The Great Gatsby. Poster of the 2013 movie and cover of the 1925 book
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The Great Gatsby
F. Scott Fitzgerald, 1925
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Baz Luhrmann, 2013

In December 1929, Nick Carraway, a World War I veteran, is undergoing treatment at a psychiatric hospital. He rents a small groundskeeper’s cottage in the North Shore village of West Egg, next to the mansion of Gatsby, a mysterious business magnate who often hosts extravagant parties.


Jack Irish: Bad Debts. Poster of the 2012 movie and cover of the 1996 book, Bad Debts
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Bad Debts
Peter Temple, 1996
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Jeffrey Walker, 2012

Jack Irish, a multifaceted individual with a history as a criminal lawyer, debt collector, football enthusiast, gambler, aspiring carpenter, and occasional romantic partner, receives a call from Danny McKillop, a former client, but initially fails to remember him. However, upon discovering that Danny has been murdered, Jack is compelled to confront his shadowy and perilous past.