Marathon Man. Poster of the 1976 movie and cover of the 1974 book
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Marathon Man
William Goldman, 1974
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John Schlesinger, 1976

Thomas’Babe’ Levy is a history Ph.D. student and an avid runner researching the same field as his father, H.V. Levy, who committed suicide after being investigated during the Joseph McCarthy era. After Dr. Szell’s brother is killed in a fit of road rage, Szell feels that he can’t trust anybody anymore and proceeds to try to have all of the diamond handlers and couriers murdered, including Doc himself.


Jesse Stone: No Remorse. Poster of the 2010 movie and cover of the 1997 book, Night Passage
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Night Passage
Robert B. Parker, 1997
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Robert Harmon, 2010

Police Chief Jesse Stone faces suspension in Paradise, prompting him to offer temporary assistance to a friend dealing with a serial killer case in Boston. In an attempt to evade calls from his ex-partner, Jesse acquires his first cellphone. Meanwhile, the Paradise Police Department finds itself overwhelmed when a convenience store robbery turns into a murder investigation, stretching their resources beyond their capacity.


Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 1997 book, Night Passage
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Night Passage
Robert B. Parker, 1997
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Robert Harmon, 2015

Jesse Stone immerses himself in the sinister deeds of a serial killer in Boston, all while grappling with concerns over a troubled teenager in Paradise.


Payback. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1962 book, The Hunter
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The Hunter
Richard Stark (Donald E. Westlake), 1962
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Brian Helgeland, 1999

Face down on the kitchen table of an underground abortionist, barely conscious and with two large bullet wounds in his back, lies career thief and former Marine Porter. The unlicensed doctor uses the whiskey he is drinking as sterilizing agent and digs out the bullets. Porter begins tracking down his estranged wife Lynn and former partner-in-crime Val Resnick.


Hollow Man. Poster of the 2000 movie and cover of the 1897 book, The Invisible Man
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The Invisible Man
H.G. Wells, 1897
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Paul Verhoeven, 2000

Arrogant scientist Sebastian Caine has developed a serum for the military that can make a subject invisible. His team includes ex-girlfriend Linda McKay, Matt Kensington, Sarah, Janice, Carter, and Frank. The team succeeds in reversing the procedure, returning an invisible gorilla to visibility. Sebastian becomes infatuated with Linda again but, unbeknownst to him, she has become involved with Matt.


Night Watch. Poster of the 1995 movie and cover of the 1989 book
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Night Watch
Alastair MacNeill, 1989
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David Jackson, 1995

UN agents Mike Graham and Sabrina Carver are sent by their director Nick Caldwell to investigate the theft of Rembrandt’s painting, “The Night Watch”. The trail takes them from Amsterdam to Hong Kong and involves them in not only art theft and forgery, but the high-tech schemes of Martin Schraeder and his Korean cohort Mao Yixin.