Anthony Horowitz
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 2.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
After a chance encounter with assassin Yassen Gregorovich, teenage spy Alex Rider investigates pop star Damian Cray, whose new video game venture hides sinister motives involving Air Force One, nuclear missiles, and the drug trade.
"Teen superspy Alex Rider faces a pop star bent on world destruction and a lethal group of assassins in graphic novel adaptations of two of his thrilling adventures. When his relaxing holiday with Sabine Pleasure and...
43) Raven's gate
Author
Series
Gatekeepers (Anthony Horowitz) volume 1
Publisher
Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 10
Language
English
Description
Sent to live in a foster home in a remote Yorkshire village, Matt, a troubled fourteen-year-old English boy, uncovers an evil plot involving witchcraft and the site of an ancient stone circle.
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.6 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
After recovering from a near fatal gunshot wound, teenage spy Alex Rider embarks on a new mission to stop a group of eco-terrorists from sabotaging the launch of the first outer space hotel.
45) Nightshade
Author
Series
Alex Rider adventures volume 13
Publisher
Philomel Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 15
Language
English
Description
Alex Rider's world has changed: his biggest enemy, the evil organization Scorpia, has been destroyed. Alex is hoping his life can finally go back to normal, that he can go to school and spend time with his friends--but very quickly everything changes. A new and dangerous criminal organization--Nightshade--is rising.
46) Written in blood
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
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.
49) 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.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
Foyle, a veteran detective is persuaded to remain on duty at home rather than join the troops at the front as World War II begins. But home is on the vulnerable southern English coast and the chaos, danger and venality of war seep into everyday events.
Fifty ships: After his driver's boarding house is hit by bombs, things go missing pointing Foyle to an organized ring of looters.
Among the few: A scheme involving missing fuel, RAF pilots, a bar,...
Publisher
ITV Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
Agatha Christie's famous detective investigates a murder on a wealthy man's estate during the holiday season, a series of thefts at a hostel, a case of abduction and murder in France, and a murder that can only be solved by communicating with a single, silent witness.
55) 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.
Pub. Date
2003
Language
English
Description
The adventure of the Egyptian tomb: After an archeological dig turns deadly, Poirot must distinguish between ordinary evil and an other-worldly curse. The underdog: Hasting's passion for golf, and Poirot's for art, lead them to the scene of a baffling murder. The yellow Iris: The death of a British heiress haunts Poirot for two years before he has a chance to confront her killer.
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.
59) Judgement day
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.
Author
Series
Alex Rider (Graphic novels) volume 5
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2017.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.8 - AR Pts: 2
Language
English
Description
Teen superspy Alex Rider faces a pop star bent on world destruction and a lethal group of assassins in graphic novel adaptations of two of his thrilling adventures.After learning a terrible secret about his father, teen spy Alex Rider travels to Venice to uncover the truth about his past. But the truth lies with a criminal organization known as Scorpia. When he agrees to train as an assassin and is given a target that he knows well, Alex must make...