History Main / BookSafe

* In ''Anime/MaiOtomeZwei'', the "Book of Neptune," from which Nagi alleged to have learned about Yuna and the [=CHILDs=], was really a box with the Neptune Emerald GEM inside.

* In ''Comicbook/VForVendetta,'' corrupt priest Father Liliman pulls out a gun from his Bible when V enters the room.

* ''Film/JamesBond''

* The lead character in ''Film/{{Frankenhooker}}'' keeps a video tape stashed away in a copy of ''Literature/GraysAnatomy.''

** In the Literature/XWingSeries, when Corran Horn finds one for himself along with a number of other hidden library secrets, it's because he has luck and [[SentientCosmicForce the Force]] (which may be the same thing)--not to mention a lot of time to look around, as he is locked in the room alone. Corran being Corran, he cracks a joke to himself that if a blaster is the complete history of Corvis Minor, it must not be a vacation spot. Naturally, he follows up that thought by searching the remaining datacard boxes, hoping in vain to find additional weaponry.

* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''

* ''Literature/JamesBond''

* ''The Bronze Horseman'' by Paullina Simons. The protagonists hide their stache of rubles and US dollars inside a book of Pushkin's poems. Disaster is barely averted when the family is burning all their books during the winter of the [[UsefulNotes/WorldWarII Siege of Leningrad]].

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This trope can be TruthInTelevision; check Wiki/ThatOtherWiki under "Book Safe" for examples.

* ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'' started when Sakura opened a Book Safe: the hiding place of the the Clow Cards.

* On an episode of ''Series/TheIncredibleHulk'' a hunter who enjoys hunting HuntingTheMostDangerousGame has Dr. Banner trapped in a room; a clue leads him to a key hidden inside a hollowed out book on [[ChessMotifs chess, which was a major thematic element of the episode]].

** An odd variant that might be a subversion, a parody, or completely unrelated occurred in ''Discworld/NightWatch'', when a young Havelock Vetinari hid all the extant copies of a rare book on concealment inside the cover of ''Annals of the Great Accountants, Volume 3''. He thought the author would have approved.
** In ''Discworld/UnseenAcademicals'', Mrs Whitlow has cleared Ridcully's chambers of food and smoking supplies on the night before the big match. Luckily, his copy of ''An Occult Primer'' contains mints, tobacco, and cigarette papers... along with a note from Mrs. Whitlow that she didn't have the heart to confiscate those as well.

'''Examples:'''

** In the ComicBook/XWingSeries, when Corran Horn finds one for himself along with a number of other hidden library secrets, it's because he has luck and [[SentientCosmicForce the Force]] (which may be the same thing)--not to mention a lot of time to look around, as he is locked in the room alone. Corran being Corran, he cracks a joke to himself that if a blaster is the complete history of Corvis Minor, it must not be a vacation spot. Naturally, he follows up that thought by searching the remaining datacard boxes, hoping in vain to find additional weaponry.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheOblongs'': The old racist [[HolierThanThou Church Militant]] woman was made Czar of Child Services. When she was first appointed she took out a Bible and said she had all she needed "right here". She then yelled "Behold, the [[{{Pun}} piece]] of The Lord!" when she proceeded to pull the gun out (accidentally shooting it into the air.)

* A subplot in the ''Series/{{Elementary}}'' episode "On the Scent" involves a drug dealer who keeps her cannabis in a copy of ''Literature/LeavesOfGrass''. Sherlock {{lampshade}}s the pun.

* ''Series/AgentsOfShield'': The episode "Paradise Lost" features the backstory of Hydra leader Gideon Malick, where he learns after his father's death he was secretly rigging their Hydra faction's LotteryOfDoom to make sure he never drew out the fatal white stone, hiding one with an etch in it in his copy of Milton.

* ''Film/TheShawshankRedemption'': The warden of Shawshank prison opens up the Bible to discover that this is where Andy has been hiding the rock hammer he used to tunnel out of his cell. Salvation, indeed. For that extra touch of irony, the hollow section begins halfway through ''Exodus''.

Books are great. Even if you don't like reading, you can [[UsefulBooks use a book for any of a number of handy purposes]]. One favorite trick is to hollow it out and hide something useful inside it.

Books are great. Even if you don't like reading, you can use a book for any of a number of handy purposes. One favorite trick is to hollow it out and hide something useful inside it.

* ''VideoGame/{{Scratches}}'': A bible hidden in the chapel of Blackwood manner had a section carved out for a thick steel nail, which was removed from the huge crucifix to disarm the mechanism for a secret door nearby.