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.
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.
44) 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.
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.
50) 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.
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...
Publisher
distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"A cat burglar called the Creeper stalks the homes of Causton, putting residents on high alert. But more than jewelry and electronics are at stake, as the long-secrets of the aristocratic Chettham family start to come to light. The Chetthams have staved off financial ruin by selling their home to their friend Jack Filby. When a man is suffocated and his valuables stolen at a birthday party hosted by Filby, it seems the Creeper has turned killer. Barnaby...
Publisher
distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
"Educator Connie Bishop faces a slew of troubles. A decline in pupils may close down her village school, and she herself suffers from night terrors. But has she been imagining an intruder in her home, or are her suspicions well founded? When a local politician dies in her garden, it confirms her worst fears. As Barnaby and Jones investigate, another man is murdered on Connie's property. Is the sweet-natured schoolteacher a victim--or a killer?"--Container....
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
Set in the 1920s, a feisty flapper turns to amateur sleuthing, teaming up with a suave man-about-town. The dark forces of murder and international intrigue combine with the froth of romance and frivolity for a thriller with wicked Christie wit.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Language
English
Description
Already divided over the construction of a new overpass, the village of Dunstan is further shaken when psychic Lynne Fox discovers a reclusive couple brutally murdered in their home. Local boy D.S. Jones finds himself personally involved in the case when it turns out that his old schoolmates are keeping secrets about the death of one friend and the disappearance of another.