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All Around the Town. PG-13. 2002. DVD 791.4572 MAR TV

Based on the book All Around the Town by Mary Higgins Clark. 1992.

Before I Say Goodbye. PG-13. 2002. DVD 791.4572 MAR TV

Based on the book Before I Say Goodbye by Mary Higgins Clark. 2000.

The Big Clock. Not rated. 1948. DVD Drama

Based on the book The Big Clock by Kenneth Fearing. 1946.

Cape Fear. Not rated. 1961. DVD Drama
Cape Fear. R. 1991. DVD Drama

Based on the book The Executioners by John D. MacDonald. 1958.

Coyote Waits. Not rated. 2003. DVD 791.4572 COY TV

Based on the book Coyote Waits by Tony Hillerman. 1990.

Death on the Nile. PG. 1978. VHS Action/Adventure
Death on the Nile. Not rated. 2004. DVD 791.4572 AGA TV

Based on the book Death on the Nile by Agatha Christie. 1965.

Devil in a Blue Dress. R. 1995. DVD Drama

Based on the book Devil in a Blue Dress by Walter Mosley. 1990.

Diamonds are Forever. PG. 1971. DVD Action/Adventure

Based on the book Diamonds are Forever by Ian Fleming. 1956.

Die Hard. R. 1988. DVD Action/Adventure

Based on the book Nothing Lasts Forever by Roderick Thorp. 1979.

Don't Say a Word. R. 2001. DVD Drama

Based on the book Don't Say a Word by Andrew Klavan. 1991.

52 Pick-up. R. 1986. DVD Action/Adventure

Based on the book 52 Pickup by Elmore Leonard. 1974.

Get Shorty. R. 1995. DVD Comedy

Based on the book Get Shorty by Elmore Leonard. 1990.

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. R. 2009. DVD World (Swedish)
and Blu-ray World (Swedish)

Based on the book The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. 2005.

Gone Baby Gone. R. 2007. DVD Drama

Based on the book Gone Baby Gone by Dennis Lehane. 1998.

Harper. Not rated. 1966. DVD Drama

Based on the book The Moving Target by Ross Macdonald. 1949.

He Sees You When You're Sleeping. PG. 2002. DVD 791.4572 MAR TV

Based on the book He Sees You When You're Sleeping by Mary Higgins Clark. 2001.

Heaven's Prisoners. R. 1995. DVD Drama

Based on the book Heaven's Prisoners by James Lee Burke. 1988.

I Know What You Did Last Summer. R. 1997. DVD Horror 

Based on the book I Know What You Did Last Summer. by Lois Duncan. 1973.

Kiss Me Deadly. Not rated. 1955. DVD Drama

Based on the book Kiss Me, Deadly by Mickey Spillane. 1952.

L.A. Confidential. R. 1997. DVD Drama

Based on the book L.A. Confidential by James Ellroy. 1990.

The Long Goodbye. R. 1973. DVD Drama

Based on the book The Long Goodbye by Raymond Chandler. 1953.

Lord Edgware Dies. Not rated. 2000. DVD 791.4572 AGA TV

Based on the book Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie. 1960.

Loves Music, Loves to Dance. PG-13. 2001. DVD 791.4572 MAR TV

Based on the book Loves Music, Loves to Dance by Mary Higgins Clark. 1991.

The Maltese Falcon. Not rated. 1941. DVD Drama

Based on the book Maltese Falcon by Dashiell Hammett. 1929.

The Moonstone. Not rated. 1972. DVD 791.4572 MOO TV

Based on the book The Moonstone by Wilkie Collins. 1959.

Murder on the Orient Express. PG. 1974. DVD Action/Adventure and VHS Action/Adventure

Based on the book Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie. 1960.

Mystic River. R. 2003. DVD Drama

Based on the book Mystic River by Dennis Lehane. 2001.

The Ninth Gate. R. 1999. DVD Horror

Based on the book Club Dumas by Arturo Reverte-Perez. 1996.

No Way Out. R. 1987. DVD Action/Adventure

Based on the book The Big Clock by Kenneth Fearing. 1946.

Out of Sight. R. 1998. DVD Action/Adventure

Based on the book Out of Sight by Elmore Leonard. 1996.

Pretend You Don't See Her. PG-13. 2002. DVD 791.4572 MAR TV

Based on the book Pretend You Don't See Her by Mary Higgins Clark. 1997.

Psycho. R. 1960. DVD Horror

Based on the book Psycho by Robert Bloch. 1959.

The River King. R. 2005. DVD Drama

Based on the book The River King by Alice Hoffman. 2000.

Robert B. Parker's Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise. Not rated. 2006.
DVD 791.4572 ROB TV

Based on the book Death in Paradise by Robert B. Parker. 2001.

Robert B. Parker's Jesse Stone: Sea Change. Not rated. 2007. DVD 791.4572 ROB TV

Based on the book Sea Change by Robert B. Parker. 2005.

The Russia House. R. 1990. DVD Drama

Based on the book The Russia House by John Le Carre. 1989.

Sleuth. R. 2007. DVD Drama

Based on the play Sleuth by Anthony Shaffer. 1970.

The Spy Who Came in From the Cold. Not rated. 1965. DVD Action/Adventure

Based on the book The Spy Who Came in From the Cold by John Le Carre. 1963.

Stone Cold. Not rated. 2005. DVD 791.4572 STO TV

Based on the book Stone Cold by Robert B. Parker. 2003.

Strangers on a Train. PG. 1951. DVD Drama

Based on the book Strangers on a Train by Patricia Highsmith. 1950.

The Talented Mr. Ripley. R. 1999. DVD Drama

Based on the book The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith. 1963.

Tell No One. Not rated. 2006. DVD World (French)

Based on the book Tell No One by Harlan Coben. 2001.

The Thin Man. Not rated. 1934. DVD Action/Adventure

Based on the book The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett. 1934.

Thirteen at Dinner. Not rated. 1985. DVD 791.4572 AGA TV

Based on the book Thirteen at Dinner by Agatha Christie. 1960.

We'll Meet Again. Not rated. 2002. DVD 791.4572 MAR TV

Based on the book We'll Meet Again by Mary Higgins Clark. 1999.

The Woman in White. Not rated. 1997. DVD 791.4572 WOM TV

Based on the book Woman in White by Wilkie Collins. 1975.

You Belong to Me. PG-13. 2001. DVD 791.4572 MAR TV

Based on the book You Belong to Me by Mary Higgins Clark. 1998.