San Quentin to extract a confession from one of the most notorious death row inmates in American history, Richard Ramirez, also known as the Night Stalker. With determination and persistence, she uncovers the chilling details of Ramirez’s heinous crimes, but as she delves deeper, she becomes increasingly entangled in his twisted mind games.


A Show of Force. Poster of the 1990 movie and cover of the 1986 book, Murder Under Two Flags
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Murder Under Two Flags
Anne Nelson, 1986
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Bruno Barreto, 1990

During 1978, Kate Melendez works as a TV news reporter and delves into the perplexing fatalities of two radical Puerto Rican activists. The government alleges that they were terrorists, but others argue that they were simply student activists. Despite facing threats to her own safety, Melendez conducts an inquiry into the deaths, which eventually leads her to surmise that covert American agents framed the activists as terrorists and then executed them.