Adrian Lester
Author
Description
In 1994, Nelson Mandela became the first president of a democratic South Africa, committed to serving only a single five-year term. During his presidency, he and his government ensured that all of South Africa's citizens became equal before the law, and laid the foundation for turning a country riven by centuries of colonialism and apartheid into a fully functioning democracy. This volume draws on the memoir Mandela began as he prepared to leave office....
2) Trauma
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Dan and Jon are two fathers whose very different lives collide when Dan's teenage son tragically dies under the care of trauma consultant Jon in a Central London hospital. Devastated and heartbroken, Dan, a working class father struggling to make ends meet, believes Jon is responsible for his son's death and, as he strives for justice, Dan begins to unpick the fabric of Jon's distinctly contrasting life as a high-achieving surgeon with a beautiful...
3) Undercover
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 351 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Maya, a barrister in London, is at the very top of her profession. She is about to become the first black Director of Public Prosecutions. But just as her life comes under intense public scrutiny, Maya discovers that her husband Nick has been lying to her for 20 years. At the same time a case that has dominated her career is about to reach its conclusion. Rudy Jones, a black man in America wrongly convicted, is about to be executed.
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 127 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Rosalind is the daughter of banished Duke Senior and is being raised at the court of Duke Frederick, with her cousin Celia. She falls in love with a young man named Orlando, but she is banished by Duke Frederick, who threatens death if she comes near the court again. Celia goes with Rosalind. Disguised as the boy Ganymede, Rosalind enters the forest of Arden. Upon their arrival in the forest, they happen upon Orlando and his manservant, who are fleeing...
Author
Series
Riviera volume 8
Description
Nadia's Russian handlers threaten the Clios family, prompting Georgina to join forces with an unlikely ally... Adriana confronts Irina about Negrescu and Christos's new relationship puts him in danger…
Author
Series
Riviera volume 7
Description
Jukes intends to charge Georgina with Constantine's crimes unless she can prove Jon Brandeis was to blame. The problem, of course, is that Brandeis doesn't exist. Adriana discovers a family secret…
Author
Series
Riviera volume 2
Description
Georgina discovers Interpol are investigating Constantine for money laundering and art forgery, which unexpectedly links to an old friend of hers. In an effort to save the Clios Bank, Constantine's ex-wife gets into bed with a notorious criminal…
Author
Series
Riviera volume 5
Description
Irina hosts a gala at the villa. Georgina uses the event to interrogate the one person she believes holds the key to Constantine's criminal activities. The girl who survived the explosion crashes the party… but who or what is she looking for?
Author
Series
Riviera volume 3
Description
Georgina confronts Constantine's forger, looking for answers as to what her husband was doing on the yacht. Could the truth she seeks be hidden in the safe room he recently had installed? Meanwhile, the only survivor from the yacht awakens…
Author
Series
Riviera volume 1
Description
Art curator Georgina Clios's husband; Constantine, head of the Clios Bank, is killed in a yacht explosion. She must work out who in his family she can trust to help her uncover whether it was an accident, murder or if Constantine is still alive…
Author
Series
Riviera volume 4
Description
In the safe room Georgina discovers proof that Constantine was in league with mysterious art collector Jon Brandeis, who may know the truth about her husband's murder, but can she track him down? Delormes stumbles upon two murders that may be linked…