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Eighteen months ago, mother-of-three Faith had her cozy life thrown into chaos after the disappearance of her husband, Evan. Still striving to keep her family together, Faith must fulfill Evan's debt to a vicious crime family even as she fights her attraction to a former client. Then a local farmer is found dead, and his wife, Madlen, is arrested for his murder.
3) Being Poirot
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"After 25 years playing one of television's most beloved characters, David Suchet explores why fans have always gravitated towards the great Hercule Poirot. Suchet shares his experience of portraying the iconic detective as camera crews follow his preparations and join him on set for the final, emotional days of filming. He also returns to Agatha Christie's summer home in Devon--where he met the author's family after first being cast as Poirot--and...
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"When Sydney socialite Daisy Munroe and London lawyer Louis Oakley inherit a New Zealand vineyard, they quickly learn that they are not the 'sole heirs' as they believed and that the estate itself is a dilapidated money pit. The disenchanted duo want nothing more than to sell up, split up, and get out of there. But when they get an unexpected taste of success, they wonder if the vineyard may not be worthless after all. Despite never having done a...
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"Barnaby and Jones discover that Midsomer County is home to a secret pagan cult after one of its more prominent members is murdered. Suspicion initially falls on the author of a book alleging that the sect's rituals are merely the product of drink and an overactive imagination. But soon it seems that all of the members of the Magic Circle have something to hide."--container.
9) The sounds
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Set against the stunning Marlborough Sounds in New Zealand, this twisty thriller follows a married couple looking to start a new life. But when Maggie joins her husband, Tom, in an idyllic small town halfway around the world, their reunion proves short-lived. As Maggie discovers Tom's secrets, she begins to plumb the dark depths of paradise.
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"In bucolic Brokenwood, New Zealand, the residents live a seemingly quiet existence and appear, at first glance, to be harmless. But beneath the town's peaceful veneer, killers, blackmailers, and troublemakers lurk in even the most picturesque of corners. To quell the town's alarming murder rate, DSS Mike Shepherd, DC Kristin Sims, and recent addition DC Daniel Chalmers use unconventional methods to investigate dangerous rivalries and lethal grudges...
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Literature professor Harriet 'Harry' Wild is struggling to adjust to retirement when she's mugged. While recuperating at the home of her son, Charlie, a senior detective in the Dublin police, Harry reads his case files and notices that his current murder inquiry bears striking similarities to an obscure Elizabethan play. After Charlie rebuffs her input, Harry decides to find the killer herself to prove she was right. Little does she realize that this...
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"In a lovely coastal town, DCI Dan Sommerdahl investigates murders with his best friend, Detective Flemming Torp, and his wife, Marianne, a criminal technician. But Dan's years of devotion to the job have taken a toll on his marriage, and after he stands her up on their 25th wedding anniversary, Marianne asks for a divorce. A blindsided Dan tries to reconnect with Marianne, but unbeknownst to him, she's developing feeling for another of her colleagues:...
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In 1936 Portugal, the opulent Vidago Palace hotel is a haven for Europe's elite from the Spanish Civil War erupting across the border. Beautiful young aristocrat Carlota arrives at the resort to plan her wedding to the wealthy Cesar, which will save her family from bankruptcy. But her heart is preoccupied with thoughts of Pedro, the handsome son of the hotel's concierge.
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In the sleepy town of Brokenwood, New Zealand, the affable residents may seem harmless, but killers, blackmailers, and thieves lurk in every picturesque corner. To quell the community's alarming murder rate, Detective Mike Shepherd uses an unconventional style that contrasts with the methodical approach of his partner, Detective Kristin Sims, and the eager assistance of DC Sam Breen.
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"The small New Zealand town of Brokenwood has charming landscapes, quirky inhabitants - and an alarming murder rate. Eccentric Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Shepherd is on the case, along with straitlaced Detective Kristin Sims and ambitious DC Sam Breen. They are joined by newcomer DC Daniel Chalmers, who gets a crash course in the town's lethal idiosyncrasies...Mike and his team contend with the murder of a superstar TV host, a death in the sauna...
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In the picturesque English region of Wildemarsh, Detective Matilda Stone investigates crimes with the aid or, often, meddling of her three mystery-writing aunts, who raised her from childhood. Together, they look into a murder at a health spa, a killing in the contemporary art world, and the theft of an Edgar Allen Poe manuscript. Matilda has decidedly less success with her personal affairs, continuing to pine for Dr. Daniel Lynch even as she begins...
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"Detective Murdoch and his wife, Dr. Ogden, have been abducted; Inspector Brackenreid has retired to England; and Constable Crabtree is left to root out corruption at the station house. But soon they'll be back to solving Toronto's most mysterious murders with their signature blend of old-fashioned legwork, state-of-the-art forensic science, and ingenious inventions. As they come across real historical figures including Chinese revolutionary Sun Yat-Sen...
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The elite murder squad returns. As the detectives solve each case (skeletal remains dug up in the garden, the brutal murder of a pub landlord, a teenage au pair found dead, the double-shooting of a father and son), there's one mystery Detective Inspector David Bradford can't unravel. Where is his wife Sarah? As the other detectives investigate why David is lying to them about the night Sarah disappeared, they begin to think the unthinkable: did the...
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Sir. Sir? Sir!!! "When several people begin behaving oddly after a meteor shower, Crabtree believes it's up to him to defend Earth from an alien invasion."--container.
Murdoch and the cursed caves. "A couples' camping trip on Halloween takes a turn for the worse when two fellow campers are found dead, seemingly killed by a giant beast."--container.