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Jesse Stone mysteries volume 3
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English
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The Paradise Men's Softball League has wrapped up another game, and Jesse Stone is lingering in the parking lot with his team-mates, drinking beer, swapping stories of double plays and beautiful women in the late summer twilight. But then a voice, scared, calls out to him from the edge of a nearby lake. He walks to the sound, where two men squat at the water's edge. In front of them, face down, is something that used to be a girl. The local cops haven't...
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In Hawaii to help run a conference, Thea Kozak is determined to find time to relax--until the conference chairwoman is found dead. While struggling to keep the conference from descending into chaos, Thea discovers more motives and suspects than she can handle. Throw in hostile local cops, the victim's suspicious husband, and Thea's hopes for trading her business suit for a bikini and some sun are dashed. But with help from an observant little girl,...
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Six years ago, Henrie O's beloved newspaperman husband Richard lost his life on the Hawaiian island of Kauai. Now, on a brisk March morning, a chilling message has arrived by Priority Mail claiming Richard's fatal fall from a towering island cliff was no accident--it was murder. Following cryptic clues and her infallible instincts to a lush and verdant tropical Eden--andto the lavish mountaintop estate of wealthy matriarch Belle Ericcson, where Richard...
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The Paradise Men's Softball League has wrapped up another game, and Chief of Police Jesse Stone is lingering in the parking lot with his teammates, drinking beer, swapping stories of double plays and beautiful women in the late-summer twilight. But then someone makes a horrifying discovery at a nearby lake: At the water's edge, facedown, is something that used to be a girl.
The local cops haven't seen anything like this, but Jesse's L.A. past has...
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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The sun-soaked, smash-hit whodunnit returns for more murder mysteries with a light touch and a warm heart. DI Neville Parker has more crimes to solve on the blissful island of Saint Marie, kicking off with the mysterious death of a celebrity astronomer. And on a quiet hillside on the island, a bunch of Preppers is digging in for the apocalypse when one of them is killed. There's also a baffling killing on a boat, a famous singer who finds herself...
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BBC
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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The smash-hit whodunit returns to BBC One, as D.I. Neville Parker (Ralf Little) attempts to solve a slew of mysterious murders in the sun-soaked Caribbean. The hugely popular comedy-drama is back for its tenth anniversary series with its usual combination of baffling murders, intriguing puzzles and famous guest stars. There are also some big surprises in store starting with the shock return of D.S Florence Cassell (Josphine Jobert). Can Florence help...
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
Description
Just when it seems that love will finally conquer the reserved, British heart of DI Humphrey Goodman, beautiful Detective Sergeant Camille Bordey may leave their sun-baked Caribbean paradise. Two new recruits join the team to investigate eight more killings from a ghostly stabbing during a sǎnce and the drowning of a bride-to-be, to the murders of a surf instructor, rock-and-roll singer and champion volleyball player
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
Description
With a new team firmly in place, DI Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall, Love Actually) is finally settled on the beautiful island of Saint Marie. Feeling as though something is still missing from his life, Goodman enlists DS Florence Cassell (Josephine Jobert, Summer Crush) to help him crack the complexities of the dating world
A British cop is out of his element after he is sent to the tiny island of Sainte Marie to solve a murder case
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Bbc Us / Canada
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
Detective Richard Poole is still trapped on the stunning Caribbean island of Saint-Marie, but, for him, the sun, sea and sand isn't quite paradise. Faced with puzzling murders and a local team with unorthodox approaches. He's joined by a new partner, the feisty Camille Bordey, instinctive, wild, exotic and brilliant. Together they face a pirate curse, murdered nuns and a case that must be solved while a hurricane bears down on the island
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Death in Paradise volume 6
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English
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Top London chef, Robert Holt, is set to open a new restaurant - Le Calmar Saint Marie. That is until he is found dead in the walk-in freezer with a knife in his back. The scene looks like a botched burglary but Humphrey thinks it was a premeditated murder. However when he goes looking for possible enemies, he soon finds too many people with a motive for the murder.
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Death in Paradise volume 1
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English
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When the owner of a rum distillery is murdered during a séance, all the clues point to the prime suspect being a ghost. With DI Humphrey Goodman and his team a man down, Commissioner Selwyn steps in to help them look for a more earth-bound killer.
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Death in Paradise volume 6
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English
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When an English tourist is found dead in her luxury villa, strangled by her own scarf, the crime scene initially indicates a robbery gone wrong. However, shrewd Richard notes that the situation is eerily similar to a case he heard about back in London.
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Death in Paradise volume 2
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English
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As DI Richard Poole desperately searches for a decent cup of tea, a bride is murdered on her wedding day. It is a tragedy DS Camille Bordey can't help but notice, while Richard is more interested in housekeeping signs. But who would kill a bride on her wedding day?
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