Acorn Media (Firm)
1) Fingersmith
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
A rousing adaptation of Sarah Waters' most acclaimed novel. Orphan Sue Trinder, raised in a den of petty thieves or 'fingersmiths, ' agrees to help a young con man defraud a wealthy heiress. But Sue's plans didn't include falling in love with the heiress.
Series
Bloodlands volume 1
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
In the gripping thriller from Jed Mercurio, veteran detective Tom Brannick connects a criminal's car pulled from the sea to a notorious series of disappearances, including his own wife's twenty years earlier. Brannick begins an obsessive campaign to unmask a possible assassin, code-named Goliath, in a case that evokes Northern Ireland's dark past.
Series
Midsomer murders volume set 2
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2003,
Language
English
Description
"Amid the excitement of preparations for the Perfect Village Competition in Midsomer Mallow, a local rogue is found brutally murdered. Barnaby discovers a wealth of suspects (all of whom appear to be lying) and a determination by the villagers to keep his investigation quiet so as not to jeopardize their chances in the competition"--Container.
6) Vera: Set 7
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope and her assistant Detective Sergeant Aiden Healy work to solve four more perplexing cases, set in rural Northumberland.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Actor Martin Shaw stars as the principled detective George Gently in these four feature-length mysteries. These dramas unfold against the beautiful backdrop of rural Britain during the tumultuous 1960s. Based on the long-running series of books by Alan Hunter
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
A former Scotland Yard sleuth now tracking murders in Britain?s North Country, George Gently (Tony nominee Martin Shaw) is an old-time copper in the rapidly changing 1960s. In these two feature-length mysteries, Gentry and Bacchus investigate the suspicious death of an ex-informant facing a seemingly hopeless future, as well as the murder of a young woman poised on the brink of an exciting new chapter in her life
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
Antiques dealer Jean White is nearly bankrupt after her husband's sudden death, and so she heads to their one last asset: a cottage in antiques hub Sainte Victoire, France. There, Jean begins investigating his death, aided by sympathetic taxi driver Dom. She soon finds the colorful locals have a treasure trove of other mysteries for her to assess, too.
Series
800 words volume 1
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
When an Australian newspaper columnist quits his job, he moves with his two teenage children to a remote seaside town in New Zealand.
George Turner, a recent widower, quits his job as a popular 800-word columnist for a Sydney newspaper. On an impulse, he buys a house online in a remote seaside town in New Zealand. He then has to break the news to his two teenage kids, Shay and Arlo, who just lost their mom and now face an even more uncertain future....
11) Vera: Set 5
Publisher
[Acorn Media]
Pub. Date
[2014].
Language
English
Description
Based on the award-winning novels by Ann Cleeves. A cantankerous but brilliant detective solves unthinkable crimes in northeast England. Blethyn imbues DCI Vera Stanhope in this hit detective drama. Set Five includes four all new feature-length mysteries.
12) Humans 3.0
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
As the hit sci-fi drama returns, one year has passed since the synths began to gain consciousness. Fighting to survive in a world that hates and fears them, the synth community starts to fracture, risking all hope for peace and stability with humans.
13) The sounds
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
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.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Against the stunning landscapes of Scotland's iconic Loch Ness, local detective sergeant, Annie Redford finds herself in the midst of her first murder investigation; DCI Lauren Quigley is called in to lead the investigation, joined by forensic psychologist Blake Albrighton who believes there is more to the murder than initially meets the eye. Grief, terror, and suspicion soon shatter the town's normality.
16) Dead still
Publisher
[Acorn Media]
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Brock Blennerhasset makes a living out of photographing the dead in Victorian Ireland. When a series of murders threatens to sully Blennerhasset's reputation, a tenacious detective drags him into an investigation of Dublin's criminal underbelly. Set within the fascinating historical period of postmortem portraiture, this darkly comic series blends murder mystery with delightfully macabre humor.
"Contains strong language, violence, sexual situations,...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
After a car accident, modern-day police detective Sam Tyler wakes up to find he has been transported to 1973. Is he crazy, in a coma, or back in time? He must solve crimes using low-tech, highly aggressive 1970s methods, butt heads with his boss, and find time for a possible romance with policewoman Annie.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
London's richest borough hides a dark side that Chelsea local DI Max Arnold knows all too well. Killers lurk among the art galleries and luxury homes, and it's up to Max and new partner Layla Walsh to expose them.
London's richest borough hides a dark side that Chelsea local DI Max Arnold knows all too well. Killers lurk among the art galleries and luxury homes, and it2s up to Max and new partner Layla Walsh to expose them.
19) Body by Bethenny
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media Group
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
"Bethenny keeps her slim figure with simple realistic exercise routines like this one. Celebrity instructor Kristin McGee joins Bethenny for a 40-minute yoga program that stretches and strengthens the entire body."--Container.
20) The Forsyte saga
Series
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
It is late in the Victorian era, and two branches of an upper-crust family--the "good" Forsytes, headed by well-meaning Old Jolyon, and the "bad" Forsytes, headed by crusty barrister James--are at odds, eternally squabbling. The 'saga' focuses on the younger generations - Young Jolyon, Soames, Winifred, June - and their struggles with emotional repression, the rejection of Victorian mores, and the sea changes taking place as a less repressive society...