Book to Movie Adaptions - Mystery Edition
Everybody likes a good mystery or thriller. They’re exciting, with plenty of action and suspense. They keep you guessing right to the end! Read the book and then try these great movies available on Hoopla!
Flowers In The Attic
Four children are terrorized by their mother’s vicious family in this psychological thriller. Based on the first novel in V.C. Andrews’ popular series. It stars Kristy Swanson, Victoria Tennant, and Louise Fletcher.
Link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11616869
E-book: https://livebrary.overdrive.com/media/520418
Gone Baby Gone
Two private investigators search for a missing girl in this tense thriller. Dennis Lehane and Ben Affleck co-wrote the script, from Lehane’s bestseller. Affleck makes a strong debut as director.
Link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12183305
E-book: https://livebrary.overdrive.com/media/107440
The Hound Of The Baskervilles
Sherlock Holmes investigates murders on the eerie Baskerville estate. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic mystery, which introduced his legendary detective, has been filmed several times. The most famous film version is the 1939 classic starring Basil Rathbone. This one is a TV-movie starring Matt Frewer, Kenneth Welsh, and Jason London.
Link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12368382
E-book: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/13246593
The Innocent
A CIA agent tries to save his young partner from a dangerous seductress. John Schlesinger’s thriller is based on Ian McEwan’s popular novel. It stars Anthony Hopkins, Campbell Scott, and Isabella Rossellini.
Link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12253425
E-book: https://livebrary.overdrive.com/media/504823
The Lady Vanishes
A woman investigates the disappearance of a new friend as she travels home from a trip. This is a TV remake of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller. Both versions are based on Ethel White’s novel “The Wheel Spins”.
Link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12337835
E-book: https://livebrary.overdrive.com/media/13585
Sabotage
Alfred Hitchcock’s classic thriller about an undercover Scotland Yard detective hunting a saboteur. Based on Joseph Conrad’s 1907 novel “The Secret Agent”, it helped to build Hitchcock’s reputation as a top director and The Master of Suspense.
Link: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12211368
E-book: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12097296
The Taking Of Pelham 1-2-3
Tense thriller about a New York Transit cop battling gunmen who hijack a subway train. Based on John Godey’s bestseller, this 1974 classic stars Walter Matthau and Robert Shaw. It was remade for TV in 1998.
Links: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11080157
https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/12840786
E-book: https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/11334873
The 39 Steps
Robert Donat and Madeleine Carroll star in this Alfred Hitchcock classic. It’s about a man pursuing the spies who framed him for murdering a British agent. Based on John Buchan’s novel, the film remains one of Hitchcock’s best.