Stuart Orme
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Peterborough has a rich and fascinating history, stretching back 3,500 years to the Bronze Age. The city is a vibrant place with a new town surrounding an ancient town centre, still dominated by its Norman cathedral. But the city has a sinister and spooky side… Written by the creator and guide of the city's popular ghost walks, discover the spooky side of Peterborough's past. Uncover the eerie secrets of the city, from apparitions of monks to ghostly...
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Jack Taylor volume 1
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Jack's investigation into the death of a man found crucified reveals that the victim's brother was implicated in the hit-and-run death of a woman. Could the woman's family members be out for revenge? Kate's cousin becomes Jack's new assistant, and Kate hides a big secret.
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Jack Taylor volume 2
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Jack races to find former nemesis Ronan Meyers, who has been kidnapped and is being held for ransom. Jack supports Kate as she prepares for her operation, while Darragh comes into his own as Jack's assistant.
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Foyle's War volume 3
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August 1945. Foyle probes the mysterious motives of James Devereaux, a former POW and member of the British Free Corps, who refuses to defend himself against treason charges. Meanwhile, Milner investigates the murder of a young woman rooming with the Devereaux family's housekeeper.
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Foyle's War volume 2
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With tensions running high ahead of a high-level Palestinian conference, Foyle investigates a plot involving murder, espionage, and a terrorist threat.
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Foyle's War volume 2
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Looking into the deaths of several high-ranking Russian defectors, Foyle finds ties to the apparent suicide of an unidentified Russian man and the disappearance of a young woman. His search leads him to a government listening station that may not be what it appears.
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Foyle's War volume 1
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A translator for the Nuremberg trials is killed, leading Foyle into the world of international oil politics and corrupt Nazi businessmen.
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Foyle's War volume 1
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Fresh from a stay in America, Foyle encounters MI5 agents Hilda Pierce and Arthur Valentine, who draw him into the hunt for a suspected Russian spy ring. As part of his investigation, Foyle reconnects with Sam, now working for a nuclear scientist and married to political candidate Adam Wainwright.
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Foyle's War volume 1
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June 1945. Tracking an escaped Russian POW at the behest of British intelligence, Foyle becomes involved in a murder investigation conducted by his former subordinate, DI Paul Milner. The situation threatens not only their already strained relationship, but also Foyle's life.
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Jack Taylor volume 3
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Riddled with guilt after a personal tragedy, Jack leaves Galway for Dublin. There he meets Rosie, a young girl who witnessed her mother's murder, but has suppressed the memory. While also dealing with a travellers' feud, Jack must help Rosie to recall the events of her mother's death before the killer strikes again.
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Jack Taylor volume 2
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Jack investigates the death of a priest who has been beheaded, and discovers the cleric abused two boys several years earlier. As more secrets from the church are revealed, Jack drifts back into his old habits, and discovers more of his own demons, along with the horrendous consequences the victims of the priest's earlier abuse are still enduring.
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Jack Taylor volume 1
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Seven months after his mother's stroke, and continuing on his path of sobriety and healthier living, Jack is called on to investigate the death of a female university student, who falls from a roof while dressed in theatre costume. A ring of paper around her wrist contains an apparent suicide note written in her blood, and Gardai assume the death to be drug related.
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Jack Taylor volume 3
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Taylor is hired to look into past abuses at the infamous Magdalen laundries, the city's home for "wayward girls." The daughter of a former inmate wants him to track down a woman called "Lucifer," a particularly brutal nun who worked there. In the wake of two execution-style murders, Taylor realizes he's not alone in searching for Lucifer.
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Jack Taylor volume 1
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After a series of apparent suicides that have left four young women dead, a worried mother hires Taylor to find her missing 18-year-old daughter. But something about his new client makes the detective uneasy. While getting to the bottom of the earlier deaths, he discovers that the mother may have an ulterior motive for her search.
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Jack Taylor volume 2
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Determined to restore law and order, a group of local vigilantes known as the Pikemen is meting out its own brand of rough justice on the streets of Galway. Taylor comes face-to-face with the group during one of his investigations but soon ends up on the wrong side of the law himself.
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Donald Sutherland leads a team of top-level government agents who make a chilling discovery: extraterrestrial beings have landed and are quickly taking control of the residents of a small Midwestern town - manipulating their bodies and minds like puppets! Faced with an escalating crisis as the creatures multiply and spread, the team must somehow eliminate the seemingly unstoppable aliens.
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Stephanie Beacham gives a delightfully evil performance as Letitia Slighcarp, a wicked governess charged with the care of two children at the remote Willoughby Chase estate when their parents decide to travel overseas. With the estate surrounded by forest -- and the wolves that inhabit it -- Slighcarp and her greedy accomplice, Grimshaw (Mel Smith), plot to murder the couple, enslave their children and claim Willoughby Chase as their own. Based on...
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Arthur and George volume 1
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Asked to clear a man convicted of animal mutilation, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle finds there's more to the case than meets the eye.
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Arthur and George volume 3
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Sir Arthur and Woodie close in on the Wyrley Ripper. But have they found their man? Jean makes her decision.
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Arthur and George volume 2
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Sir Arthur and Woodie get a shock after they order their driver to "follow that carriage!" Matters reach a crisis with Jean.