| Cain | James M. | Butterfly |
| Double Indemnity | ||
| The Enchanted Isle (Movie: Girl in the Cadillac) | ||
| The Postman Always Rings Twice | ||
| Capote | Truman | Breakfast at Tiffany's |
| The Grass Harp | ||
| Carey | Peter | Bliss |
| Oscar and Lucinda | ||
| Chabon | Michael | Kavalier and Clay (Movie: Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay) |
| The Wonder Boys | ||
| Chase | James Hadley | Just Another Sucker (Movie: Palmetto) |
| Miss Shumway Waves a Wand (Movie: Rough Magic) | ||
| My Laugh Comes Last (Movie: The Set Up) | ||
| Try This One for Size | ||
| Christie | Agatha | Appointment with Death |
| Evil Under the Sun | ||
| Ordeal by Innocence | ||
| The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side (Movie: The Mirror Crack'd) | ||
| Clancy | Tom | Clear and Present Danger |
| Patriot Games | ||
| The Hunt for Red October | ||
| The Sum of All Fears | ||
| Clark | Mary Higgins | A Stranger is Watching |
| Where are the Children? | ||
| Clarke | Arthur C. | 2001: A Space Odyssey |
| 2010, Odyssey Two | ||
| Condon | Richard | Prizzi's Honor |
| The Manchurian Candidate | ||
| Conrad | Joseph | Heart of Darkness (Movie: Apocalypes Now) |
| The Secret Agent | ||
| Victory | ||
| Conroy | Pat | Lords of Discipline |
| Prince of Tides | ||
| Cormier | Robert | I Am the Cheese |
| The Bumblebee Flies Anyway | ||
| The Chocolate War | ||
| Crichton | Michael | Congo |
| Disclosure | ||
| Eaters of the Dead (Movie: The 13th Warrior) | ||
| Jurassic Park | ||
| Lost World | ||
| Rising Sun | ||
| Sphere | ||
| The Andromeda Strain | ||
| Timeline | ||
| Cronley | Jay | Funny Farm |
| Good Vibes (Movie: Let It Ride) | ||
| Quick Change | ||
| Cunningham | Michael | A Home at the End of the World |
| The Hours | ||
| Cussler | Clive | Raise the Titanic |
| Sahara |
