Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play Spoof whodunnit featuring a host of stars playing variations on well-known fictional detectives Reclusive millionaire Lionel Twain (Truman Capote) invites a selection of famous sleuths to his mansion & subjects them all to a number of perilous & puzzling scenarios The guests include Chinese crimefighter Sidney Wang (Peter Sellers) hardboiled detective Sam Diamond (Peter Falk) high society sleuths Dick & Dora Charleston (David Niven & Maggie Smith) & for Agatha Christie fans the Marple & Poirot clones Jessica Marbles (Elsa Lanchester) & Milo Perrier (James Coco) Written by Neil Simon ...

Christopher Plummer & James Mason take on the roles of Sherlock Holmes & Dr Watson in this entertaining mystery-thriller The famous sleuth & his loyal sidekick try to figure out the identity of Jack the Ripper & stop the madman's killing spree once & for all In the process they uncover a conspiracy involving the Freemasons & members of the royal family ...

What is the connection between the number 13 & Jack the Ripper? Why was the number 18 crucial in catching Acid Bath murderer John George Haigh? & what is so puzzling about the number 340 in the chilling case of the Zodiac killer? The answers to all these questions & many more are revealed in a unique number-crunching history of the ultimate crime James Moore's Murder by Numbers tells the story of murder through the centuries in an entirely new way through the key digits involved Each entry starts with a number & leads into a different aspect of murder be it a fascinating angle to a case or revealing insights into murder methods punishments & of course the chilling figures behind the most notorious killers from our past From the grizzly death toll of the world's worst serial killer to your own odds of being murdered this guide will appeal to the connoisseur of true crime & the casual reader alike ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play When the dead body of a woman is found in the woods near the river feisty homicide detective Cassie Mayweather (Sandra Bullock) & her new partner Sam Kennedy (Ben Chaplin) are assigned to the case That&s the premise for MURDER BY NUMBERS a psychological thriller directed by Barbet Schroeder (REVERSAL OF FORTUNE SINGLE WHITE FEMALE) Determined to solve the crime Mayweather follows her hunches & microscopic bits of evidence focusing her investigation on two teens Justin Pendleton (Michael Pitt) a brilliant misunderstood nerd & Richard Haywood (Ryan Gosling) a smooth talking spoiled rich kid From the beginning the audience knows that this unlikely duo has formed a secret bond that pushes the boundaries of morality & the law in their attempt to commit the perfect murder & experience complete freedom It&s up to Mayweather who buries herself in her work in an attempt to forget her own tormented past & Kennedy a transfer from Vice who is working his first homicide case to ignore the stereotypical profiles & see past the obvious in order to solve the crime Slowly but surely the truth comes out as Mayweather works on instinct while battling her own demons & being drawn into the boys& game of cat-&-mouse ...

A classic mystery for the festive season mulled wine mince piesand murder Mordecai Tremaine former tobacconist & perennial lover of romance novels has been invited to spend Christmas in the sleepy village of Sherbroome at the country retreat of one Benedict Grame Arriving on Christmas Eve he finds that the revelries are in full flow
- but so too are tensions amongst the assortment of guests Midnight strikes & the party-goers discover that it's not just presents nestling under the treethere's a dead body too A dead body that bears a striking resemblance to Father Christmas With the snow falling & the suspicions flying it's up to Mordecai to sniff out the culprit
- & prevent someone else from getting murder for Christmas ' Kept guessing to the end I am left wondering why it has taken so long to discover Francis Duncan With some 20 crime novels to his credit a relaunch seems long overdue' Daily Mail' Who can resist a seasonal whodunnit? This is a bah-humbug's ideal read' Lady' The book nods towards Agatha Christie but retains a crackling atmosphere of dread & horror that will chill the heart however warm your fireside' Metro 'A wonderfully cosy read & a great way to while away a winter's evening' Nudge' This is a golden age murder mystery that'll certainly appeal to lovers of Agatha Christie
- or anyone who enjoys a good old-fashioned whodunit This is a book that could be read at any time of year but would certainly make perfect festive reading It has humour excellent characterisation & a gentle tone that would sit well following the after-Queen's Speech nap'crimefictionlover


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The next hand he deals you may be your last A serial killer is loose on the streets of Manhattan His victims appear to be total strangers The only clue that links the crimes is the playing card left behind at each scene that hints at the next target The killer known in the tabloids as The Dealer is baiting cops into a deadly guessing game that has the city increasingly on edge Elizabeth Needham the tenacious cop in charge of the case turns to an unlikely ally
- Dylan Reinhart a brilliant professor whose book turned up in connection with the murders As the public frenzy over The Dealer reaches a fever pitch Dylan & Elizabeth must connect the clues to discover what the victims have in common
- before The Dealer runs through his entire deck

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Amateur sleuth Mordecai Tremaine is back in another classic mystery from the author of Murder for Christmas When Mordecai Tremaine emerges from the train station murder is the last thing on his mind But then again he has never been able to resist anything in the nature of a mystery
- & a mystery is precisely what awaits him in the village of Dalmering Rehearsals for the local amateur dramatic production are in full swing
- but as Mordecai discovers all too soon the real tragedy is unfolding offstage The star of the show has been found dead & the spotlight is soon on Mordecai whose reputation in the field of crime-solving precedes him With a murderer waiting in the wings it's up to Mordecai to derail the killer's performancebefore it's curtains for another victim

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No 7 Ocean Drive is a multimillion-dollar beachfront house in the Hamptons but its beautiful exterior hides a horrific past This house was the setting for a series of depraved killings that have never been solved Neglected empty & rumoured to be cursed it's known as the Murder House & locals keep their distance Detective Jenna Murphy has moved to the area to escape her troubled past & rehabilitate a career on the rocks But when a Hollywood power broker & his mistress are found dead in the abandoned Murder House Jenna becomes involved in a case that at first seems open & shut but reveals more secrets than she could possibly imagine As more bodies surface & Jenna is drawn deeper into the dark history of No 7 she must risk her own life to expose the truth
- before the Murder House claims another victim
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A gunman is loose in Malmo & he's targeting immigrants The charismatic head of an advertising agency is found dead in his shower Inspector Anita Sundstrom wants to be involved in the murder investigations but she is being sidelined by her antagonistic boss She is assigned to find a stolen painting by a once-fashionable artist as well as being lumbered with a new trainee assistant She also has to do to restore her professional reputation after a deadly mix-up in a previous high-profile case Then another prominent Malmo businessman is found murdered & Sundstrom finds herself back in the action & facing new dangers in the second Anita Sundstrom Malmo mystery ...

An archaeologist's wife is murdered on the shores of the River Tigris in Iraq It was clear to Amy Leatheran that something sinister was going on at the Hassanieh dig in Iraq; something associated with the presence of Lovely Louise' wife of celebrated archaeologist Dr Leidner In a few days' time Hercule Poirot was due to drop in at the excavation site But with Louise suffering from terrifying hallucinations & tension within the group becoming almost unbearable Poirot might just be too late ...