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- Hercule Poirot's silent night / by Hannah, Sophie,1971-author.; Christie, Agatha,1890-1976,creator.;
- It's December 19, 1931. Hercule Poirot and Inspector Edward Catchpool are looking forward to a much-needed, restful Christmas holiday, when they are called upon to investigate the murder of a man in a Norfolk hospital ward. Cynthia Catchpool, Edward's mother, insists that Poirot stay with her in a crumbling mansion by the coast, so that they can all be together for the festive period while he solves the case. As Poirot digs into the mystery, he discovers that the murdered man was a retired post office master, and by all accounts very well-liked. The local constabulary's investigation failed to uncover how someone could have entered a hospital room and killed him under the noses of the staff. Cynthia's friend Arnold is soon to be admitted to that same hospital, and his wife is convinced he will be the killer's next victim, though she refuses to explain why. With no obvious motive or suspect, Poirot has less than a week to solve the crime and prevent more murders, if he is to escape from this nightmare scenario and get home in time for Christmas. Meanwhile, someone else also has ideas about what ought to happen to Hercule Poirot.
- Subjects: Christmas fiction.; Detective and mystery fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character); Christmas stories; Hospitals; Murder; Nineteen thirties; Private investigators;
- Death of an honest man / by Beaton, M. C.,author.;
- "Sergeant Hamish Macbeth--Scotland's most quick-witted but unambitious policeman--returns in M.C. Beaton's new mystery in her New York Times bestselling series. Nobody loves an honest man, or that was what police sergeant Hamish Macbeth tried to tell newcomer Paul English. Paul had moved to a house in Cnothan, a sour village on Hamish's beat. He attended church in Lochdubh. He told the minister, Mr. Wellington, that his sermons were boring. He told tweedy Mrs. Wellington that she was too fat and in these days of increasing obesity it was her duty to show a good example. Angela Brody was told her detective stories were pap for the masses and it was time she wrote literature instead. He accused Hamish of having dyed his fiery red hair. He told Jessie Currie--who repeated all the last words of her twin sister--that she needed psychiatric help. "I speak as I find," he bragged. Voices saying, "I could kill that man," could be heard from Lochdubh to Cnothan. And someone did. Now Hamish is faced with a bewildering array of suspects. And he's lost the services of his clumsy policeman, Charlie, who has resigned from the force after Chief Inspector Blair berated Charlie one too many times, and the policeman threw Blair into the loch. Can Hamish find the killer on his own?"--
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Macbeth, Hamish (Fictitious character); Murder; Police;
- The maze [sound recording] / by DeMille, Nelson,author.; Brick, Scott,narrator.; Simon & Schuster Audio (Firm),publisher.;
- Read by Scott Brick."In his dazzling #1 bestseller, Plum Island, Nelson DeMille introduced readers to NYPD Homicide Detective John Corey, who we first meet sitting on the back porch of his uncle's waterfront estate on Long Island, convalescing from wounds incurred in the line of duty. A visit from the local Chief of Police results in the legendary Detective Corey becoming involved in the investigation of the murders of a married couple who were scientists at the top-secret biological research facility on Plum Island. Fast forward through six more bestselling John Corey novels and The Maze opens with Corey on the same porch, but now in forced retirement from his last job as a Federal Agent with the Diplomatic Surveillance Group. Corey is restless and looking for action, so when his former lover, Detective Beth Penrose, appears with a job offer, Corey has to once again make some decisions about his career-and about reuniting with Beth Penrose. Inspired by, and based on the actual and still unsolved Gilgo Beach murders, The Maze takes the reader on a dangerous hunt for an apparent serial killer who has murdered nine-and maybe more-prostitutes and hidden their bodies in the thick undergrowth on a lonely stretch of beach. As Corey digs deeper into this case, which has made national news, he comes to suspect that the failure of the local police to solve this sensational case may not be a result of their inexperience and incompetence-it may be something else. Something more sinister. The Maze features John Corey's politically incorrect humor, matched by his brilliant and unorthodox investigative skills along with the surprising and shocking plot twists that are the trademark of the #1 New York Times bestselling author, Nelson DeMille"--
- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Novels.; Thrillers (Fiction); Corey, John (Fictitious character); Ex-police officers; Man-woman relationships; Murder; Prostitutes; Serial murderers;
- The other side of silence / by Kerr, Philip,author.;
