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Author
Language
English
Description
"'I'm sorry but the answer's no.' Reluctant author, Anthony Horowitz, has had enough. He tells ex-detective Daniel Hawthorne that after three books he's splitting and their deal is over. The truth is that Anthony has other things on his mind. His new play, a thriller called Mindgame, is about to open at the Vaudeville Theater in London's West End. Not surprisingly, Hawthorne declines a ticket to the opening night. The play is panned by the critics....
Author
Lexile measure
730L
Language
English
Description
"When Hercule Poirot and his associate Arthur Hastings arrive in the French village of Merlinville-sur-Mer to meet their client Paul Renauld, they learn from the police that he has been found that morning stabbed in the back with a letter opener and left in a newly-dug grave adjacent to a local golf course. Among the plausible suspects are Renauld's wife Eloise, his son Jack, Renauld's immediate neighbor Madame Daubreuil, the mysterious 'Cinderella'...
Publisher
BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 270 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Season four begins with the mercurial Sherlock Holmes, back once more on British soil as Doctor Watson and his wife Mary prepare for their biggest challenge yet: becoming parents.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
2022.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 310 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
It's a few months after the end of Season One. Eliza Scarlet has solved her father's murder while her relationship with Inspector William Wellington, aka the Duke, continues to slowly simmer.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 310 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Growing competition from a rival agency creates new problems for Eliza's budding business, and competition from her childhood friend creates problems for her relationship with Inspector Wellington.
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An archeologist's beautiful but unpopular wife is murdered while the couple is in Iraq excavating an historical site. At the request of local authorities a vacationing Hercule Poirot takes on the case.
Pub. Date
2009
Edition
Full screen.
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (approximately 654 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Dr. Thorndyke is an early proponent of forensic investigation; and there is the blind gumshoe Mac Carrados; and gentleman thief Simon Carne; and Mr. Carnacki who is a detective of the occult. These men pit their wits against the best that London's underworld has to offer. Victorian London was a boon for crooks and a bane to Scotland Yard, whose job it was to keep the city safe from criminals.
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (1465 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Includes 4 feature films and the entire 39 episode American television series featuring the master sleuth in some of his greatest mysteries and adventures. Bonus: Featuring introductions by Christopher Lee who reinvigorated the roles of Holmes in later features.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (310 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In Miss Scarlet and The Duke Season 4, Eliza has taken over the business of Nash & Sons (not that he has any sons) and things are not going entirely smoothly, although help comes from some familiar sources. Outside of work, her relationship with William 'The Duke' Wellington builds towards a looming decision that will shape both their lives.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (390 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The delightful Ashley Jensen (Catastrophe) stars as unlikely private detective Agatha Raisin, who uncovers killers in the Cotswolds in this British-village mystery. In Series Three, Agatha opens a PI agency to uncover the killers lurking in her sleepy Cotswold village, with help from her friend Roy and paramour James.
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Full screen ver.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 257 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"In these stories, lesser-known Christie heroes and heroines solve crimes of the heart as well as puzzling cases of larceny and murder. With just the right mix of danger and deception, romance and revenge, innocence and intrigue, these classic adaptations are Christie at her best"--Container.
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Season three of this dark, gritty crime drama follows two concurrent mysteries: one the case of a man suffering from psychosis, desperate to find answers about a girl he saw strangled years ago. The other, the case of a government minister blackmailed by the same man's brother. However, the mystery of how these two cases connect is not the only source of driving tension. Fans of the series want to know if Cormoran and his assistant Robin end up together,...
17) Strike
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (449 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Cormoran Strike is a war veteran turned private detective operating out of a tiny office in London's Denmark Street. Though he's wounded both physically and psychologically, Strike's unique insight and his background as an SIB Investigator prove crucial in solving complex cases that elude the police.