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41) The silent room
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English
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A security van sets off for Durham prison, a disgraced Special Branch officer in the back. It never arrives. En route it is hijacked by armed men, the prisoner sprung. Suspended from duty on suspicion of aiding and abetting the audacious escape of his former boss, Detective Sergeant Matthew Ryan is locked out of the manhunt. Desperate to preserve his career and prove his innocence, he backs off. But when the official investigation falls apart, under...
42) Cold snap
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Arliss Cutter novels volume 4
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English
Description
"Stranded in the Alaskan wilderness with three violent prisoners, Supervisory Deputy US Marshal Arliss Cutter becomes the hunted in a desperate fight for survival. After an early spring thaw on the Alaskan coast, Anchorage police discover a gruesome new piece of evidence in their search for a serial killer: a dismembered human foot. In Kincaid Park, a man is arrested for attacking a female jogger. Investigators believe they have finally have their...
43) Scalpers
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English
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Arizona Territory Ranger Sam Burrack rides the border badlands to Iron Point hoping to capture escaped prisoner Ozzie Cord, a mercenary who killed a sheriff back to Mesa Grande. But as Sam nears his prey, the trail of scalped bodies makes it clear that someone else has a vendetta. By all appearances, Turner 'Big Foot' Pridemore, leader of the scalpers, has driven away the desert Apaches and ousted the law. But he's missing his son, Fox, who has allied...
45) Next in line
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William Warwick novels volume 5
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English
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"London, 1988. Royal fever sweeps the nation as Britain falls in love with the "people's princess." Which means for Scotland Yard, the focus is on the elite Royalty Protection Command, and its commanding officer. Entrusted with protecting the most famous family on earth, they quite simply have to be the best. A weak link could spell disaster. Detective Chief Inspector William Warwick and his Scotland Yard squad are sent in to investigate the team....
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English
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"During the winter of 1864, more than 3,000 Federal prisoners of war escaped from Confederate prison camps into upstate South Carolina and North Carolina, often with the aid of the local enslaved population, creating, in the words of contemporary observers, a "Yankee plague." In this fascinating look at Union soliders' flight for freedom in the last months of the Civil War, Lorien Foote reveals new connections between the collapse of the Confederate...
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English
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After two years of marriage and a child, a wife discovers her policeman husband is a murderer who killed at least 10 women. So she informs on him. When he escapes from jail Theresa Williams flees, but how long can she elude him? Fortunately, there is a U.S. Marine who is willing to protect her
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English
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"Imprisoned in a remote Turkish prison camp during World War I, having survived a two-month forced march and a terrifying shootout in the desert, two British officers, Harry Jones and Cedric Hill, join forces to bamboozle their iron-fisted captors. To stave off despair and boredom, Jones takes a handmade Ouija board and fakes elaborate séances for his fellow prisoners. Word gets around camp, and one day, a Turkish officer approaches Jones with a...
50) Man on a ledge
Publisher
Summit Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
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English
Description
Ex-cop Nick Cassidy escapes from prison to plan the ultimate heist: steal a $40 million diamond from cutthroat businessman David Englander, and in the process prove his innocence. From the ledge of the famous Roosevelt Hotel, with the whole world watching, Cassidy plays a clever game of cat & mouse with the NYPD while his dutiful brother Joey works against the clock to extract the diamond and clear his brother's name
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
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Description
At age 70, Forrest Tucker infamously made his escape from the tough San Quentin prison. Once he had gained his freedom, he embarked on a new set of heists that left investigators scratching their heads and the public fascinated by the story. This true story details Tucker's life which includes a detective wrapped up in the case, and a female who takes a liking to Tucker despite the criminal path he's on.
Publisher
Hallmark Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2006]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 170 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Escaping from a Confederate prison by balloon, the survivors land on an uncharted island in the Pacific. The island is home to carnivorous monsters, bloodthirsty pirates, and the mad genius Captain Nemo, who inhabits the island for his own strange ends.
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Lucas Fume westerns volume 1
Publisher
Berkley Books
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
306 pages ; 18 cm.
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English
Description
Lucas Fume has had plenty of fights in his life: spying for the Confederate Army, standing up to the railroad company when they tried to take his land, then getting framed for the murder of his business partner only to lose his land as well as the love of his life. But Lucas isn't finished fighting yet. With help from Ezekiel 'Zeke' Henry, a fellow inmate and former slave, Lucas manages to escape prison. Riding with Zeke to St. Louis, he soon discovers...
54) Red Hill
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
On Constable Shane Cooper's first day with the Red Hill Police Department, a convicted murderer escapes from prison and seeks revenge on the men who put him there.
55) Sathow's sinners
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Pub. Date
2015.
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English
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Description
Nate Sathow and Frank Waverly track down Casey "Dog Ear" Pescaterro, a depraved killer with a hefty price on his head.
"Ex-lawman Nate Sathow never cared much for the letter of the law. But when he was hired to kill former preacher Frank Waverly, Nate's sense of justice stayed his hand. Now Nate and Frank ride together--an unlikely pair specializing in tracking down escaped outlaws. For their latest job, Nate and Frank must first round up a few men...
56) Captive
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When Brian Nichols, on the run as the subject of a city-wide manhunt and desperate to make contact with his newborn son, takes recovering meth addict Ashley Smith hostage in her own apartment, she turns for guidance to Rick Warren's bestselling inspirational book, The Purpose Driven Life. While reading aloud, Ashley and her would-be killer each face crossroads where despair and death intersect hope.
Publisher
Cascadeur Produktion
Pub. Date
2007, c2006
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 122 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
Deutsch
Description
Journey of German soldier Clemens Forell in his dramatic escape from a Siberian labor camp after World War II. Through bitter cold and life-threatening adventures, Forell is determined to reunite with his family
Publisher
distributed by Green Apple Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
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English
Description
As famine and death ravage Richmond, VA, five northern Civil War POWs plan a daring escape by hijacking a hot air balloon. Drifting through the night, they wake to find themselves marooned on a desert island, but they're not alone. Littered with wreckage, the island is home to a cast of survivors who have been lost in space and time. Forced to defend themselves against vicious pirates, terrifying creatures and a volcano that's ready to blow, they...
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Series
Longarm volume 403
Publisher
Jove Books
Pub. Date
2011
Physical Desc
187 p. ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
On the trail of an escapee, Longarm soon discovers the bloody corpse of his former prisoner. No one gets away with killing Marshal Custis Long's prisoners!
60) Nowhere to run
Publisher
Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
©2003
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An escaped prisoner hiding from authorities always manages to be in the wrong place at the right time. Risking his hard-fought freedom, he aids a beautiful young widow against a ruthless developer who wants her land.
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