Mayflies. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2020 book
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Mayflies
Andrew O'Hagan, 2020
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Peter Mackie Burns, 2022

James and Tully form a deep friendship in a small Scottish town in 1986. During one weekend, they make a pact to approach life in a new way. However, 30 years later, living separate lives, James receives a devastating phone call from Tully.


Ice Cream Girls. Poster of the 2013 TV series and cover of the 2010 book, The Ice Cream Girls
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The Ice Cream Girls
Dorothy Koomson, 2010
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Dan Zeff, 2013-

During the summer of 1995, two teenage girls who were in a vulnerable state, were accused of killing their schoolteacher. Poppy was charged with the murder and the two girls separated for seventeen years. In present-day, Serena, now a happily married mother, returns to the same seaside town to take care of her ailing mother, Rachel. Meanwhile, Poppy, who spent seventeen years in prison for a crime she claims she didn’t commit, is determined to uncover the truth about Marcus’ murder.


A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints. Poster of the 2006 movie and cover of the 2002 book
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A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
Dito Montiel, 2002
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Dito Montiel, 2006

Caught in a dilemma involving his ailing father, his overbearing friend and guardian Antonio, the conflicts in the neighborhood, and the seductive allure of youthful desires, Dito grapples with the urge to break free, ultimately choosing to flee from all that is familiar to him.


Mary Queen of Scots. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2004 book, Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart
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Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart
John Guy, 2004
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Josie Rourke, 2018

In 1561, nineteen-year-old Mary Stuart, Catholic Queen of Scotland, returns to her home country from France following the death of her husband, Francis II, to take up her throne, where she is received by her half brother, the Earl of Moray. Seeking to weaken her cousin’s threat to her sovereignty, Elizabeth arranges for Mary, whom English Catholics recognize as their rightful Queen, to be married to an Englishman.


The Legend of Barney Thomson. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2003 book, The Long Midnight of Barney Thomson
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The Long Midnight of Barney Thomson
Douglas Lindsay, 2003
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Robert Carlyle, 2015

Barney Thomson, a socially awkward and timid barber from Glasgow, Scotland, leads a life characterized by profound mediocrity. However, his mundane existence is suddenly catapulted into a whirlwind of chaos and dark humor as he finds himself thrust into the bizarre and grotesque realm of a serial killer.


Our House. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2018 book
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Our House
Louise Candlish, 2018
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Sheree Folkson, 2022

Fi Lawson, a woman who returns home after a weekend away to discover strangers moving into her house — and her husband Bram and children nowhere in sight. The new owners insist that Bram and Fi have been across every part of the sale, but she has no recollection of any of it.


The Hunter's Prayer. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2004 book
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The Hunter's Prayer
Kevin Wignall, 2004
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Jonathan Mostow, 2017

A deadly assassin is marked for death when he can’t bring himself to kill a young woman. Now, protecting the woman he was sent to kill, the two flee from the powerful forces that will stop at nothing to kill them both.