Acorn Media (Firm)
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Description
This is the ultimate in armchair travel to Italy. It offers a unique aerial view shot from a helicopter, via a mounted camera, showcasing the country's breathtaking scenery and abundant architectural wonders. An informative narrative and soundtrack of traditional regional music further enhance the experience.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
1999
Description
Barnaby is enlisted to keep the peace when the arrival of two feuding clans of travelers disrupt the tranquility of Martyr Warren. Local magistrate and Falklands War veteran Hector Bridges gets fired up about the interlopers and unwisely marches into the fray.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
©2010
Description
In the squad room, the cops on the Manchester murder investigation unit call Detective Chief Inspector Janine Lewis, "Boss." At home, the kids call her mum. In both places, she manages to keep everyone in line, but only just barely. Janine is a chief detective and a single mom who is trying to balance the demands of both her career and her family.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Cleaver makes a bitter enemy of the powerful new Attorney General, Cal McGregor, when Cleaver is caught having an affair with his wife. Cleaver's paramour, Missy, causes a scandal with a memoir about her life as a prostitute, and his best friend's wife, Scarlet, can't forgive Cleaver for the damage he caused to her marriage. Cleaver's legal career is just as hectic as his personal life as he defends alleged terrorists, teenage murderers, and leakers...
8) The sounds
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2021]
Description
Set against the stunning Marlborough Sounds in New Zealand, this twisty thriller follows a married couple looking to start a new life. But when Maggie joins her husband, Tom, in an idyllic small town halfway around the world, their reunion proves short-lived. As Maggie discovers Tom's secrets, she begins to plumb the dark depths of paradise.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
In the sleepy town of Brokenwood, New Zealand, the affable residents may seem harmless, but killers, blackmailers, and thieves lurk in every picturesque corner. To quell the community's alarming murder rate, Detective Mike Shepherd uses an unconventional style that contrasts with the methodical approach of his partner, Detective Kristin Sims, and the eager assistance of DC Sam Breen.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2010]
Description
Sgt. Jack Driscoll had to leave Dublin fast when his affair with a senior officer's wife was discovered. But Jack's father, Gerry, comes to his son's aid. Recently retired from his post as Garda Sergeant in a small Connemara town, Gerry manages to 'swing it' so that Jack inherits the job. Jack's now on his own, in charge of hundreds of square miles of remote, beautiful rural Ireland.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2004]
Description
Hetty is a 60-year-old housewife, a late bloomer, who sets up shop as a private eye to supplement her husband's meager pension. With moral authority, salt-of-the-earth candor, and a fully-loaded handbag, Hetty dispenses hard-boiled justice and motherly empathy in equally satisfying doses. Geoffrey, a destitute teenager, becomes Hetty's trusted and able sidekick. Her husband, Robert, also lends a hand.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Fresh off his success catching a headline grabbing killer, DCI Colin Sutton is on the brink of retirement when he's asked to review the long running inquiry into another infamous predator. Known as "The Night Stalker" to the press and "Minstead Man" to the police, this serial rapist has stalked the elderly of Southeast London for nearly two decades.
Series
London Kills volume Series 2
Formats
Description
The elite murder squad returns. As the detectives solve each case (skeletal remains dug up in the garden, the brutal murder of a pub landlord, a teenage au pair found dead, the double-shooting of a father and son), there's one mystery Detective Inspector David Bradford can't unravel. Where is his wife Sarah? As the other detectives investigate why David is lying to them about the night Sarah disappeared, they begin to think the unthinkable: did the...
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2020]
Description
In this sparkling revival of the hit Australian dramedy, Laura Gibson returns to the lovely coastal town of Pearl Bay for the first time in 20 years, but it isn't the same as she remembers. Determined to mend her fractured relationship with her daughter, Laura realizes that Pearl Bay and her family may need her as much as she needs them.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Description
From the mind of mystery maven Agatha Christie comes what is considered to be the original crime-solving couple, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford. Redefining the conventions of the mystery genre, providing a prototype for many male/female detective teams that followed.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
In this "whippy meringue of a French drama" (Radio Times), mother and daughter Astrid and Audrey are family law attorneys at the same firm. Along with their partner, Sofia, they argue custody battles, divorce proceedings, neglect cases, and even murder charges.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Acclaimed mystery novelist Agatha Christie has written some of the world's most loved crime stories, including the tales of Hercule Poirot, Miss Jane Marple, and more. These collector's items will introduce new viewers to the Agatha Christie mysteries by featuring some of the best television adaptations. This volume includes And Then There Were None; Five Little Pigs; and Death on the Nile.