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From Page to Screen Jul-Aug 2024
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Fool Me Once
by Harlan Coben
Horrified when she spots the husband who was reported dead weeks earlier playing with their toddler on her nanny cam, former special ops pilot Maya confronts deep secrets and deceit in her own past in order to discern the truth.
Now streaming on Netflix.
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Force of Nature
by Jane Harper
When one member of a five-woman team of co-workers goes missing during a corporate retreat, federal police agent Aaron Falk uncovers dark secrets in his search for the woman, a whistleblower and major contributor to his latest case.
Was released in theaters on February 8, 2024.
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The Never Game
by Jeffery Deaver
Searching for a missing woman in Silicon Valley, an expert tracker is pitted against dark elements in the billion-dollar gaming industry and a serial killer who stages scenes from his favorite game.
Released as Tracker the series on CBS.
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The Expatriates
by Janice Y. K Lee
A traumatized college graduate, a lonely housewife and a burned-out mother of three endure the challenges of their respective demons and families in the face of unexpected consequences within their American expat community in Hong Kong.
Came out as Expats on Amazon Prime in February.
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Frankenstein
by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
The story of Dr. Frankenstein and the obsessive experiment that lead to the creation of a monstrous and deadly creature.
Was in theaters on February 19th as Lisa Frankenstein.
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The Three-Body Problem
by Cixin Liu
Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project's signal is received by an alien civilization, which plans to invade Earth, while on Earth different camps start forming to either welcome the superior beings or to fight against the invasion.
Was released as a series on Netflix on March 21, 2024.
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A Gentleman In Moscow
by Amor Towles
Deemed an unrepentant aristocrat by a Bolshevik tribunal in 1922, Count Alexander Rostov is sentenced to house arrest in a grand hotel across the street from the Kremlin, where he endures life in an attic room while some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history unfold.
Is streaming now on Paramount+.
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The Sympathizer
by Viet Thanh Nguyen
Follows a Viet Cong agent as he spies on a South Vietnamese army general and his compatriots as they start a new life on 1975 Los Angeles.
This mini series came out on HBO Max in April.
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Turtles All the Way Down
by John Green
In his long-awaited return, the author of #1 best-selling The Fault in Our Stars shares the story of Aza Holmes, a young woman navigating daily existence within the ever-tightening spiral of her own thoughts.
The movie premiered on HBO Max on May 2, 2024.
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Romancing Mister Bridgerton
by Julia Quinn
Secretly drawn to her best friend's brother for years, Penelope Featherington believes that she knows everything about Colin Bridgerton, until she stumbles upon his deepest secrets.
The series is now streaming on Netlix.
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Lady In the Lake : a Novel
by Laura Lippman
A divorced reporter in racially torn 1966 Baltimore triggers unanticipated consequences for vulnerable community members while investigating the murder of an African-American party girl.
This AppleTV series debuts on July 19, 2024.
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It Ends With Us
by Colleen Hoover
After building what should be a perfect life with neurosurgeon Ryle Kincaid, Lily finds herself in a troubled relationship with an abusive husband and must make a decision about her future, as she reencounters Atlas Corrigan, a man with links to her past.
The movie will be in theaters starting August 9, 2024.
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