Nancy Carroll
1) Father Brown
Publisher
BBC Studios
Language
English
Description
In the idyllic English countryside of the 1950s, murder and foul play are afoot. Father Brown, a Catholic priest who has spent years learning of evil from the confessions of his parishioners, is on the case. A loving adaptation of the novels of GK Chesterton, Father Brown presents a long forgotten side of country life full of humour, warmth and devious goings on. The shambolic Father may seem like the last person you'd turn to in a crisis, but beneath...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Paddy Considine returns as the Jonathan 'Jack' Whicher, the pioneering 19th-century detective, now working as a private inquiry agent, having left Scotland Yard under a dark cloud. In the third instalment of the series, Whicher is hired by his former political master, a distinguished and powerful grandee, Sir Edward Shore, to investigate threats that have been made against his son Charles. Whicher's unswerving pursuit of justice takes him into the...
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Hired by West Country landowner Sir Henry Coverley, Whicher takes on a seemingly straightforward case of infidelity, following his client's young wife as she meets her lover in London. However, when a key witness mysteriously fails to attend the divorce hearing, the investigation takes a dark twist, leading the private inquiry agent into the heart of the English countryside and to the most disturbing and destructive of secrets. Feature-length Victorian...
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Series
Father Brown volume 5
Language
English
Description
The unexplained death of an unidentified man in St Mary's graveyard calls for investigation, but both Father Brown and Inspector Mallory have disappeared without a trace.
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Series
Father Brown volume 8
Language
English
Description
Tensions rise to deadly levels when a performance troupe of anarchists arrive in Kembleford. An anarchist troupe are performing at Clegg Farm intent on starting a revolution. Mrs McCarthy is not impressed, but Bunty is inspired.
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Series
Father Brown volume 6
Language
English
Description
With Goodfellow and Mallory out of action, Sullivan returns to investigate corruption within the Kembleford police constabulary.
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Series
Father Brown volume 3
Language
English
Description
Father Brown accidentally attends a séance at the house of Professor Robert Wiseman who is showcasing the power of a magical artifact - a bone whistle - which is on sale to the highest bidder.
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Series
Father Brown volume 9
Language
English
Description
The Kembleford Ramblers' annual outing takes a tragic turn when the local Lord is found strangled. In the name of community togetherness Inspector Mallory and Sergeant Goodfellow are joining some local ramblers.
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Series
Father Brown volume 10
Language
English
Description
When Lady Felicia's home comes under threat, Father Brown is forced to seek help from an unlikely ally. Lady Felicia is back to raise funds following a dreadful mining accident and is reluctantly selling a beloved necklace.
10) Beyond the Pale
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Series
Language
English
Description
Set in the mist of Victorian London and featuring the real-life detective who inspired the first generation of crime writers, including Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins and Arthur Conan Doyle. The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher are gripping murder mysteries full of twists and turns and unexpected journeys starring Paddy Considine as Jack Whicher, the most celebrated detective of his day. Paddy Considine returns as the Jonathan 'Jack' Whicher, the pioneering...
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Series
Father Brown volume 2
Language
English
Description
A new musical director for the bell-ringers of St. Mary's leads to discord, disharmony and the blood-curdling sound of murder. Jamie Cheeseman arrives from London ready to modernize the musical offerings of St Mary's.
Author
Series
Father Brown volume 4
Language
English
Description
Much to the disapproval of Mrs McCarthy, Father Brown attempts to support newly-single mother Nell Winford - but is unable to find her anywhere to stay.
Author
Series
Father Brown volume 1
Language
English
Description
Faced with the prospect of travelling in second class Lady Felicia is delighted to run into opera legend Dame Bianca Norman who invites her and Mrs McCarthy away from the riff-raff into her private pullman carriage.
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Series
Father Brown volume 7
Language
English
Description
Suspicions are aroused when the holiest house in Kembleford is linked to the death of a wanton woman.
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Set in the mist of Victorian London and featuring the real-life detective who inspired the first generation of crime writers, including Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins and Arthur Conan Doyle. The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher are gripping murder mysteries full of twists and turns and unexpected journeys starring Paddy Considine as Jack Whicher, the most celebrated detective of his day. Hired by West Country landowner Sir Henry Coverley, Whicher takes...
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Series
Father Brown volume 3
Language
English
Description
Soon after his poetry recital, Leonard Quinton is found hanging in the conservatory. When Father Brown realizes that he could not have committed suicide, the search begins for a murderer.
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Series
Father Brown volume 6
Language
English
Description
When two nuns die in mysterious circumstances at St Agnes convent, Father Brown investigates with the aid of Sister Boniface, an eager young fan of detective novels.
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Series
Father Brown volume 2
Language
English
Description
When an ex-serviceman drops dead in the street, Father Brown investigates the facility where he was a patient. Could something sinister lie beneath the surface at Danvers Retreat?
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Series
Father Brown volume 10
Language
English
Description
A day out at a local hill climb track ends with one of the drivers killed in a car crash. When Father Brown will not stop investigating, an infuriated Sullivan resolves to put an end to his meddling for good.
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Series
Father Brown volume 4
Language
English
Description
When Lady Felicia finds a stripped and injured man stuck up a tree, Sid is implicated as the perpetrator. Can Father Brown prove his innocence or has Sid gone too far this time?