Corin Redgrave
1) Persuasion
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Anne Elliot is persuaded to break off an engagement to Capt. Wentworth, but tensions are resumed when they meet again eight years later.
Pub. Date
[2012]
Description
Ten years ago, Phoebe Maybury's hateful husband David disappeared from Streech Grange. Now, a naked, unidentifiable corpse has been discovered in the icehouse on the Grange and Inspectors Walsh and McLoughlin have to decide whose it is, whether he was murdered ; and who killed him.
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Dante Alighieri was born in Florence, Italy in the middle of the 13th century and what is principally known of him comes from his own writings. One of the world's great literary masterpieces, the "Divine Comedy" is at its heart an allegorical tale regarding man's search for divinity. The work is divided into three sections, "Inferno", "Purgatorio", and "Paradiso", each containing thirty-three cantos. It is the narrative of a journey down through Hell,...
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Forsyte saga volume 1
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The story of Soames Forsyte, a solcitor and the wealthy head of a middle-class family in London during the 19th century.
6) Ultraviolet
Pub. Date
[2001]
Description
For centuries vampires have co-existed in harmony with humans until now ... Amidst the growing threat of viral epidemic and the possibility of worldwide environmental catastrophe, humanity has an unprecedented ability to destroy itself. In order to prevent further contamination or loss of their food supply, the vampires have organized and are pouring funds into all manner of human scientific research. Though they profess to be a persecuted and misunderstood...
7) Enigma
Pub. Date
2002, c2001
Description
Tom Jericho has been called out of retirement to join in a race to crack the Nazi's secret code, Enigma, in order to save Allied troops from a deadly German attack.
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Ice House volume 1
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When a naked, decomposed corpse is found in the disused ice house in the grounds of Streech Grange, Chief Inspector George Walsh jumps to an obvious conclusion. The body must be that of David Maybury, who disappeared 10 years ago. Without waiting for forensic identification, he reopens the murder investigation, which for him has been an obsession.
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Ice House volume 2
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The police interrogation has reawakened Phoebe's memories of the nightmare she suffered 10 years ago. Then when Walsh orders a thorough search of the entire estate, the women's privacy is invaded by scores of policemen, as well as by the growing presence of the media and angry villagers outside the gates. As more clues are discovered, they serve only to confuse the investigation into this baffling crime.
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Ice House volume 3
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As Detective Sergeant Andy McLoughlin examines the evidence, he begins to arrive at different conclusion to his superior. Just when he thinks he has got a confession, one further startling secret is revealed, one final revelation of murderous revenge that will finally melt the ice that has kept Streech Grange and its inhabitants frozen for a decade - the mystery of what happened to David Maybury.
Pub. Date
c2007
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Four weddings and a funeral: Romantic comedy about a young man who meets the girl of his dreams at a friend's wedding, However, she slips through his fingers when the timing seems wrong and they meet at three more weddings and a funeral before the two finally connect. A fish called Wanda: Sexy American diamond lovers Wanda and her boyfriend Otto are in England to plot alongside George and Ken the robbery of a diamond collection. Wanda and Otto want...
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Waking the Dead volume 2
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Boyd's theory seems to have been proved right and the Gambler's partner is apparently active once more. He has abducted a young woman. The team are up against time in tracing her and her abductor. Can they read the cards before another life is gambled away?
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Waking the Dead volume 7
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Beautiful 18-year-old Joanna Gold famously disappeared in broad daylight on Hampstead Heath in 1989. Now her famous red dress has been discovered in a lock-up in Kings Cross. Boyd is certain that when he finds the owner of the lock-up, he'll have found Joanna's murderer.
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Waking the Dead volume 8
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Threatened by the investigation, Joanna Gold's killer has struck again and now begins to stalk her younger sister, Clara. She persuades Boyd to let her wear the red dress and go onto the Heath in an attempt to catch her stalker. When the Commissioner hears of this dangerous plan, he furiously intervenes. Boyd is in deep trouble.
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Waking the Dead volume 1
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Thomas Rice, known as The Gambler, was jailed for murdering five women in the late 1980s. So when a stalker begins to harass the only living victim of the jailed serial killer, Boyd reinvestigates his pet theory that Thomas had a partner, who is still on the loose.
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Waking the Dead volume 4
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Revenge for a fatal miscarriage of justice in the early 60s seems to be behind the execution of the members of the jury. Boyd seeks help from the former investigating officer. They dig up Frank's body from Bethnal Green cemetery, to match DNA. Forensic work reveals that the body is not Frank's. So who is it? And where is Frank Sutton?
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Waking the Dead volume 3
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Harry Newman is an old man, dying in a London nursing home. When he makes deathbed confession of twelve separate 'unauthorized killings', the Cold Case Team are called onto the trail of a suspected serial killer and his executioner. They embark on an investigation to discover the facts surrounding the deaths of each of the names on Harry's deathbed list.
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Waking the Dead volume 6
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The team's quest to find the murderer is leading them further up the political ladder. Government secrecy does not make their life easy. Pressure is applied from above as Boyd closes on his quarry. Grace tries to urge Boyd to be cautious but he ignores her and risks his career to get to the truth.