- "Once I'd been a good detective in Kripo, but that was a while ago, before the criminals wore smart gray uniforms and nearly everyone locked up was innocent. Being a Berlin cop in 1942 was a little like putting down mousetraps in a cage full of tigers. The war is over. Bernie Gunther, our sardonic former Berlin homicide detective and unwilling SS officer, is now living on the French Riviera. It is 1956 and Bernie is the go-to guy at the Grand-Hotel du Cap-Ferrat, the man you turn to for touring tips or if you need a fourth for bridge. As it happens, a local writer needs just that, someone to fill the fourth seat in a regular game that is the usual evening diversion at the Villa Mauresque. Not just any writer. Perhaps the richest and most famous living writer in the world: W. Somerset Maugham. And it turns out it is not just a bridge partner that he needs; it's some professional advice. Maugham is being blackmailed--perhaps because of his unorthodox lifestyle. Or perhaps because of something in his past, because once upon a time, Maugham worked for the British secret service, and the people now blackmailing him are spies. As Gunther fans know, all roads lead back to the viper's nest that was Hitler's Third Reich and to the killing fields that spread like a disease across Europe. Even in 1956, peace has not come to the continent: now the Soviets have the H-bomb and spies from every major power feel free to make all of Europe their personal playground"--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Gunther, Bernhard (Fictitious character); Private investigators;
- The amazing Spider-Man [videorecording] / by Arad, Avi.; Davidtz, Embeth,1966-; Ditko, Steve.; Field, Sally.; Garfield, Andrew,1983-; Horner, James.; Ifans, Rhys,1968-; Khan, Irrfan,1962-; Kloves, Steven.; Leary, Denis.; Lee, Stan,1922-; Sargent, Alvin.; Scott, Campbell.; Sheen, Martin.; Stone, Emma,1988-; Tolmach, Matt.; Vanderbilt, James.; Webb, Marc.; Ziskin, Laura.; Zylka, Chris,1985-; Columbia Pictures Industries.; Marvel Entertainment, LLC.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);
- Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, Martin Sheen, Sally Field, Embeth Davidtz, Chris Zylka.Peter Parker finds a clue that might help him understand why his parents disappeared when he was young. His path puts him on a collision course with Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, anamorphic widescreen (2.40) presentation, described video; Dolby Digital 5.1 (English, French or Spanish), Dolby surround (English).
- Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Good and evil; Spider-Man (Fictitious character); Superhero films.; Superheroes;
- © c2012., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
- Metropolis / by Kerr, Philip,author.;
- "New York Times-bestselling author Philip Kerr treats readers to his beloved hero's origins, exploring Bernie Gunther's first weeks on Berlin's Murder Squad. A portrait of Bernie Gunther in his twenties: He's young, but he's seen four bloody years of trench warfare. And he's not stupid. So when he receives a promotion and a ticket out of Vice squad, he knows he's not really leaving behind the criminal gangs, the perverse sex clubs, and the laundry list of human corruption. It's 1928 and Berlin is a city on the edge of chaos, where nothing is truly verboten. But soon a new wave of shockingly violent murders sweeps up society's most vulnerable, prostitutes and wounded ex-soldiers begging on the streets. As Bernie Gunther sets out to make sense of multiple murders with different MOs in a city that knows no limits, he must face the fact that his own police HQ is not immune. The Nazi party has begun to inflitrate the Alex, Berlin's central office, just as the shakey Weimar government makes a last, desperate attempt to control a nation edging toward to the Third Reich. It seems like the only escape for most Berliners is the theater and Bernie's no exception. As he gets deeper into the city's sordid underground network, he seeks comfort with a make-up artist who is every bit a match for his quick wit and increasingly sardonic view of the world. But even this space can't remain untouched, not with this pervasive feeling that everything is for sale in Berlin if you're man enough to kill for it"--
- Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Historical fiction.; Gunther, Bernhard (Fictitious character); Detectives; Murder;
- The mystery of three quarters [sound recording] : the new Hercule Poirot mystery / by Hannah, Sophie,1971-author.; Rhind-Tutt, Julian,1968-narrator.; Harper Audio (Firm),publisher.;
- Read by Julian Rhind-Tutt.Hercule Poirot returns home after an agreeable luncheon to find an angry woman waiting to berate him outside his front door. Her name is Sylvia Rule, and she demands to know why Poirot has accused her of the murder of Barnabas Pandy, a man she has neither heard of nor ever met. She is furious to be so accused, and deeply shocked. Poirot is equally shocked, because he too has never heard of any Barnabas Pandy, and he certainly did not send the letter in question. He cannot convince Sylvia Rule of his innocence, however, and she marches away in a rage. Shaken, Poirot goes inside, only to find that he has a visitor waiting for him--a man called John McCrodden who also claims to have received a letter from Poirot that morning, accusing him of the murder of Barnabas Pandy ... Poirot wonders how many more letters of this sort have been sent in his name. Who sent them, and why? More importantly, who is Barnabas Pandy, is he dead, and, if so, was he murdered? And can Poirot find out the answers without putting more lives in danger?"--
