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1) Nemesis
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2007.
Language
English
Description
Miss Marple faces her greatest challenge yet when she receives a request from an old friend, the recently deceased Mr. Rafiel, to investigate a "possible crime." But to complicate the matter, his instructions don't tell her what the crime is. Instead, she has been told to look for clues on a mystery bus tour, a trip Mr. Rafiel's instructions say might be dangerous.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2007.
Language
English
Description
A devout Catholic priest freelances as a private investigator in rural England during the 1920s. When it comes to amateur detective work, don't let this priest's absent-minded air and penchant for an occasional tipple fool you. His kindly eyes pick up clues that professionals usually miss, and his keen understanding of human nature lets him search men's souls for motives.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2007.
Language
English
Description
Father Brown is a seemingly distracted and even a bit dotty priest. He always manages to confound criminals with his keen observations and inescapable logic. He prefers to go unnoticed, dismissed as irrelevant. That is until the moment of truth arrives and he unravels the most devious criminal schemes.
The actor and the alibi: The search for a runaway girl leads Father Brown and his friend Flambeau to a struggling theatre company, replete with backstage...
Series
Inspector Alleyn mysteries volume Set 1
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
English
Description
The British Home Secretary dies after an operation for abdominal pains, but his wife insists he's been murdered. When Alleyn investigates her claim, he finds a great many things at the nursing home are not as they should be. He also finds a great many suspects, including a surgeon with a grievance, a nurse crossed in love, a betrayed wife, and a bewildering array of political enemies.
Series
Inspector Alleyn mysteries volume Set 1
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
English
Description
An eminent barrister dies in an incident at a village inn, seemingly killed by a poisoned dart. That is mystery enough, but when Alleyn goes to investigate he finds a wealth of suspects and a web of deceit he must unravel to catch the murderer.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2010.
Language
English
Description
Barnaby is torn between work and family obligations when the maid of honor at a high-society wedding is murdered just days before his own daughter's nuptials. The body count rises as the detectives sift through a tangled web of upper-crust affairs and servants' gossip. Barnaby has to race to solve the case in time to walk Cully down the aisle.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2010.
Language
English
Description
A nine-decade rivalry between the Hammond and Hicks families turns violent after a dishonored soldier's name is added to the World War I memorial in Midsomer Parva. When the Hicks patriarch is shot dead, suspicion naturally falls back onto the Hammonds. As the investigation proceeds, however, it appears that the two families have much more in common than they originally believed.
Series
Inspector Alleyn mysteries volume Set 1
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2005.
Language
English
Description
Troy has a commission to paint a birthday portrait of the famous actor Sir Henry Ancred at his country estate, Ancreton Manor. She finds the volatile Sir Henry agitated and ill, surrounded by his eccentric and equally dramatic family. A sudden, suspicious death at the manor leads Troy to call in Alleyn to investigate. He finds a tale of anonymous letters and bitter arguments over the dead man's will, lending credence to Troy's suspicions.
Series
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Henry Crabbe continues to balance life as a part-time policeman with his duties as a part-time chef. Having opened a restaurant with his bean-counter wife, he hopes his days as a detective are numbered. But the early retirement he craves never seems to come, thanks to the machinations of his self-serving boss, Assistant Chief Constable Fisher, who knows Crabbe is too good a cop to let go.
Money talks: Henry is leading a stake-out of a pizza parlour,...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2010.
Language
English
Description
Two couples living on the edge of Barton Woods disappear, leaving the village abuzz with rumors of supernatural causes. According to a local priest, the woods are haunted by the ghosts of monks slaughtered there in the 16th century. As the body count rises, a local psychic offers his services, much to Barnaby's chagrin.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2010.
Language
English
Description
Already divided over the construction of a new overpass, the village of Dunstan is further shaken when psychic Lynne Fox discovers a reclusive couple brutally murdered in their home. Local boy D.S. Jones finds himself personally involved in the case when it turns out that his old schoolmates are keeping secrets about the death of one friend and the disappearance of another.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2010.
Language
English
Description
Barnaby and Jones attend an exasperating team-building exercise, run by a young and overly ambitious acting chief superintendent. They're released from their misery after an explosion at a trucking company operated by one of the most hated men in Midsomer. The detectives soon realize that the intended victim had many enemies among the townswomen, including his own grandmother.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2010.
Language
English
Description
Barnaby and Jones discover that Midsomer County is home to a secret pagan cult after one of its more prominent members is murdered. Suspicion initially falls on the author of a book alleging that the sect's rituals are merely the product of drink and an overactive imagination. But soon it seems that all of the members of the Magic Circle have something to hide.
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2006], ©2003.
Language
English
Description
Jack Frost is a non-nonsense detective whose unorthodox methods fuel the tension between him and his superiors. While Frost's rude behavior may label him boorish among his peers, the people of Denton know they can count on him when trouble arises.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2010.
Language
English
Description
Dame Agatha left us more than Marple and Poirot. Set in Art Deco England, these classic stories spotlight lesser-known Christie sleuths solving crimes of the heart as well as larceny and murder.
Magnolia Blossom: Theo is eloping to South Africa with her lover, but, having heard the news that her uncaring husband's financial empire is collapsing and he's in danger to be exposed as an embezzler, she prefers to return to him for sheer loyalty. But is...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2010.
Language
English
Description
Guy Sandys, owner and editor of Midsomer Life magazine, has made a name for himself by publishing unfavorable reviews of local businesses. When his ex-wife's lover is found dead, the detectives are forced to dig into the editor's past, where they find a tangled web of affairs, criminal associations, and blackmail. Things turn personal for Barnaby when Joyce gets involved, placing herself in great danger.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
The hit British crime series returns with new mysteries. Aging cops and traditional sleuthing trump high-tech gadgets and modern criminology. As one of the most-watched shows on British television, New Tricks features strong writing, wry humor, and a splendid cast.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2011.
Language
English
Description
Detective Superintendent Sandra Pullman leads a motley crew of retired cops who solve cold cases.
Casualty: Jack's finally discovered the identity of the hit-and-run driver who murdered his wife and he is now prepared to risk everything to kill the man responsible: crook Ricky Hanson. Determined that Hanson should meet the same fate as his wife, Jack lies in wait in a pub car park, engine running. Sandra becomes aware of the situation. She acts fast...
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