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Collateral [videorecording (DVD)] / by Beebe, Dion; Berg, Peter,1964; Cameron, Paul,1958; Cruise, Tom,1962; Foxx, Jami; Howard, James Newto; Mann, Michael(Michael Kenneth; Pinkett, Jad; Ruffalo, Mar; DreamWorks Home Entertainment (Firm; Universal Studios Home Video (Firm;
Directors of photography, Dion Beebe, Paul Cameron ; editors, Jim Miller, Paul Rubell ; music, James Newton Howard ; costume designer, Jeffrey Kurland ; production designer, David Wasco.Tom Cruise, Jamie Foxx, Jada Pinkett Smith, Mark Ruffalo, Peter Berg, Bruce McGill, Irma P. Hall, Barry Shabaka Henley.Vincent is a cool, calculating contract killer at the top of his game. Max is a cabbie with big dreams looking for his next fare. This fateful night, Max becomes Vincent's collateral, and will transport him on his next mission - one night, five stops, five hits and then a perfect getaway. Together, Vincent and Max find themselves in a non-stop race against time. With the LAPD and the FBI after them, they each become dependent on the other to survive.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.DVD ; widescreen presentation; Dolby Digital 5.1 surround, Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, DTS 5.1 surround, dual-layer, single-sidedVenice Film Festival, 2004: Future Film Festival Digital Award (Michael Mann)
Subjects: Feature film; Murder for hire; Survival skills; Taxicab drivers; Thrillers (Motion pictures, television, etc.;
© c2004., DreamWorks Home Entertainment ; Distributed by Universal Studios Home Video,
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Perfect death / by Fields, Helen,1969-author.;
"There's no easy way to die ... Unknown to DI Luc Callanach and the newly promoted DCI Ava Turner, a serial killer has Edinburgh firmly in his grip. The killer is taking his victims in the coldest, most calculating way possible -- engineering slow and painful deaths by poison, with his victims entirely unaware of the drugs flooding their bloodstream until it's too late. But how do you catch a killer who hides in the shadows? A killer whose pleasure comes from watching pain from afar? Faced with their most difficult case yet, Callanach and Turner soon realise they face a seemingly impossible task ... "
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Women detectives; Detectives; Serial murder investigation;
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Get good with money : ten simple steps to becoming financially whole / by Aliche, Tiffany,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Introducing the powerful idea of striving for financial wholeness instead of early retirement or millionaire status, Get Good with Money guides us through the ten short-term steps that lead to long-term security. From the simple (best practices for budgeting and saving) to the more sophisticated (investing, taking charge of your credit score, and calculating your insurance needs), Tiffany Aliche shares memorable stories, actionable lists and worksheets, and a you-got-this attitude, ensuring that we can build a solid foundation for a life that's rich in every way"--
Subjects: Finance, Personal.;
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American Sherlock : murder, forensics, and the birth of American CSI / by Dawson, Kate Winkler,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."From the acclaimed author of Death in the Air ("Not since Devil in the White City has a book told such a harrowing tale"--Douglas Preston) comes the riveting story of the birth of criminal investigation in the twentieth century"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Heinrich, Edward Oscar, 1881-1953.; Criminologists; Forensic sciences;
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The prophet and the idiot / by Jonasson, Jonas,1961-author.; Willson-Broyles, Rachel,translator.; translation of:Jonasson, Jonas,1961-Profeten och idioten.English.;
Sweden, late summer of 2011. Self-taught astrophysicist Petra has calculated that the atmosphere will collapse on the 21st of September that year, around 21.20 to be more precise, bringing about the end of times. Armed with this terrible knowledge, Petra meets Johan, a domesday prophet, and Agnes, a widow of 75 who has made bank living a double life on social media as a young influencer. Together, the trio race through Europe as they plan to make the most out of the time they have left, in more ways than one. But of course, things rarely go to plan, even the end of the world.
