Summary: The story follows a young mother who, when on a day trip with her husband and son, commits a startling act of violence and, to her horror, has no idea why. The event launches an inverted and utterly surprising crime thriller whose driving force is not the 'who' or the 'what,' but the 'why.' When an investigator finds himself obsessed with uncovering the woman's buried motive, together they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Universal Pictures Home Entertainment 2018
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2 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV SINSummary: Oxford's Inspector Robert Lewis, protégé of the legendary Inspector Morse, works with his brilliant, but brooding partner, Detective Sergeant James Hathaway. The two try to find a link between a murder in Oxford's Bodleian Library; a burglary gone wrong leads from underground amateur boxing to the now-defunct East German Secret Police; the suicide of Hathaway's old friend test his relationship...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Boston 2009
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV INSSummary: Fresh off his success catching a headline grabbing killer, DCI Colin Sutton is on the brink of retirement when he's asked to review the long running inquiry into another infamous predator. Known as "The Night Stalker" to the press and "Minstead Man" to the police, this serial rapist has stalked the elderly of Southeast London for nearly two decades.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Semi-retired policeman Henry Crabbe would rather be cooking than catching criminals. Unluckily for him, he happens to be good at both. His boss, Assistant Chief Constable Fisher doesn't want to lose him, and his accountant wife, Margaret, worries his new career as a restaurateur won't be financially viable. While indulging his culinary passions, Crabbe remains on call for those particularly...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2010
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV PIESummary: Still reeling from the sudden death of Dr. Thomas Chamberlain and the shock departure of colleague Clarissa Mullery, Nikki and colleague Jack Hodgson returns to the Lyell Centre. A case at a high-security prison stirs disturbing memories for Nikki. Recruit Adam causes friction with his impetuous desire to impress. Forensic ecologist Simone's unique knowledge helps solve the murder of a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV SILSummary: Dr. Nikki Alexander and the team at the Lyell Centre must solve five more thrilling mysteries in this award-winning crime drama. A body in the concrete pillar of a car park. A downed plane. Scientific research has gone wrong. The cases that end up at the Lyell Centre are rarely straightforward. Initial suspicions are challenged as the evidence mounts, and Nikki and the team must work harder...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2020
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV SILSummary: It all begins here, as baby-faced rookie Officer Tom Hanson (Johnny Depp) is assigned to an elite squad of young undercover cops - Judy Hoffs (Holly Robinson Peete), Doug Penhall (Peter DeLuise) and Harry Truman Ioki (Dustin Nguyen) - to infiltrate high schools and fight crime.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mill Creek Entertainment 2009
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD 21JSummary: It's the long hot summer of 1959 and wedding season is in full swing in the Cambridgeshire village of Grantchester. As the Reverend Will Davenport unites happy couples in holy matrimony, Detective Inspector Geordie Keating finds himself trying to repair his own marriage to estranged wife Cathy.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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2 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV GRASummary: Detective Inspector Jack Mooney and his team-now including the new arrival DI Neville Parker--continue to fight crime on their Caribbean island.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC 2020
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV DEACopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV De 9Summary: Jonathan Pine is working as the night manager of a Cairo hotel. He gets involved with a local woman who is the girlfriend of a local gangster. Through her relationship with the gangster she has acquired information linking illegal international arms sales with an English billionaire.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV NIGSummary: A contemporary take on the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes who investigates crimes in modern-day New York City as a consultant to the NYPD and is assisted by Joan Watson, a former surgeon, who is hired by Holmes' wealthy father to help keep the eccentric detective sober.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ELESummary: 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.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Acorn Media 2009
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV RIVSummary: She's back. The Thirteenth Doctor is returning for the thirteenth series, a six-part Event Serial. Since their last epic battle in Revolution of the Daleks, the Doctor and Yaz have been exploring the universe together but with the Doctor now questioning everything about her past she will undoubtedly be searching for answers. Series Thirteen will introduce some terrifying new adversaries and the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC 2022
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV DOCCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV DOCSummary: Travel through time and space with the Thirteenth Doctor! Jump on the TARDIS for an adventure through time and space with the Thirteenth Doctor, Jodie Whittaker. Travel to the far future to the planet Kandoka, or take a trip to the past and visit Nikola Tesla in this 10-disc collection. With the Thirteenth Doctor sorting out fair play across the universe, she is never too far away from her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV DOCCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD DOCSummary: The English village mystery gets a contemporary spin in this hit British television series that has earned a worldwide following. Bucolic settings harbor macabre crimes and eccentric characters that are no match for DCI John Barnaby and his assistant, DS Jamie Winter. Delightful in a murderously charming way.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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3 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV MIDSummary: " ... James Garner stars as the ex-con-turned-private-investigator who stays under the radar and takes on the cases of the lost and dispossessed, chasing down seemingly long-dead clues on the sunbaked streets and seamy alleys of Los Angeles. ..."--Container.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The erratic, unpredictable, and intellectually incomparable detective Sherlock Holmes cracks case after case for the NYPD with the help of his ever-reliable partner Joan Watson. The balance of this time-tested team shifts as Holmes and Watson face difficult personal choices and impossible crimes. From a murderous drug gang to a rogue intelligence agency, the threats have never been starker. And...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV ELESummary: "Meet the new doctor. The universe just got more exciting. The dazzling Thirteenth Doctor falls out of the sky just in time to thwart an alien huntsman who is stalking human prey. With little time to spare and the population of Sheffield (and Earth!) at risk, the Doctor recruits three new friends - gentle Ryan, no-nonsense Yasmin and Ryan's step-grandfather, Graham - who soon feel more like...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Bros. Home Entertainment 2019
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV DOCCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD TV Do 11Summary: NCIS (Naval Criminal Investigative Service) is more than just an action drama. With liberal doses of humor, it's a show that focuses on the sometimes complex and always amusing dynamics of a team forced to work together in high-stress situations. NCIS Special Agent Leroy Jethro Gibbs, a former Marine gunnery sergeant whose skills as an investigator are unmatched, leads this troupe of colorful...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: After a major accident leaves two dead, two critically wounded, and the surviving victims' lives changed forever, the father of one of the victims files a suit against the police department. Detective Inspector John Tolin must come to terms with his own past, and with his partner in the investigation if he has any hope of untangling the carnage, and understanding what caused the accident that...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Distributed by PBS Distribution 2009
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV COLSummary: Based on P.D. James's global bestsellers, this riveting mystery series stars Bertie Carvel as enigmatic Inspector Adam Dalgliesh. A recent widower and acclaimed poet, Dalgliesh is a cerebral, reserved man but possessed of exceptional empathy and insight. As he investigates complex crimes in 1970s England, he plumbs the darker depths of the human psyche in his pursuit of justice.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV DALSummary: Detective Jess Savage wants to leave the past behind and make the most of her tentative new relationship with daughter Ruby, but a blackmailer is making that impossible, threatening to expose Jess as a murderer. As Jess hunts for her blackmailer, she solves crimes on Waiheke Island with her partner, DS Justin Harding, whose attempts to reconnect with his criminal father lead to a shocking outcome.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022