Sparks. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 2001 book
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Sparks
Elmore Leonard, 2001
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 2009

Following the devastating destruction of a stunning hilltop mansion, a skilled insurance investigator arrives at the residence of a young and captivating widow to conduct an interview regarding the fire incident.


Candyman. Poster of the 1992 movie and cover of the 1985 book, The Forbidden
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The Forbidden
Clive Barker, 1985
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Bernard Rose, 1992

The Candyman can be summoned by a person who says his name five times to a mirror, causing him to appear and kill the summoner by using a hook attached to the bloody stump of his right arm. Helen, now writing a thesis on how the residents of Cabrini-Green use the Candyman legend to cope with hardship, visits the scene of Ruthie Jean’s murder there, and meets Ruthie Jean’s neighbor Anne-Marie McCoy and her infant son Anthony.


Air Force One. Poster of the 1997 movie and cover of the book novelization
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Air Force One
Max Allan Collins, 1997
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Wolfgang Petersen, 1997

A combined Russian-American special forces operation captures General Ivan Radek, the dictator of Kazakhstan. After takeoff, Secret Service agent Gibbs, who is secretly a mole and Radek agent, enables Korshunov and his accomplices to obtain weapons and storm the plane, killing many of the other agents and military personnel before taking the civilians hostage.


City of Lies. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 2002 book, LAbyrinth
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LAbyrinth
Randall Sullivan, 2002
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Brad Furman, 2018

The film tells the story of former LAPD detective, Russell Poole, who in 1997 is working the homicide investigations of rappers Tupac Shakur and The Notorious B.I.G. A reporter (based on journalist Randall Sullivan’s collaboration with Russell Poole), “Jack” Jackson, teams up with Poole after nearly two decades to find out the truth.


Butcher's Crossing. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 1960 book
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Butcher's Crossing
John Williams, 1960
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Gabe Polsky, 2022

A frontier epic that follows an Ivy League dropout as he makes his way to the Colorado wilderness and joins a group of buffalo hunters on an adventure that endangers both his life and his sanity. based on John Williams’ critically acclaimed book.


Deepwater. Poster of the 2005 movie and cover of the 1999 book
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Deepwater
Matthew F. Jones, 1999
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David S. Marfield, 2005

Freshly discharged from the hospital and penniless, Nat Banyon, a young drifter who lost his parents, embarks on a journey to find work on a farm in Wyoming. During his travels, he stumbles upon a car accident and heroically rescues the driver, a peculiar elderly man named Herman Finch.


NetForce. Poster of the 1999 movie and cover of the 1998 book, Net Force
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Net Force
Steve Perry, 1998
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Robert Lieberman, 1999

In 2005, Alex Michaels is deputy head of a new division of the FBI called “Netforce” which investigates computer crime and polices the Internet. When his boss and mentor, Steve Day, is assassinated, the evidence points to Web pioneer and owner of the company Januscorp, Will Stiles, a character said to be Bill Gates’ apprentice.