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"It's 1947 Hollywood. Eddie Valiant ... a down-on-his-luck detective, is hired to find proof that Marvin Acme, gag factory mogul and owner of Toontown, is playing hanky-panky with femme fatale Jessica Rabbit, wife of Maroon Cartoon superstar, Roger Rabbit. When Acme is found murdered, all fingers point to Roger, who begs the Toon-hating Valiant to find the real evildoer"--Container.
2) I, robot
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In the year 2035, robots are a common, trusted part of life. But that trust is broken when a scientist is found dead, and a skeptical Chicago police detective investigating the murder believes that a robot is responsible. It seems impossible for a robot to break the Three Laws of Robotics, for if that were to happen there would be nothing to stop them from taking over the world. Aiding the detective in his investigation is a psychologist who specializes...
3) The raven
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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Baltimore 1849. While investigating a horrific double murder, police detective Emmett Fields makes a startling discovery: the killer's methods mirror the twisted writings of Edgar Allan Poe. Suspecting Poe at first, Fields ultimately enlists his help to stop future attacks. But in this deadly game of cat and mouse, the stakes are raised with each gruesome slaying as the pair races to catch a madman before he brings every one of Poe's shocking stories...
4) Alex Cross
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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Follows the young homicide detective/psychologist as he meets his match in a serial killer. The two face off in a high-stakes game of cat and mouse, but when the mission gets personal, Cross is pushed to the edge of his moral and psychological limits in this taut and exciting action thriller.
Pub. Date
[2006]
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English
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When a star soccer coach is murdered and his priceless Pink Panther diamond stolen, France is in an uproar. Fortunately, Inspector Jacques Clouseau is on the case. He doesn't have a clue, but for Clouseau, that is just a minor detail. With his partner, Gilbert Ponton, he goes from one misadventure to the next, leaving mayhem in his wake from the boulevards of Paris to the streets of New York. Will he be able to seduce the pop diva, Xania? Will he...
6) Insomnia
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Crime never sleeps and neither does the veteran LAPD homicide detective invited to Nightmute, Alaska to head a murder investigation there. He finds the investigation disrupted by an ever-shining midnight sun that wreaks sleep-depriving havoc on his body clock. As his consciousness becomes more unstable, he is nagged by a sense of personal guilt over a second crime that might just be real.
7) Red dragon
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Will Graham is an FBI agent who brought Hannibal Lecter to justice; however, his confrontation with Lecter proved to be a bloody, near-death experience. Retiring from the Bureau, he moves to Florida. However, a particularly grisly killer is on the loose, and Jack, Graham's one-time mentor at the Bureau, asks him to return to duty to find him. "The Tooth Fairy" is a vicious murderer who kills entire families at once, covering the eyes of his victims...
8) Exposed
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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When a detective starts to investigate his partner's shocking death, he uncovers disturbing evidence of police corruption and a dangerous secret involving an unlikely young woman.
Pub. Date
2013
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English
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Although the team solves some of their most challenging cases yet, madman Christopher Pelant continues his murderous rampage, inching closer to Bones and Booth daily. From solving the mystery of a roller derby darling's demise to uncovering a previously unrecognized 9/11 hero to stopping a pandemic, Bones and the team make one remarkable discovery after another.
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"A year after his thwarted attempt to perpetuate a second mass murder in the community of Bridgton, Ohio, Brady Hartsfield remains hospitalized in a vegetative state. Retired Detective Bill Hodges has done his best to move on from his Brady obsession, teaming up with Holly Gibney to open Finders Keepers, a private investigative agency. But when unexplainable occurrences begin to affect hospital staff members attending to Brady, Hodges is haunted by...
Pub. Date
[2003]
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English
Description
A century old double murder haunts Jean, a photographer, who travels to the scene of the crime to investigate. The sole survivor of the murders was a woman whose unhappy marriage mirror's Jeans. Past and present collide and it suddenly becomes clear to Jean who the real killer is.
14) City of lies
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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This crime-thriller follows the investigation into the infamous murder of iconic rap artist Christopher Wallace aka The Notorious B.I.G. Determined LAPD detective Russell Poole spent nearly 20 years trying to solve the murder, and Jack Jackson, a journalist teams up with Poole in search of the elusive truth. Together they explore why the case remains old, and why a secretive division of the LAPD is seemingly set on keeping it that way.
15) Out of time
Pub. Date
[2004]
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English
Description
A police chief in a small town is investigating a brutal double murder and all the evidence is beginning to point to him. He is in a race against time to solve the crime before the other officers investigating the crime begin to see the clues and think he did it. With the help of his medical examiner pal Chae, Matt must solve the case before he is found guilty himself.
16) The dry
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
Description
For Aaron Falk, going back home is not going to be easy. After all, with the area facing an extreme drought, everyone is in a constant state of alert. It is against this strange backdrop that Falk stumbles into a mystery that is four decades old. Many years ago, a teenage girl died under mysterious circumstances. And the more that Falk investigates this cold case, the more he realizes that it may have something to do with the town's more recent tragedies....
17) Child 44
Pub. Date
[2015]
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English
Description
In 1953 Soviet Russia, secret police agent Leo Demidov loses status, power, and home when he refuses to denounce his own wife, Raisa, as a traitor. Exiled from Moscow to a grim provincial outpost, Leo and Raisa join forces with General Mikhail Nesterov to track down a serial killer who preys on young boys. Their quest for justice threatens a system-wide cover-up by Leo's psychopathic rival Vasili, who insists there is no crime in paradise.
19) I, robot
Pub. Date
[2004]
Language
English
Description
In the year 2035, robots are a common, trusted part of life. But that trust is broken when a scientist is found dead, and a skeptical Chicago police detective investigating the murder believes that a robot is responsible. It seems impossible for a robot to break the Three Laws of Robotics, for if that were to happen there would be nothing to stop them from taking over the world. Aiding the detective in his investigation is a psychologist who specializes...
20) Righteous kill
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English
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Turk and Rooster are two aging NYPD detectives who have been partners for 30 years. They are faced with a serial killer who is murdering other sociopathic criminals. They both have personal issues. They start working with Perez and Riley, a younger team. Tensions between the pairs of partners is inevitable, especially since Turk is now living with Perez's ex-girlfriend. She also happens to be a homicide detective. But before Turk and Rooster can retire,...
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