Anthony Horowitz
41) Stormbreaker
Author
Series
Alex Rider adventures volume 1
Description
After the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, fourteen-year-old Alex Rider is coerced to continue his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6.
Author
Series
Alex Rider (Graphic novels) volume 5
Pub. Date
2017.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : chiefly color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Description
"After learning a terrible secret about his father, teen spy Alex Rider travels to Venice to uncover the truth about his past. But the truth lies with a criminal organization known as Scorpia. When he agrees to train as an assassin and is given a target that he knows well, Alex must make a choice: work with MI6 once more or betray everything he believes in"--Amazon.
Series
Alex Rider (Graphic novels) volume 1
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
[144] p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm.
Description
Soon to be a major motion picture, this very first Alex Rider adventure, featuring manga-like illustrations, follows a fourteen-year-old boy, who, after the death of the uncle who had been his guardian, is coerced into continuing his uncle's dangerous work for Britain's intelligence agency, MI6. Original.
44) Collision
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (210 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
After a major accident leaves two dead, two critically wounded, and the surviving victims' lives changed forever, the father of one of the victims files a suit against the police department. Detective Inspector John Tolin must come to terms with his own past, and with his partner in the investigation if he has any hope of untangling the carnage, and understanding what caused the accident that threw so many lives together.
Pub. Date
[2004]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 400 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Foyle, a veteran detective is persuaded to remain on duty at home rather than join the troops at the front as World War II begins. But home is on the vulnerable southern English coast and the chaos, danger and venality of war seep into everyday events.
47) Injustice
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 223 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
When successful London barrister William Travers suffers a nervous breakdown, he moves his family and practice to rural Suffolk. Called upon to defend an old friend, he is caught up in a conspiracy that stretches far beyond the courtroom. James Purefoy stars in a taut, engrossing thriller from the creator of Foyle's War.
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (300 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Detective Chief Superintendant Christopher Foyle is a police investigator in the British coastal community of Hastings. In the immediate aftermath of World War II, Foyle finds his longed-for retirement interrupted by cases involving international intrigue, military racism, and an accused traitor all too willing to go to the gallows.
Pub. Date
[2013].
Physical Desc
3 or 5 videodiscs (approximately 529 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries. The killings at Badger's Drift: The death of an elderly woman and the persistence of her lifelong friend draw Barnaby into a case that reveals the sordid side of this quaint village. Written in blood: Investigating the brutal murder of a Midsomer Worthy writer, Barnaby discovers that the victim had been living a fictitious life....
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 54 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Hosted by Tony Award® winner and Emmy® nominee Len Cariou (Blue Bloods, About Schmidt), this behind-the-scenes special includes interviews with creator and writer Anthony Horowitz(Agatha Christie's Poirot, Midsomer Murders); stars Honeysuckle Weeks, Anthony Howell, and Daniel Weyman; executive producer Jill Green; director Stuart Orme; and more. You'll learn about the creation of the series, the decision to set it during World War II, the extensive...
52) Magpie murders
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 270 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
A beguiling murder mystery with a solution that will both astonish and shock viewers, the plot revolves around the character Susan Ryeland, an editor who is given an unfinished manuscript of author Alan Conway's latest novel, but has little idea it will change her life.
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
3 videodisc (approximately 274 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
As the enormously popular mystery series returns, World War II is over, but the Cold War simmers in 1946 London. DCS Christopher Foyle has retired from police work when Britain's secret intelligence service compels him to join its ranks. Reunited with his former colleague, newlywed Sam Wainwright, Foyle faces new-but no less deadly-threats in the world of spies and counterintelligence.
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Poirot and Hastings go on holiday at a French seaside resort. The famous detective is soon recognized and is quickly drawn into a case of abduction and murder. Challenged by an arrogant French detective, Poirot stakes his reputation on his superior sluething skills.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (ca. 300 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
DCS Christopher Foyle investigates wartime crimes in the English coastal town of Hastings. With the end of World War II slowly but inevitably approaching, Foyle and his fellow citizens learn the price of victory and face a peace that will transform their lives in unexpected ways. Plan of attack: April 1944. DS Milner's investigation of a transportation fraud sets in motion a series of events that brings Foyle back to the force. As Hastings hosts an...
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
4 videodiscs (ca. 400 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Invasion: As the first American GIs arrive to build an airbase near Hastings, the murder of a barmaid further strains already-tense relations between the locals and the Yanks. Bad blood: A top-secret experiment in biological warfare goes horribly wrong, complicating a murder investigation and threatening the life of Foyle's faithful driver, Sam. Bleak midwinter: The death of a young munitions worker and the murder of Paul Milner's wife seem linked,...
Author
Series
Midsomer Murders volume 1
Description
When the wife of a wealthy landowner is bludgeoned to death with a cricket bat, DCI Barnaby is enmeshed in a succession of calculating murders.
Author
Series
Midsomer Murders volume 3
Description
When a local thief and womanizer is killed with a pitchfork, the residents of Midsomer Mallow fear for their chances in the Perfect Village Competition.
Author
Series
Midsomer Murders volume 1
Description
The death of Miss Emily Simpson in the sleepy village of Badger's Drift brings DCI Tom Barnaby and DS Gavin Troy to investigate. Her neighbour had seen her return from a walk in the woods, unnerved and shocked by something she had seen. When her death is confirmed as no accident, Barnaby and Troy start to question the many eccentric and quirky residents and discover a web of sex, blackmail, secrets and lies before another horrific death shatters the...