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Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Based on the award-winning novels by Ann Cleeves about a cantankerous but brilliant detective.
"Brenda Blethyn is a force of nature...Recommended."--Video Librarian
"This is a first-rate mystery series, full of atmosphere and intriguing characters."--Library Journal
Author
Language
English
Description
A nameplate about to be put on a statue of Admiral Hornblast goes missing and Huckle, Sally and Lowly try to uncover what happened to it. // Pig Will and Pig Won't are playing spies. However Pig Won't suddenly finds himself out of the game when his Secret Spy Ring disappears!
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Based on the novel from Nicholas Sparks, a young woman with a mysterious past lands in Southport, North Carolina, where her bond with a widower forces her to confront the dark secret that haunts her.
"A cinematic valentine you'll be reasonably content to watch..."--New York Post
"... an unsurprising but not unsatisfying tour through recognizable Sparkville terrain."--Variety
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Ewa Cybulski and her sister sail to New York from their native Poland in search of a new start and the American dream. When they reach Ellis Island, doctors discover that Magda is ill, and the two women are separated. Ewa is released onto the mean streets of Manhattan while her sister is quarantined. Alone, with nowhere to turn and desperate to reunite with Magda, Ewa quickly falls prey to Bruno, a charming but wicked man who takes her in and forces...
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
Latin teacher Raimund Gregorius finds a book by Portuguese poet and doctor Amadeu de Prado and his life is irrevocably changed. Determined to learn more about the author, Gregorius boards the night train to Lisbon and begins to piece together an epic story of oppression and revolution, loyalty and betrayal, love and jealousy, played out against the backdrop of a brutal fascist dictatorship. In his exploration of Amadeu de Prado's life, Gregorius finds...
10) The Hippopotamus
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English
Description
Based on the Best-Selling Comedy Novel by Stephen Fry. Disgruntled, cantankerous semi-famous poet Ted Wallace (Roger Allam - Endeavor, The Queen) is hired to investigate a series of unexplained miracle healings. Also starring Matthew Modine (Stranger Things, Dark Knight Rises, Full Metal Jacket) and Fiona Shaw (5 Harry Potter movies).
11) Hard To Forget
Author
Language
English
Description
Private investigator Max Warner is convinced that the death of Sandra Applewhite was no accident but that her domineering husband John Gilman murdered her. When he meets Sandra's twin sister Nicky, he enlists her help in a scheme that would trap Gilman.
12) The thing (DVD)
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
When paleontologist Kate Lloyd travels to an isolated outpost in Antarctica for the expedition of a lifetime, she joins an international team that unearths a remarkable discovery. Their elation quickly turns to fear as they realize that their experiment has freed a mysterious being from its frozen prison. Paranoia spreads like an epidemic as a creature that can mimic anything it touches will pit human against human as it tries to survive and flourish...
15) Painted lady
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
Former rock singer Maggie Sheridan is reconciled to living her life on a crumbling country estate, as she is entranced by her past. Things change, however, when a robbery goes wrong, leaving Sir Charles Stafford dead and a prized painting possession of his missing. Maggie sets off to find the person who killed her friend and in turn encounters other troubles
"***...compelling...Recommended."--Video Librarian
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