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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From the world's bestselling thriller writer
- three pulse-pounding stories in one book!THE LAWYER LIFEGUARD with Doug Allyn Defense
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' Scores of men & women died daily in London but on this day of days one of them had died in the very midst of a crowd & the cause of his death was a dagger piercing his heart Death had become something very real' When Bobbie Cheldon falls in love with a pretty young dancer at the Frozen Fang night club in Soho he has every hope of an idyllic marriage But Nancy has more worldly ideas about her future she is attracted not so much to Bobbie as to the fortune he expects to inherit Bobbie's miserly uncle Massy stands between him & happiness he will not relinquish the ten thousand a year on which Nancy's hopes rest When Bobbie falls under the sway of the roguish Nosey Ruslin the stage is set for murder in the heart of Piccadilly
- & for Nancy's dreams to be realised When Chief Inspector Wake of Scotland Yard enters the scene he uncovers a tangled web of love affairs a cynical Soho underworld & a motive for murder
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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play This cracking Brit-noir crime thriller features relatively early roles for Googie Withers James Hayter future Bond star Bernard Lee & Broadway veteran Jack La Rue who would become familiar to cinemagoers as one of Hollywood&s most dependable screen gangsters Released in Britain in 1939 Murder in Soho is presented here in a br&-new transfer from the original film elements in its as-exhibited theatrical aspect ratio One of the brightest spots in Soho was the Cotton Club run by American Steve Marco Steve was proud of his club&s reputation; it was an excellent &blind& for more important activities So when double-crossing Joe Lane threatened to tell the police of Steve&s past Joe had to be murdered Steve was not going to have anyone destroy what had taken years to build Actors Jack La Rue Sandra Storme Bernard Lee Martin Walker James Hayter & Googie Withers Director Norman Lee Certificate Universal Suitable for All Year 1939 Languages English Duration 1 hour & 8 minutes (approx) ...

Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play This astonishing adaptation of T S Eliot&s classic verse drama recounts the love-hate relationship between twelfth-century British monarch Henry II & the Archbishop of Canterbury Thomas Beckett Featuring a cast of mainly non-professional actors the voice of Eliot himself & music by the internationally renowned composer Làszló Lajtha Hoellering&s exquisitely realised film tells the story of Beckett&s temptations before his murder in Canterbury Cathedral in II70 Released for the first time on Blu-ray & DVD this rarely seen film is presented in a newly remastered version accompanied by a selection of fascinating extras including three of Hoellering&s richly evocative short films all made in the years before Murder in the Cathedral ...

Annette Somerville a young single mother earns her living in a high-class Glasgow sauna parlour scrupulously keeping her respectable home life separate from her professional activities During a series of murders in the city seemingly unconnected Annette realises that all of the victims have been regular customers 256 pages Mc Allister Angus ...

Murder stolen plans a mysterious death & a menage a trois
- four intriguing novellas featuring Hercule Poirot How did a woman holding
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A delight An amateur sleuth to rival Miss Marple& Guardian (Please note that this book was previously published as Groaning Spinney) Mrs Bradley sharp-eyed detective & celebrated psychiatrist has decided to spend Christmas with her nephew at his beautiful house in the Cotswolds It isn&t long before a mystery unfolds There are strange events occurring in the nearby wood & local villagers are receiving anonymous threatening letters Then the snow begins to fall
- & a body is discovered Mrs Bradley is on the case but she&ll have to hatch an ingenious plan to reveal the truth & find the culprit
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Agatha Christie's ingenious murder mystery thriller reissued with a striking new cover designed to appeal to the latest generation of Agatha Christie fans & book lovers Luke Fitzwilliam could not believe Miss Pinkerton's wild allegation that a multiple murderer was at work in the quiet English village of Wychwood
- or her speculation that the local doctor was next in line But within hours Miss Pinkerton had been killed in a hit-&-run car accident Mere coincidence? Luke was inclined to think so
- until he read in The Times of the unexpected demise of Dr Humbleby

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Please note this is a region 2 DVD & will require a region 2 (Europe) or region Free DVD Player in order to play The BBC s Murder Most Horrid starred Dawn French as a different dastardly character in each of the 24 self-contained episodes The anthology series unusual mix of comedy murder mystery & horror received widespread critical acclaim when it was broadcast in the 90s & was an instant hit with audiences Whether she was playing the murderer or the victim Dawn French s versatile acting talent was never more apparent than in this brilliantly dark comedy with episodes written by the likes of Steven Moffat & Ian Hislop All four series appear in this brand new set which features early appearances by a cast of fine British talent including Ray Winstone Hugh Laurie Jim Broadbent Minnie Driver & Hugh Bonneville ...