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Anthony Horowitz
1) Stormbreaker
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Series
Alex Rider adventures volume 1
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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They told him his uncle died in an accident. He wasn't wearing his seatbelt, they said. But when fourteen-year-old Alex finds his uncle's windshield riddled with bullet holes, he knows it was no accident. What he doesn't know yet is that his uncle was killed while on a top-secret mission. But he is about to, and once he does, there is no turning back. Finding himself in the middle of terrorists, Alex must outsmart the people who want him dead. The...
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English
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"Farlingaye Hall is a beautiful hotel in Suffolk on the east coast of England. Unfortunately, it is also the site of the brutal murder of Frank Parris, a retired advertising executive. Stefan Codrescu, a Romanian maintenance man, is arrested after police find blood spatter on his clothes and bed linen. He is found guilty and spends eight years in prison. It appears an open and shut case, but there is more than meets the eye. Alan Conway, the late...
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English
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Forever and a Day is the story of the birth of a legend, in the brutal underworld of the French Riviera, taking readers into the very beginning of James Bonds illustrious career and the formation of his identity. "M laid down his pipe and stared at it tetchily. “We have no choice. Were just going to bring forward this other chap youve been preparing. But you didnt tell me his name.” “Its Bond, sir,'” the Chief of Staff replied. “James Bond.”"...
Author
Series
Magpie murders volume 1
Language
English
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"When editor Susan Ryeland is given the manuscript of Alan Conway's latest novel, she has no reason to think it will be much different from any of his others. After working with the bestselling crime writer for years, she's intimately familiar with his detective, Atticus Pund who solves mysteries disturbing sleepy English villages. An homage to queens of classic British crime such as Agatha Christie and Dorothy Sayers, Alan's traditional formula has...
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Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
''Alex Rider is now an IMDb TV/Amazon Original series! From internationally bestselling author Anthony Horowitz comes the fourteenth thrilling installment of the Alex Rider series! Follow the world's greatest teen spy as he sets off to California to battle Nightshade once again--this time, for good. When Alex Rider thwarted the plans of the criminal organization Nightshade, he knew he'd made a new, blatantly evil enemy. But he hadn't expected to...
Series
Midsomer murders volume set 5
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
A bestselling novelist is found beaten to death the morning after attending a meeting of a writers circle.
Investigating the brutal murder of a Midsomer Worthy writer, Barnaby discovers that the victim had been living a fictitious life.
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.
Series
Midsomer murders volume set 2
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Shock ripples across the village of Fletcher's Cross when a prominent businessman's trophy wife is bludgeoned to death with a cricket bat.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2009
Language
English
Description
Detective Chief Superintendant Christopher Foyle is a police investigator in the British coastal community of Hastings. In the immediate aftermath of World War II, Foyle finds his longed-for retirement interrupted by cases involving international intrigue, military racism, and an accused traitor all too willing to go to the gallows.
11) Death's shadow
Series
Midsomer murders volume Set 1
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
A successful theatrical director, Simon Fletcher, returns to Badger's Drift, his head filled with disturbing childhood memories. Soon after, a local property developer becomes the first in a string of baffling murders. Barnaby and Troy investigate the murders, looking for a common thread.
Series
Midsomer murders volume set 5
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
The death of an elderly woman and the persistence of her lifelong friend draw Barnaby into a case that reveals the sordid side of this quaint village.
14) Magpie murders
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
A beguiling murder mystery with a solution that will both astonish and shock viewers, the plot revolves around the character Susan Ryeland, an editor who is given an unfinished manuscript of author Alan Conway's latest novel, but has little idea it will change her life.
Publisher
[Acorn Media]
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Inspector Christopher Foyle and his co-workers start preparing for their futures, as 1945 brings the end of the war. Bonus features include documentary, cast member reflections, filmographies, and more.
With the end of World War II slowly but inevitably approaching, DCS Christopher Foyle and his fellow citizens learn the price of victory and face a peace that will transform their lives in unexpected ways.