Acorn Media (Firm)
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2001, c1996
Language
English
Description
After refusing to baptize the illegitimate baby of a local prostitute, the new parish priest in Shrewsbury, England is found dead. With very few clues, Brother Cadfael manages to find the killer after finding the priest's skull cap under a bridge.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
A young secretary of a multinational corporation falls to her death in London and a member of the Home Guard is shot to death in the south of England. Finding how these deaths are related and how business and politics can be deadly Foyle finds who killed these people and why.
64) War and peace
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
In Tolstoy's timeless epic of love and loss, a circle of aristocrats finds their glittering world crumbling as war threatens imperial Russia. Set during the years of Napoleon's invasion of Russia, War and Peace follows the changing fortunes of brooding hero Prince Andrej, his bookish friend Pierre, and the spirited but nav̐e Natasha. As Napoleon₂s armies menace their privileged lives, the horrors of the battlefield reach into the elegant ballrooms...
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
At the Luxton Deeping Photographic Society's annual exhibition, a "shooting war" breaks out between digital-camera devotees and old-fashioned film fanatics. The situation turns deadly serious after one of the photographers winds up strangled and a trail of evidence seems to implicate Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby himself in the murder.
66) The holy thief
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2002, c1998
Language
English
Description
Flood waters make it necessary to disinter the cherished bones of Saint Winifred leaving Brother Cadfael to solve the mystery of their theft and a murder at the Abbey in Shrewsbury in 1144.
Publisher
distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby and Detective Sergeant Ben Jones investigate the murder of Midsomer Conservation Society member Maureen Stubbs and her alleged complicity in burglaries and vandalism against supporters of a modern property development in Pelfe Chase.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
A behind-the-scenes documentary featuring the cast and crew of Midsomer murders as they reflect on their experiences in the deadlies "county" in all of England. Includes an exclusive interview with novelist Caroline Graham.
71) The guilty
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
London attorney Steven Vey has a brilliant career, a beautiful wife, and money to burn. To top it off, he's about to be named Britain's youngest-ever judge. But one night a celebration with his pretty secretary, Nicky, goes too far. He calls it a drunken indiscretion; she calls it rape. Meanwhile, Birmingham punk Eddy Doyle is fresh out of prison with no prospects. After learning that the stuffy vicar who raised him isn't his real dad, Eddie goes...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Wanting a fresh start after a broken relationship and a stressful job in the UK, Dr. Ruby Walker takes a job in India. Although she applied to work at a new urban clinic, Ruby ends up at the overcrowded and underfunded Good Karma Hospital run by the formidable Dr. Lydia Fonseca. As she adjusts to her new life in rural india, Ruby slowly realizes that the hospital may be more than the rundown medical outpost it appears to be.
Publisher
distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
During their weekend spa vacation, Barnaby's wife Joyce discovers a body and Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby and Detective Sergeant Ben Jones investigate; on closing the case, Detective Chief Inspector Tom Barnaby makes plans for his future that include his cousin, DCI John Barnaby.
74) Case histories
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Description
Detective Jackson Brodie takes on the case of a girl who disappeared 30 years ago, helps a crime novelist who becomes involved in a road rage incident, investigates the mystery of a novelist's holiday in Russia, and looks for another missing girl after being released from jail.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
The hit British crime series returns with new mysteries. Aging cops and traditional sleuthing trump high-tech gadgets and modern criminology. As one of the most-watched shows on British television, New Tricks features strong writing, wry humor, and a splendid cast.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
The cozy villages of Midsomer County reveal their most sinister secrets in these contemporary British television mysteries. The Dark Rider: Sightings of a headless horseman doom members of the aristocratic DeQuetteville family as they plan a Civil War battle reenactment. Murder of Innocence: The return of a convicted murderer to Midsomer sparks a series of revenge killings, but the top suspect soon becomes a target. Death and the Divas: Tensions between...