The Hobbit

By J.R.R. Tolkein

The Hobbit is a story of an adventure party comprosed of a single Hobbit, Thirteen Dwarves, and a Wizard. The book is very short and did not need to be made into three movies.

The Hannibal Lecter Series

By Thomas Harris

Hannibel Lecter Series is comprised of four books: The Red Dragon, The Silence of the Lambs, Hannibal, and Hannibal Rising. The series covers the life of Hannibal the Cannibal as he dodges law anforcement, is imprisoned, and eventually escapes.

The Millennium Series

By Stieg Larsson

The Millennium Series is comprised of three books: The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played With Fire, and The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet's Nest All three books were published posthumously, and a fourth was written by another author. The fourth is not very good and will not be included in this list. The series covers the life of Lisbeth Salander, a computer hacker, as she fights to expose human trafficking in Sweden.