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Blackshore. by Keane, Dathaí,film director.; BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by BBC Studios in 2024.The picture postcard town of Blackwater might be a pastoral idyll for some – but it’s hell on earth for DI Fia Lucey. Facing disciplinary charges for assaulting a violent criminal, Fia has reluctantly returned home to a town she left many years before. She starts investigating the recent disappearance of hotelier Roisin Hurley, a case everyone else seems strangely reluctant to pursue. After Roisin’s body is pulled out of the lake, sordid secrets emerge. Who was Roisin protecting? Was she a victim of sexual abuse or a sinister collaborator? And could there be a connection between these shocking crimes and the traumatic events of Fia’s childhood?Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.; Crime.; Television series--Great Britain.; Detective and mystery television programs.;
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A murder in Hollywood : the untold story of Tinseltown's most shocking crime / by Sherman, Casey,1969-author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Hollywood starlet Lana Turner was one Tinseltown's most recognizable faces in the 1940s and 50s. But, when the Academy Award-winning actress began dating mobster Johnny Stompanato-a thug for west coast mob boss Mickey Cohen-all the lights and glamor of Hollywood did not brighten the darkness of her personal life. Johnny's intense jealousy over Lana ruled their relationship from the get-go and Lana's daughter, Cheryl, witnessed her mother's bruises and abuse first-hand. On an infamous night in 1958, Lana attempted to break it off with Johnny but he predictably turned violent and Cheryl tried to protect her mother with a knife, killing him. The subsequent murder trial made for the biggest headlines of the year, its drama eclipsing every Hollywood movie. In Murder in Hollywood, Casey Sherman pulls back Tinseltown's velvet curtain to reveal a dark underbelly of celebrity, rife with toxic masculinity and casual violence against women. But in this case, Lana Turner and her daughter finally stood up, which makes for one of the 20th century's most notorious true crime stories"--
Subjects: Biographies.; True crime stories.; Personal narratives.; Crane, Cheryl.; Stompanato, Johnny, 1925-1958.; Turner, Lana, 1921-1995.; Children of celebrities; Children of celebrities; Justifiable homicide; Justifiable homicide; Victims of family violence; Victims of family violence;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Tibi Tendlu. by Gardner, Mari,film director.; Bayview Entertainment (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by Bayview Entertainment in 2023.20 Swazi women, all victims of sexual abuse, learn to use film equipment and document each others stories, empowering one another to overcome their traumas and advocate for a better future for women and children in the Kingdom of Eswatini.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Health.; Social sciences.; African studies.; Foreign study.; Psychology.; Human rights.; Mental health.; Documentary films.; Current affairs.; Crime.; Women--Africa.; Motion pictures--Production and direction.; Women's studies.;
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Waking the Dead: S4. by BBC Studios (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by BBC Studios in 2004.Chief Inspector Boyd and his team are back to reopen the files of more cold cases. A spectral leader calling himself 'The Shepherd' is inciting vulnerable women to commit murder; a sadomasochistic killer is counting off his victims, leaving the word 'Sorry' carved into their skin; and the discovery of an unexploded bomb threatens to bring unforeseen upheaval to the team. Boyd seeks to deal with his anger management, while determined to get to the bottom of every crime. But the final case of the series brings a shocking turn of events that shakes the team to its core.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Feature films.; Television series.; Motion pictures.;
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25 alive / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Paetro, Maxine,author.;
"SFPD homicide detective Lindsay Boxer knows her way around a crime scene. But nothing can prepare her for the shock of recognition: the victim is Warren Jacobi, Lindsay's onetime partner who rose to chief of police. A top investigator until the end, Jacobi managed to leave Lindsay a clue. Following a trail of evidence along the west coast, the Women's Murder Club pledges to avenge Jacobi's death before the killer can take another one of their own."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Murder; Women detectives; Women's Murder Club (Imaginary organization);
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 4
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1989 / by McDermid, Val,author.;
"A riveting thrill ride of a novel from a captivating new series, 1989 confirms internationally bestselling author Val McDermid as one of crime fiction's true masters. It's 1989 and journalist Allie Burns is growing up. Older and maybe wiser than the hustling young hack we met in 1979, she's running the northern news operation of the Sunday Globe, chafing at losing her role in investigative journalism and at the descent into the gutter of the UK tabloid media. But there's plenty to keep her occupied. The year begins with the memorial service for the victims of the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103, but Allie has barely filed her copy when she stumbles over a story about HIV/AIDS that will shock her into a major change of direction. The world of newspapers is undergoing a revolution, there's skullduggery in the medical research labs and seismic rumblings behind the Iron Curtain. When murder is added to this potent mix, Allie will be called upon to chase a story that will take her further afield than she'd everplanned, and force her to question all her old certainties"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Drugs; Investigative reporting; Murder; Nineteen eighties;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 2
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Death of a wedding cake baker / by Hollis, Lee.;
Liddy Crawford, best friend of food and cocktails columnist Hayley Powell, is getting married. The wedding is the talk of the town in Bar Harbor, Maine, including snide gossip about the age gap between the bride and her groom, local lawyer Sonny Lipton. But the cruelty of the comments is nothing compared to the nasty wedding cake baker, Liddy's quarrelsome cousin Lisa. So when the belligerent baker is found facedown in a three-tier cake, the victim of a poisoned slice, there are more suspects in town than names on the guest list. With Sonny getting cold feet, Liddy getting hot under the frilly collar of her wedding gown, and a killer possibly crashing the ceremony, Hayley vows to solve the crime before her best friend walks down the aisle...
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Food writers; Murder;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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25 alive [text (large print)] / by Patterson, James,1947-author.; Paetro, Maxine,author.;
"SFPD homicide detective Lindsay Boxer knows her way around a crime scene. But nothing can prepare her for the shock of recognition: the victim is Warren Jacobi, Lindsay's onetime partner who rose to chief of police. A top investigator until the end, Jacobi managed to leave Lindsay a clue. Following a trail of evidence along the west coast, the Women's Murder Club pledges to avenge Jacobi's death before the killer can take another one of their own."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Novels.; Murder; Women detectives; Women's Murder Club (Imaginary organization);
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Bring back our girls : the untold story of the global search for Nigeria's missing schoolgirls / by Parkinson, Joe,author.; Hinshaw, Drew,author.;
A definitive account of the rescue mission to free hundreds of Nigerian schoolgirls after their kidnapping by Boko Haram describes how a global social media campaign initiated with the Twitter hashtag #BringBackOurGirls prompted a dramatic worldwide intervention.
Subjects: Boko Haram.; Twitter; Abduction; Schoolgirls; Kidnapping victims; Terrorism; Islamic fundamentalism;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Murder in old Bombay / by March, Nev,1967-author.;
"In 19th century Bombay, Captain Jim Agnihotri channels his idol, Sherlock Holmes, in Nev March's Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award-winning debut. In 1892, Bombay is the center of British India. Nearby, Captain Jim Agnihotri lays in Poona military hospital recovering from a skirmish on the wild northern frontier, with little to read but newspapers. The case that catches Jim's attention is being called the crime of the century: Two women fell from the busy university's clock tower in broad daylight. Moved by the widower of one of the victims - his certainty that his wife and sister did not commit suicide - Jim approaches the Framjis and is hired by the Parsee family to investigate what happened that terrible afternoon. But in a land of divided loyalties, asking questions is dangerous. Jim's investigation disturbs the shadows that seem to follow the Framji family and triggers an ominous chain of events. Based on real events, and set against the vibrant backdrop of colonial India, Nev March's lyrical debut Murder in Old Bombay brings this tumultuous historical age to life"--
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Murder; Private investigators;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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