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Murdoch Mysteries volume 9
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English
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Comedian Bert Grady is shot to death in a dark alley after a killer performance. Although Grady was a hit onstage, he was hated by his fellow vaudevillians, leaving Murdoch with a cast of suspects-including a young W.C. Fields.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 5
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English
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The disappearance of a visiting Parisian girl thrusts Murdoch into an odd partnership with French Detective Marcel Guillaume, a real-life inspiration for the fictional Inspector Maigret. Brackenreid, meanwhile, ponders a political career.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 1
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English
Description
A carnival turns dour after a man falls to his death beside a vaudeville impresario. As Murdoch and Crabtree investigate, they meet Charlie Chaplin, a cocksure Englishman, who says the victim was an insult comic who tussled the previous night with performer Ed Ward. Ward claims Chaplin's friend Stan Laurel was also miffed, but Murdoch begins to suspect the intended victim was actually Mr. Chaplin.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 7
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English
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Murdoch's investigation into the murder of a defense minister raises the hackles of the detective's rival, spy Terrence Meyers. Could the inquiry ignite war with the United States? The explosive revelations put Murdoch's technical wizardry to the test in a race for Civil War booty.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 14
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English
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Dr. Grace recognizes a stabbing victim as the hostess of a party she had attended the night before. Emily goes undercover to infiltrate the dead woman's shoplifting ring, while Inspector Brackenreid's nephew makes his mark as the station's newest constable.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 10
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English
Description
A young secretary washes up on the lakeshore, drowned and with a head wound. Soon, another educated woman is murdered in the same manner. The detectives examine the connections between the victims, starting with a mysterious symbol found with their bodies.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 16
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English
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At the scene of a grisly murder, Murdoch encounters horror author H.P. Lovecraft, who had been drawing the corpse. Lovecraft becomes enamored with Mrs. Brackenreid after he notices her reading Bram Stoker's Dracula.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 7
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English
Description
When a corpse crashes through a theatre's ceiling and lands onstage in the midst of Macbeth, Murdoch and Brackenreid delve into the backstage intrigues of the city's leading Shakespearean acting troupe.
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Series
Murdoch Mysteries volume 7
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English
Description
At first glance, the murder of a physics professor seems to be the perfect crime. Murdoch tries to call on Dr. Ogden for help, but their relationship remains strained. In the meantime, Constable Crabtree has his own mystery to solve: discovering the true identity of his mother.
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Series
Murdoch Mysteries volume 1
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English
Description
Crabtree is in prison for the murder of Archibald Brooks. When an inmate claiming to know something about Edna Brooks is killed, Crabtree worries that she may be in danger. Murdoch looks into a break-in at her house that may have been perpetrated by Edna herself.
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Series
Murdoch Mysteries volume 10
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English
Description
Murdoch's relationship with Enid continues to grow; when a mysterious killer begins stalking telegraph operators in Toronto, he calls on her for help. Meanwhile, Inspector Brackenreid's quest to stop drinking has made him increasingly erratic, and Dr. Ogden begins to worry about his health.
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Series
Murdoch Mysteries volume 1
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English
Description
With their lives in danger from the Black Hand gang, Murdoch searches for Anna Fulford and their son, Harry, in Montreal. When Crabtree is unable to contact Effie, his suspicions that her secretary, Dorothy, is unhinged come to fruition. Under pressure to resign due to personal scandal, Brackenreid must now contend with threats against his son Bobby, imprisoned for murder.
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Series
Murdoch Mysteries volume 11
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English
Description
While Dr. Ogden is examining a suspicious mark on the body of the recently hanged Cecil Fox, the man suddenly wakes, knocks her unconscious, and flees the morgue. The incident forces Murdoch to reexamine other recent cases, with some surprising results.
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Series
Murdoch Mysteries volume 3
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English
Description
As Emily and Lillian prepare to set sail for England, a shocking corpse turns up on Emily's last day as city coroner. Murdoch takes over the case, which includes a missing private investigator, secret safety deposit box, and assumed identities.
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Series
Murdoch Mysteries volume 13
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English
Description
With Julia's life at stake, Murdoch, Brackenreid, and Crabtree work together to try to prove her innocence. Murdoch ends up confronting an old enemy in a game of wits.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 6
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English
Description
Toronto's mayor receives an anonymous package in the mail containing a disturbing film and a threatening message. Murdoch consults a chemist to help him find the culprit before he can release poisonous gas on the city.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 9
Language
English
Description
Detective Murdoch accompanies convicted murderer James Gillies to his hanging.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 4
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English
Description
The macabre discovery of nude statues made from the bodies of murdered women leads Murdoch to suspect a sequential killer who knew the victims. The bodies had been coated in copper, pointing Murdoch and Brackenreid to an electroplating company in Toronto.
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Series
Murdoch Mysteries volume 8
Language
English
Description
The great science-fiction writer H.G. Wells makes an appearance as the guest of honor at a secret meeting of the Toronto Society for the Advancement of Eugenics. Murdoch has been invited by the lovely Sally Pendrick, who seems determined to enlist him in the movement.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 16
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English
Description
When a pawnbroker and known fence admits to making payments to Station House Number 5, Murdoch and Brackenreid feel that they can finally start building a case against Chief Constable Davis. Meanwhile, Rebecca has doubts about becoming a doctor after a man dies in her care.
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