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Audiobooks.; Poirot, Hercule (Fictitious character); Private investigators; Nineteen thirties;
- Venom [videorecording] / by Ahmed, Riz,1982-actor.; Arad, Avi,film producer.; Fleischer, Ruben,film director.; Hardy, Tom,1977-actor.; Haze, Scott,actor.; Pascal, Amy,1958-film producer.; Pinkner, Jeff,screenwriter.; Rosenberg, Scott,screenwriter.; Scott, Reid,1977-actor.; Tolmach, Matt,film producer.; Williams, Michelle,1980-actor.; Columbia Pictures,production company.; Marvel Entertainment Group,production company.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm),publisher.; Tencent Pictures,production company.;
- Director of photography, Matthew Libatique ; editors, Maryann Brandon, Alan Baumgarten ; music, Ludwig Göransson.Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze, Reid Scott.Investigative journalist Eddie Brock attempts a comeback following a scandal, but accidentally becomes the host of an alien symbiote that gives him a violent super alter-ego. Soon, he must rely on his newfound powers to protect the world from a shadowy organization looking for a symbiote of their own.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: PG-13; for intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for language.Blu-ray disc (requires Blu-ray player for playback) ; anamorphic widescreen format (2.40:1 aspect ratio) ; DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, Dolby digital 5.1 DVS.
- Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Superhero films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Venom (Fictitious character); Human-alien encounters; Symbiosis; Antiheroes; Supervillains;
- For private home use only.
- The amazing Spider-Man [videorecording (BLURAY)] / by Arad, Avi.; Davidtz, Embeth,1966-; Ditko, Steve.; Field, Sally.; Garfield, Andrew,1983-; Horner, James.; Ifans, Rhys,1968-; Khan, Irrfan,1962-; Kloves, Steven.; Leary, Denis.; Lee, Stan,1922-; Sargent, Alvin.; Scott, Campbell.; Sheen, Martin.; Stone, Emma,1988-; Tolmach, Matt.; Vanderbilt, James.; Webb, Marc.; Ziskin, Laura.; Zylka, Chris,1985-; Columbia Pictures Industries.; Marvel Entertainment, LLC.; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (Firm);
- Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Rhys Ifans, Denis Leary, Campbell Scott, Irrfan Khan, Martin Sheen, Sally Field, Embeth Davidtz, Chris Zylka.Peter Parker finds a clue that might help him understand why his parents disappeared when he was young. His path puts him on a collision course with Dr. Curt Connors, his father's former partner.Canadian Home Video Rating: PG.DVD, anamorphic widescreen (2.40) presentation, described video; Dolby Digital 5.1 (English, French or Spanish), Dolby surround (English).
- Subjects: Action and adventure films.; Feature films.; Good and evil; Spider-Man (Fictitious character); Superhero films.; Superheroes;
- © c2012., Sony Pictures Home Entertainment,
- Toxic prey [sound recording] / by Sandford, John,1944 February 23-author.; Petkoff, Robert,narrator.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.;
- Read by Robert Petkoff."Gaia is dying. That, at least, is what Dr. Lionel Scott believes. A renowned expert in tropical and infectious diseases, Scott has witnessed the devastating impact of illness and turmoil at critical scale. Society as it exists is untenable, and the direct link to Earth's death spiral; population levels are out of control and people have allowed disarray and disorder to run rampant. While most are concerned about deadly disease, Scott knows that it is truly humanity itself that will destroy Gaia. It's only by removing the threat then the planet can continue to prosper, and luckily, Scott is just the right man for the job ... When Scott then disappears without a trace, Letty Davenport is tasked with tracking down any and all leads. Scott's connections to sensitive research into virus and pathogen spread has multiple national and international organizations on high alert, and his shockingly high clearance levels at various institutions, including the Los Alamos National Laboratory, make him the last person they'd like to go missing. As the web around Scott becomes more tangled, Letty calls in her father, Lucas, help her lead a group of specialists to find Scott as soon as possible. But as Letty and Lucas begin to uncover startling and disturbing connections between Scott and Gaia conspiracists, their worst fears are confirmed, and it quickly becomes a race to find him before the virus he created becomes the perfect weapon"--
- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Novels.; Thrillers (Fiction); Davenport, Lucas (Fictitious character); Conspiracies; Fathers and daughters; Missing persons; Scientists; Viruses;
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