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1) Sicario
Publisher
Lionsgate
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
After an idealistic FBI agent is recruited by a government task-force official to pursue a drug lord, she begins a perilous mission that forces her to question everything she believes, and pits her against a shadowy consultant with a dangerous agenda.
Author
Series
Women's Murder Club volume 17
Language
English
Description
A series of shootings exposes San Francisco to a methodical yet unpredictable killer, and a reluctant woman decides to put her trust in Sergeant Lindsay Boxer. The confidential informant's tip leads Lindsay to disturbing conclusions, including that something has gone horribly wrong inside the police department itself. The hunt for the killer lures Lindsay out of her jurisdiction, and gets inside Lindsay in dangerous ways. She suffers unsettling medical...
3) Vera: Set 6
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
From the death of a woman found on the Northumberland cliffs to the body of a fisherman pulled out of the sea, these cases prove to be some of the most difficult and emotional in Vera's career.
4) Vera Set 7
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2017
Language
English
Description
Against the stunning backdrop of rural Northumberland, Vera and her assistant, Detective Sergeant Aiden Healy, strive to solve vicious crimes that menace their community. This season finds Vera and Aiden investigating several mysterious deaths, including a park ranger found washed up on the shores of a remote wildlife reserve, a drug addict, a promising young journalism student, and a woman who had disappeared six weeks earlier.
5) Vera: Set 5
Publisher
RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2015
Language
English
Description
With her caustic wit and singular charm, DCI Vera Stanhope and her trusted right-hand man DS Joe Ashworth face a series of captivating murder mysteries set against the breathtaking Northumberland landscape.
6) Vera: Set 8
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
As disheveled and indomitable as ever, DCI Vera Stanhope leads her tightly knit team of Northumberland police through four more daunting cases. No one seems to know anything about the police officer whose body turns up in a slaughterhouse incinerator, the woman killed in a car crash meant to look like an accident, the suburban neighbor found dead in her back garden, and the teenager whose body floats to the surface of a reservoir. How will Vera break...
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
One of Britain's most thrilling series (Entertainment Weekly) returns as the elite squad of detectives begin investigating a string of murders with links to the police force. Could the killer be a fellow officer? The case has deeply personal ramifications for the team led by DI David Bradford, involving DS Vivienne Cole's ex-husband and threats to DC Rob Brady's family. As they try to discover if a murderer lurks among their ranks, the detectives...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Veteran DI David Bradford heads an elite murder squad, but he's been on leave following the unexplained disappearance of his wife. In his absence, ambitious DS Vivienne Cole has been leading the investigations, and when Bradford returns to work, the two clash over their methods. Despite the tension, Bradford and Cole strive to solve complex crimes. The only case David can't crack is the most personal to him until one of their investigations uncovers...
Publisher
BBC Archives
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Transferred to Bath from London and looking to make good, ambitious DCI Lauren McDonald found the first task handed her was to see if she couldn't gently nudge her new assistant -- aging, colorless desk jockey DS Dodds -- into retirement. The mismatched pair would prove surprisingly able in cracking the hardest cases, in this clever ITV offering.
10) Prime suspect: 4
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
2004, c1994
Language
English
Description
In this PBS series Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison is promoted to Detective Superintendent.
11) Prime suspect 5
Publisher
Home Box Office
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Having been demoted and transferred to the north, D.C.I. Tennison finds herself under-used until she gets a case where a 12-year-old boy confesses to murder. She becomes involved with trying to convict the local crime boss who has proved impossible to touch.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Superintendent Sandra Pullman leads the unsolved crimes unit of the Metropolitan Police. Her team includes three aging former detectives lured out of retirement. Can a curmudgeonly trio of crime busters learn new tricks to crack tough crimes? Or are old-fashioned hunches and footwork still best?
15) Prime suspect 3
Publisher
HBO Home Video
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
Detective Chief Jane Tennison has been transferred to a new station and now has the job of cleaning up the streets of Soho. The team goes into the underworld of teenage prostitution, pornography and runaways.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Leading New Scotland Yard's Murder Review Team has Commander Clare Blake feeling trapped in her office. Eager to get back to investigative work, Blake welcomes a transfer to the Homicide and Serious Crime division, where she's assigned to a slate of difficult cases. Ambitious, imperious, and dedicated, Blake keeps her private life separate from her work, until two deeply personal crimes threaten everything she has worked for.
17) Vera: Set 10
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
The indomitable Vera and her trusted team unravel more complex cases, exploring stories of corporate corruption, organized crime and deeply buried personal guilt --Container.
18) Vera: Set 9
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
2019
Language
English
Description
The central character is Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope. Who is obsessive about her work and driven by her own demons. If she's lonely she doesn't show it and faces the world with caustic wit, guile, and courage. Her trusted an dlong suffering colleague is Sergeant Joe Ashworth. Together they approach every new case with unparalleled gusto and professionalism.
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2015
Language
English
Description
Though crime is nothing new in Yorkshire, Catherine finds her world turned upside down when the man she blames for her daughter's death, Tommy Lee Royce, is released from prison. Meanwhile, a desperate father arranges a kidnapping with a local drug lord to receive his wealthy boss' ransom money. The plan spirals out of control, however, when Tommy becomes involved with the deal and takes things too far.
Publisher
British Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
With old-school detective work and a little state-of-the-art forensics, the veterans unearth a range of baffling crimes, including the murder of a lawyer, a racially motivated attack on an Asian bride, and a mysterious unidentified human torso. Includes the complete 8-episode second season.
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