Pretend You Don't See Her. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1997 book
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Pretend You Don't See Her
Mary Higgins Clark, 1997
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René Bonnière, 2002

When Lacey Farrell, a young rising star in Manhattan’s elite and competitive real estate market, witnesses a murder and overhears the victim’s final words, she becomes convinced that her attacker was after a journal kept by her recently deceased daughter Heather up until the day she died in a hit-and-run, which everyone believes to have been a tragic accident.


Framed. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1992 book
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Framed
Lynda La Plante, 1992
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Daniel Petrie Jr., 2002

Detective Mike Santini’s career takes a nosedive when his partner is caught accepting a bribe, leading to suspicions of Santini’s involvement. Consequently, he is reassigned to uniform duty for a five-year period. While enjoying a vacation with his wife and children, Santini stumbles upon a potentially career-reviving opportunity. He spots Eddie Meyers, a crucial witness in a money-laundering case, who has been in hiding in the Bahamas.


While My Pretty One Sleeps. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the 1989 book
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While My Pretty One Sleeps
Mary Higgins Clark, 1989
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Jorge Montesi, 1997

Ethel Lambston, a well-known gossip journalist, is poised to shock the fashion world with an exposé that exposes the dark secrets of leading designers. Neeve Kearny, though, suspects foul play when Ethel vanishes and is subsequently discovered dead, and she feels obliged to learn the truth. In the end, she follows a path that takes her from the glitzy nightclubs frequented by New York’s elite to the Mafia underworld.