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21) Inspector Lewis
Publication Date
2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 95 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Following the death in 2000 of his eponymous mentor in Inspector Morse, Sergeant Lewis was promoted to Inspector and took a two-year sabbatical in the British Virgin Isles. Newly widowed, he now returns to Oxford and soon finds himself in charge of his own murder case. But it is noted that Morse made on an earlier case which help Lewis solve his case.
22) Shaft
Publication Date
2000
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
To stop a racist killer Shaft's got to track down the only eyewitness that can put the bad guy behind bars. As Shaft closes in, so does the danger. Up against corrupt cops and venomous druglords Shaft's out to make crime pay up.
Publication Date
1960.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (78 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
A young college student named Nan arrives in a sleepy Massachusetts town to research witchcraft under the advisement of her professor Alan Driscoll (Christopher Lee). During her stay at an eerie inn, Nan discovers a startling secret about the town and its inhabitants. *"THE CITY OF THE DEAD is both creepy and charming" - Sarah Dobbs, **SciFiNow***
25) Manhunter
Publication Date
1986.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (120 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Three years after leaving the police force, Will Graham is begged by an old colleague to return, to help track down a murderer who operates at full moon and has murdered two entire families. Endowed with a sixth sense, Graham has never used conventional ways to find psychopaths. Instead, he has developed a method which is dangerous for his own mental health for it allows him to be accepted by people with deranged minds and enables him to construct...
Publication Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DVD-R. The small, quiet town of St. Michael hasn't had a suspicious death in the last 30 years, until now. As strange murders disturb the peace, two detectives must solve a deadly game where the myth behind it unravels the town's urban legend and secrets too close to home. Detective Tamara Fischer is a logical, no-nonsense woman, but she hasn't been sleeping since the murders started and there are no leads. Her new partner, Detective Lukas Wiles,...
Publication Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (843 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Hailed as Britain's 'Queen of Crime' by critics and fans alike, P.D. James is one of the most celebrated mystery writers of all-time. From the diabolical to the macabre, this 'essential collection' presents her most compelling film adaptations."
Publication Date
[2003]
Physical Desc
6 videodiscs (843 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Hailed as Britain's 'Queen of Crime' by critics and fans alike, P.D. James is one of the most celebrated mystery writers of all-time. From the diabolical to the macabre, this 'essential collection' presents her most compelling film adaptations."
29) The Third Man
Publication Date
2024.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (104 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
In 1949, an American writer of westerns, Holly Martins, arrives in post-war Vienna to visit his old friend Harry Lime. On arrival, he learns that his friend has been killed in a street accident, and when he meets Calloway, chief of the British Military Police in Vienna, he is informed that Lime was in fact a black marketer wanted by the police. He decides to prove Harry's innocence, but is Harry really dead?
31) Endless Night
Publication Date
1972.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (100 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
Michael works as a Rolls Royce chauffeur for rich Americans on tours around Europe. When he meets Ellie, a lovely young American, a love affair soon develops between them. But they are interrupted by a strange, sinister old woman who warns Ellie - 'Go now before the harm is done!' ENDLESS NIGHT is based on a suspense novel by Agatha Christie and stars Hayley Mills and George Sanders.
32) Road Games
Publication Date
1981.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (101 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
On a 1600 mile journey through the Australian outback, truck-driver Pat Quid (Stacy Keach) becomes involved in the hunt for a brutal serial killer. Along the way he picks up a young hitcher (Jamie Lee Curtis), who is also keen to take up the pursuit, but their innocent curiosity soon leads them into a deadly game of cat and mouse.
Publication Date
2022.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (75 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
An ordinary British couple vacationing in Switzerland suddenly find themselves embroiled in a case of international intrigue when their daughter is kidnapped by spies plotting a political assassination.
34) Whitechapel
Publication Date
2009.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (streaming video file) (137 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
Description
The streets of Whitechapel are awash with blood in this compelling crime drama. A murderer stalks the night, picking off vulnerable women and leaving them brutally butchered. The locals live in fear and the police remain clueless. But this is not the 19th Century and the time of Jack the Ripper. This is now. Assigned to the case is fast-tracked DI Chandler - a novice in the business of murder, but an expert in the politics of policing. Can Chandler...
36) Last will
Formats
Description
Hayden Emery has it all; she just married the man of her dreams, the handsome and wealthy Frank Emery. Hayden's ideal world soon begins to crumble. Her new brothers-in-law think Hayden is a gold digger and are not happy about the union. When Frank changes his will to make Hayden his sole beneficiary, it's the final straw, and they're not going down without a fight. Frank mysteriously dies and the evidence indicates that Hayden is the killer. Based...
Publication Date
2005
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
"Cordially invited to The Hollow for a weekend get-together, Hercule Poirot arrives just in time to see Gerda Christow standing, revolver in hand, over the dead body of her husband. Though it seems obvious she has killed her wayward spouse, Poirot doesn't believe things are so simple, especially when all the guests seem to loathe each other. Love, deceit, mystery, and death -- rest assured Poirot will get to the heart of the matter."
Publication Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The trouble with Harry is that he's dead, and while no one really minds, everyone feels responsible. Shirley Maclaine makes her screen debut in this New England romp that includes romance, humor ... and several unearthings of the corpse.
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