A Spy Among Friends. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2014 book, A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal
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A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal
Ben Macintyre, 2014
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Nick Murphy, 2022

When Kim Philby, a close friend and colleague who works as an intelligence officer for MI6, decides to defect to Russia in 1963 after secretly serving as a double agent for the KGB, Nicholas Elliott, who is MI6’s intelligence officer, is left in disarray.


The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2012 book
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The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Rachel Joyce, 2012
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Hettie Macdonald, 2023

Harold Fry, a retired man living in a quaint English village with his wife Maureen, leads an uneventful life where each day feels indistinguishable from the last. However, his routine is disrupted when he receives a letter from a woman he hasn’t heard from in two decades, written in a shaky scrawl.


The Killer. Poster of the 2023 movie and cover of the 2018 comic book, The Complete The Killer
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The Killer
Matz, Luc Jacamon, 2018
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David Fincher, 2023

Following a fateful near-miss, an assassin finds himself in a relentless international manhunt, battling not only his employers but also his inner demons in a pursuit he maintains is not personal.


Three Sisters. Poster of the 2021 movie and cover of the 1900 book, The Three Sisters
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The Three Sisters
Anton Chekhov, 1900
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Monika Gossmann, 2021

Set in a remote town dominated by an army base, the action takes place in the Prozorov family home over a span of several years. Born&bred in a thriving metropolis, the Prozorovs came to this small town when their father was made commander.