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As the novel opens four young Englishmen are enjoying a peaceful days' relaxation punting on the river but they are all too keenly aware of the storm clouds that are gathering. It is late July 1914 and the assassination of a certain Austrian archduke has Europe poised on the brink of war. Being patriotic manly Englishmen all four friends intend to do their bit by enlisting. Before doing so young Ronald Ewart must pay a visit to Scotland to see his...
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20th Century Studios
Pub. Date
[2023]
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English
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Now retired and living in self-imposed exile in the world's most glamorous city, Poirot reluctantly attends a sǎnce at a decaying, haunted palazzo. When one of the guests is murdered, the detective is thrust into a sinister world of shadows and secrets.
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A disturbed spirit, a desperate family, and one determined man.Brett was just a normal salesman, so why would Judy tell him that her house was haunted?Maybe she sensed something about Brett that even he didn't realize about himself.Or did he happen to be at the wrong place at the wrong time?The persistent banging, images seen around the house, and a ceramic owl that kept finding its way from the top of the stereo to the center of the living room floor...
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Little did they know the new house being built would be inhabited by something evil. For ten years, Jimmy Michaels enjoyed living next to the empty lot at 1421 Maple. It was a great playfield for him and his friends. All was well until the day the surveyors arrived with their sticks and orange tape. Where would Jimmy play now? Little did they know the new house being built would be inhabited by evil or was Mr. Crow just a grumpy old man? Jimmy and...
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[2024]
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English
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Wednesday is a sleuthing, supernaturally infused mystery charting Wednesday Addams₂s years as a student at Nevermore Academy. Wednesday attempts to master her emerging psychic ability, thwart a monstrous killing spree that has terrorized the local town, and solve the supernatural mystery that embroiled her parents 25 years ago, all while navigating her new and very tangled relationships at Nevermore.
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Contains the four novels of the Ray Irish Occult Supernatural Mystery in one book.A SHOT OF IRISHDIE IF YOU WANT PRAISEDRINK WITH THE DEVIL AT MIDNIGHTNO REMEDY AGAINST DEATHBOOK 1: In the months following World War II, Ray Irish travels from town to town trying to drown the memories of pain and carnage with bottles of whiskey. He is a tramp, and his mode of transportation is the inside of railroad cattle cars. When Irish drifts into Oyster City,...
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Adding to his growing list of problems, Leon becomes inexplicably linked to the ghost of a queer punk rocker named Cody, and as the two investigate Cody's mysterious death they also explore the complexities of life, death, love, and their shared love of music.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 3
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English
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After disgraced former police inspector Percival Giles escapes from prison, Murdoch races to intercept him before a mercenary detective can get there first. At the jail, Murdoch learns that another inmate claims the inspector planted evidence long ago that convicted him of murdering his girlfriend. In the aftermath of her abduction, Effie is having trouble coping and turns to Ogden for help.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 8
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English
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Murdoch and Brackenreid are called to a house where a parlor game has gone awry, with one of the guests stabbed in the back. When the lady of the house introduces her husband, insurance man Lyle Anderson, they're stunned to see it is Terrence Meyers. The intrepid spy insists it's his actual name and civilian life-and no one knows about it. But someone must, as it seems the real target was Meyers.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 5
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English
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When a con man who preys on wealthy, older women is found dead in a hotel room, Murdoch and Crabtree investigate. To Crabtree's surprise, the woman standing beside the bloody body is his aunt Zinnia. Though Murdoch is dubious, Crabtree vouches for her integrity. But when it becomes clear Zinnia may have been an accomplice and is now the prime suspect, Crabtree enlists Effie to handle her defense.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 9
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English
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After kidnappers break into Rupert Newsome's house and abduct his wife, Lucinda, in front of the family, a hefty ransom is demanded. Ruth volunteers Higgins, who heads to the drop point but alerts Crabtree that if he doesn't call back in an hour, there's been trouble. When Higgins fails to call, Murdoch's frantic search leads to a warehouse with an ominous message.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 10
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English
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At an awards ceremony, Ogden is thrilled by a generous pledge from Councilman Rekker for her women's health center. Then the night's honoree, satirical cartoonist Rexford Denison, is accosted by a businessman claiming his poison pen ruined him. Moments later Denison is shot dead. After a scathing cartoon of Rekker and the mayor's wife is published, Ogden's prime backer becomes the prime suspect.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 11
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English
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The gang is spending a snowy Christmas at the country estate of a recently deceased toymaker, where they set out to decorate and return joy to the eclectic, neglected property, which has been bequeathed to Ogden for an orphanage. Despite their best efforts at festivity, someone, or something, is watching them, intent on preventing them from having a happy holiday.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 7
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English
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After a woman's severed body is found on the railway tracks, Murdoch and Hart discern she was killed elsewhere. Nearby, Murdoch discovers a reformatory for wayward women. The warden claims the victim was an ideal inmate, but the other women there treat Murdoch with evasiveness or outright hostility. With his investigation stalled, he needs someone inside, and Ogden seems perfect for the job.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 4
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English
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As they are returning from a volleyball tournament, Effie and Brackenreid are injured when brake failure causes a train derailment. While Ogden and Hart tend to the passengers, they soon discover a dead police officer who had been transporting a now-missing prisoner. Back in Toronto, Murdoch is unexpectedly left caring for Higgins's daughter when the crawling infant escapes from the station house.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 6
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English
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At Halloween, old rumors of a clown terrorizing high school students become reality when a young woman is stabbed to death in front of her sweetheart. Murdoch interviews the survivor, but his story doesn't align with Hart's autopsy findings. Then a short time later, the clown kills again.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 1
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English
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With their lives in danger from the Black Hand gang, Murdoch searches for Anna Fulford and their son, Harry, in Montreal. When Crabtree is unable to contact Effie, his suspicions that her secretary, Dorothy, is unhinged come to fruition. Under pressure to resign due to personal scandal, Brackenreid must now contend with threats against his son Bobby, imprisoned for murder.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 2
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English
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To save his former lover and their son, Murdoch makes a risky deal with a Black Hand henchman. Crabtree orchestrates an elaborate ruse to protect himself and Effie from the forced marriage plans of Dorothy and her sister, Amelia. Ogden is pressured to perform a risky surgery on a hospital benefactor, and Brackenreid must resign himself to the fact that his youngest son has now killed two men.
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TidalWave Productions
Pub. Date
2014
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English
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The epic story concludes as the battle for control over Mysterious Island continues. The Cyclops tribe fights alongside the humans against the Ymir! Dont miss this exciting conclusion of Ray Harryhausen and Jules Vernes sequel to the classic film.
Publisher
TidalWave Productions
Pub. Date
2014
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English
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The epic adventure from Ray Harryhausen and Jules Verne continues while the team is separated on the bizarre Mysterious Island as they try to determine what it is they are dealing with. After being attacked by numerous fantastical creatures, they decide to get proactive in their survival and the stage is set for the battle of a lifetime!