Real Life Events That Inspired Fiction Writers Around the World

You would find a lot of real life events that inspire writers around the world. Most fiction stories have characters and plot that is inspired by true events that compelled the writers to explore the event at length. Online eBook websites like Ennymedia, offer the best books that were inspired by stories of real people and real instances. Here are three fictional books that were based on real life crime incidences.

Murder On The Orient Express By Agatha Christie (1934)

Agatha Christie is a household name when it comes to crime novels. This particular book with the murder of a three-year-old girl by fugitive Cassetti is based on the actual 1932 kidnap and murder of the son of aviator Charles Lindbergh. In the beginning of the case, a maid was unfairly suspected and interrogated, leading to her suicide. But ex-convict Bruno Hauptmann was eventually sentenced to death for the murder.

The Godfather By Mario Puzo (1969)

This classic is one of the most popular movies that people still appreciate. But the basis of the book and feature film is a real life crime that inspired many. The characters Johnny Fontane is based on Frank Sinatra and Moe Greene on gangster Bugsy Siegel.

ROOM by Emma Donoghue (2010)

The acclaimed writer created the award-winning book after reading about the Josef Fritzl case. In 2008, the world was appalled when Elisabeth Fritzl, 42, told police she had been held captive by her father for 24 years in a dungeon below their home. This horrific incidence was the inspiration for the book.

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