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Black humor.; Road fiction.; Novels.; Astrophysicists; Automobile travel; Automobile travel; Caravans; End of the world; Internet personalities; Interpersonal relations; Prophecies; Prophets; Travel;
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The family lawyer : thrillers / by Patterson, James,1947-; Rotstein, Robert,1951-; Charles, Christopher,; Hall, Rachel Howzell,;
The family lawyer: Matthew Hovanes is living a parent's worst nightmare: his young daughter is accused of bullying another girl into suicide. But this loving father is also a skilled criminal defense attorney. And something here doesn't add up...Night sniper: Cheryl Mabern is the NYPD's most brilliant detective--and the most damaged. Now she must confront her darkest fears to stop a calculating killer committing random murders. The good sister: Her beloved sister's cheating husband has been found dead. Now, Dani Lawrence must decide if she will help the investigation that could put her sister away... or obstruct it by any means necessary.
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Detective and mystery fiction.; Lawyers; Police; Sisters; Murder;
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Treachery at Lancaster Gate : a Charlotte and Thomas Pitt novel / by Perry, Anne,author.;
"In this, the thirty-first installment of the New York Times bestselling Charlotte and Thomas Pitt mystery series, Commander Thomas Pitt, head of Special Branch, is called to the scene of a brutal explosion in the heart of London. The bomb was set off during an important--and secret--police raid, killing several officers, and the government suspects anarachists are at work. But what Pitt discovers is far more disturbing: the explosion was not a terrorist attack meant to sow chaos, but a calculated means to commit a targeted murder. And the evidence trail leads him straight to a deadly crime that is set not in the back alleys of London, but in the drawing rooms of London's elite"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Mystery fiction.; Pitt, Charlotte (Fictitious character); Pitt, Thomas (Fictitious character); Police;
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The death season / by Ellis, Kate,1953-author.;
When DI Wesley Peterson is summoned to investigate a killing, he assumes that the case is a routine matter. But soon dark secrets and deadly deceptions start to emerge from the victim's past, and Wesley begins to realise that a simple incident of cold-blooded murder is altogether more calculated and complicated that he could ever imagine. Meanwhile, archaeologist Neil Watson is pulled from the historic Paradise Court to a ruined village from the First World War. Even with the help of the attractive and enigmatic Lucy, Neil cannot shake the feeling that something is missing from his explorations: a cryptic clue that might have been lost when Sandrock tumbled into the sea many years ago. A clue that could help Wesley solve his most puzzling case to date.
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Peterson, Wesley (Fictitious character); Police;
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By the neck / by Johnstone, William W.; Johnstone, J. A.;
Rollie Finnegan is a man of few words. As a Pinkerton agent with two decades of experience under his belt, he uses his stony silence to break down suspects and squeeze out confessions. Hence the nickname Stoneface. Over the years, he's locked up plenty of killers. Now he's ready to make a killing--for himself... There's gold in the mountains of Idaho Territory. And the town of Boar Gulch is a golden opportunity for a tough guy like Finnegan. But when he arrives, the local saloon owner is gunned down in cold blood--and Finnegan makes a cold calculation of his own. Instead of working in a mine, he'll buy the saloon. Instead of gold, he'll mine the miners. And instead of getting dirty, he'll clean up this grimy little boomtown once and for all--with his own brand of Stoneface justice...
Subjects: Western fiction.; Miners; Bars (Drinking establishments); Cowboys;
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For your own good / by Downing, Samantha,author.;
"[A] thriller about a calculating teacher in a privileged private school who knows he has the power to make or break your kid's future ... and he uses it ... Teddy Crutcher has just won Teacher of the Year at the prestigious Belmont Academy, home to the best and brightest. He says his wife couldn't be more proud--though no one has seen her in a while. But Teddy can't be bothered with any of the rumors and the recent string of murders on campus. His main focus is on these kids. Sure, his methods can be a little unorthodox and maybe just a few of them don't actually deserve a bright a future. But someone's got push these kids to their full potential. It's really too bad that sometimes excellence can come at such a high cost"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Psychological fiction.; Teachers; Private schools; Academic achievement; Teacher-student relationships; Parent-teacher relationships; Parent and child; Secrecy; Murder; Online identities;
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