The Pelican Brief. Poster of the 1993 movie and cover of the 1992 book
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The Pelican Brief
John Grisham, 1992
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Alan J. Pakula, 1993

After two Supreme Court justices, Jensen and Rosenberg, are killed by an assassin named Khamel, Tulane University law student Darby Shaw writes a legal brief detailing her theory on why they were killed. An informant calling himself Garcia contacts Washington Herald reporter Gray Grantham with information about the assassinations, but suddenly disappears.


The Key to Rebecca. Poster of the 1985 movie and cover of the 1980 book
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The Key to Rebecca
Ken Follett, 1980
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David Hemmings, 1985

North Africa, Summer of 1942. Master spy, Alex Wolff is on a mission to send General Erwin Rommel’s advancing army the secrets that would unlock the doors to Cairo… and the ultimate Nazi triumph in the war. Wolff’s pursuer, Major Vandarn, engages the seductive charm of Elene Fontana to lure him into range for what is to be a startling and explosive confrontation.