| Book |
Title |
Author |
Description |
Release Year |
 |
Crime and Punishment |
Fyodor Dostoevsky |
Crime and Punishment follows the mental anguish and moral dilemmas of Rodion
Raskolnikov, an impoverished ex-student in Saint Petersburg who plans to kill
an unscrupulous pawnbroker, an old woman who stores money and valuable objects in her flat. |
1866 |
 |
The Picture of Dorian Grey |
Oscar Wilde |
"The Picture of Dorian Gray" is the story of a beautiful, shallow young man who is afraid to
lose
his youth and beauty. Basil paints a portrait of Dorian that seems to capture his soul, so when
Dorian makes a wish that his portrait will age and not himself, the devil takes heed. |
1890 |
 |
The Da Vinci Code |
Dan Brown |
A murder in Paris' Louvre Museum and cryptic clues in some of Leonardo da Vinci's most
famous paintings lead to the discovery of a religious mystery. For 2,000 years a secret
society closely guards information that -- should it come to light -- could rock the very
foundations of Christianity. |
2006 |
 |
Fairy Tale |
Stephen King |
The novel follows Charlie Reade, a 17-year-old who inherits keys to a hidden, otherworldly
realm,
and finds himself leading the battle between forces of good and evil. |
2022 |
 |
Misery |
Stephen King |
Novelist Paul Sheldon has plans to make the difficult transition from writing historical
romances
featuring heroine Misery Chastain to publishing literary fiction. Annie Wilkes, Sheldon's number
one
fan,
rescues the author from the scene of a car accident. The former nurse takes care of him in her
remote house,
but becomes irate when she discovers that the author has killed Misery off in his latest book.
Annie
keeps
Sheldon prisoner while forcing him to write a book that brings Misery back to life. |
1987 |