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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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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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 ...

Sitting on the top deck of a bus days before Christmas Maya sees a couple arguing violently in the middle of a crowded Regent Street They see her watching she looks away & the woman disappears Maya goes to the police who shrug & send her away Then a body turns up Now convinced she is a vital witness to a crime the police send Maya into hiding in rural Wales She resolves to get to the bottom of the mystery Then the snow comes & no one can get out But what if someone can still get in? From the author of Dear Scarlet & Saving Sophia ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play What is it like to kill? What drives a man or a woman to such extremes? The stories journey through a kaleidoscope of human emotions anger hatred bitterness remorse guilt horror In this psychological study of humanity on the edge of an abyss some of the series& murderers get away with it some of them don&t Amongst the subject matter is euthanasia accidental murder contract killing revenge & even a sleepwalker who knows she&s done something but not what or to whom Featuring all 3 series of & Murder In Mind& Series 11 Teacher (Dir Coky Giedroyc)2 Flame (Dir Nick Jones)3 Motive (Dir Frank Smith)4 Mercy (Dir Ferdinand Fairfax)5 Vigilante (Dir Frank Smith)6 Neighbours (Dir Ferdinand Fairfax)7 Sleeper (Dir David Innes Edwards) Series 28 Passion (Dir Gerry Poulson)9 Disposal (Dir Frank W Smith)10 Rage (Dir David Innes Edwards)11 Swan Song (Dir Frank W Smith)12 Flashback (Dir Ferdinand Fairfax)13 Victim (Dir Jeremy Wood)14 Memories (Dir Nick Jones)15 Regrets (Dir Gerry Poulson) Series 316 Echoes (Dir Coky Giedroyc)17 Favours (Dir Frank W Smith)18 Stalkers (Dir Gerry Poulson)19 Suicide (Dir Sven Amstein)20 Contract (Dir Adrian Bean)21 Landlord 22 Justice 23 Cornershop Actors David Suchet Steve Mc Fadden Keith Allen Reece Dinsdale Timothy West Caroline Goodall Keeley Hawes Pauline Quirke Neil Dudgeon David Hemmings Neil Stuke Dennis Waterman Neil Morrissey Diana Rigg Nicholas Lyndhurst & Colin Salmon Certificate 15 years & over Year 2001-2003 Languages English
- Dolby Digital (20) Stereo Subtitles English for the hard of hearing Duration 24 hours 30 minutes (approx)
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The divine Phryne Fisher returns to lead another dance of intrigue Seven Australian soldiers carousing in Paris in 1918 unknowingly witness a murder & their presence has devastating consequences Ten years later two are dead
- under very suspicious circumstances Phryne's wharfie mates Bert & Cec appeal to her for help They were part of this group of soldiers in 1918 & they fear for their lives & for those of the other three men It's only as Phryne delves into the investigation that she too remembers being in Montparnasse on that very same day While Phryne is occupied with memories of Montparnasse past & the race to outpace the murderer she finds troubles of a different kind at home Her lover Lin Chung is about to be married & the effect this is having on her own usually peaceful household is disastrous' Phryne Fisher is young wealthy beautiful smart confident & independently minded & she has a knack for solving murders when she is not sipping a strengthening cocktail or planning another seduction'
- The Australian's Review of Books

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