On Wings of Eagles. Poster of the 1986 TV series and cover of the 1984 book
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On Wings of Eagles
Ken Follett, 1984
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Andrew V. McLaglen, 1986

The story is set during the Iranian Revolution (1978–1979). As Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi is overthrown by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in the takeover of Iran, two executives of Electronic Data Systems, are arrested on false charges and then imprisoned. The head of the company, H. Ross Perot, travels to Tehran to negotiate for their release.


Till Death Us Do Part. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the 1978 book, Till Death Us Do Part: A True Murder Mystery
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Till Death Us Do Part: A True Murder Mystery
Vincent Bugliosi, Ken Hurwitz, 1978
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Yves Simoneau, 1992

In a modest section of El Sereno, CA, a homicide takes place on December 11, 1966. In the wee hours of the morning, Henry Stockton is fatally shot three times in the head and twice in the chest, after which his home is set ablaze. The culprit leaves no evidence behind, confounding the authorities, until a year later when a young pregnant woman is discovered bludgeoned to death inside a Jaguar. Surprisingly, these two killings are linked.