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1. The infant [2011]

Description
Book — 72 p. ; 21 cm.
Summary
They have a picture that could spell the destruction of civilized society, a plan so devastating it would change the world as we know it. They have a suspect, tied to a chair. But the suspect claims the picture was drawn by his four-year-old son, though his wife claims their son couldn't have drawn it. What is the truth?
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
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2. The man with a cloak [videorecording] [1951]

  • Burbank, CA : Distributed by Warner Home Video, [2010]
Description
Video — 1 videodisc (80 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
A spirited demoiselle is determined to save her fiance's grandfather from his malevolent, and possibly homicidal, servants. Fortified with glass after glass of on-the-cuff wine at a local tavern, an urbane, cloaked stranger comes to her aid. The gentleman displays keen detecting skills as the plot turns from suspicion to murder to the hunt for a missing will. But one thing he does not reveal: his own identity.
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3. Heroic duo. [2003]

  • [San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2014.
Description
Video — 1 online resource (1 video file, approximately 88 min.) : digital, .flv file, sound Sound: digital. Digital: video file; MPEG-4; Flash.
Summary
Tough cop Ken Li (Ekin Cheng) is at the top of his game but still needs some help to solve a grisly crime that the offender, a respected police officer, doesn't even remember committing. Li seeks out Jack Lai (Leon Lai), a former psychologist, now disgraced and behind bars, who possesses an uncanny ability to bend people to his will. Forming an uneasy truce, this unconventional duo sets out to find the man responsible, a master hypnotist who will stop at nothing to exact his revenge.
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4. Der Greifer [videorecording] [2009]

Description
Video — 1 videodisc (93 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  • Includes a slide show of movie stills (ca. 2 min. 30 sec.).
Representing Scotland Yard, Sgt. Harry Cross mingles with the cream of British society to bring a murderer to justice. Greeting everyone with off-handed cheerfulness, he is able to put the culprit 'at ease' long enough to tighten the noose. He also wins the girl of his dreams.
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5. Dark road [2014]

Description
Book — viii, 214 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Summary
It's been 25 years since Alfred Chalmers was convicted of the gruesome murder of four young women in Edinburgh. Isobel McArthur, Scotland's first Chief Superintendent, was the woman responsible for putting him behind bars, but the case has haunted her ever since. Now, with her retirement approaching, McArthur decides the time has come for answers. To uncover the truth, she revisits the case and interviews Chalmers for the first time in decades. But her decision rips opens old wounds and McArthur is soon caught up in a web of corruption, psychological mind-games and deceit that threatens not only her own life, but those of her fellow officers and even her own daughter. Tense, gritty and hard-hitting, DARK ROAD is the first ever stage play from bestselling crime writer Ian Rankin, co-written by the Royal Lyceum's Artistic Director Mark Thomson.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
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6. Profiler [videorecording] [2003]

  • Burlington, VT : A&E Home Video ; New York, NY : Distributed by New Video, c2003.
Description
Video — 6 videodiscs (ca. 940 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  • v. 1. Ambition in the blood / Ggeiger ; Primal scream / Steve Feke ; It cuts both ways / Steve Feke
  • disc 2. Second best / Charles D. Holland ; Power corrupts / Jeremy R. Littman ; Old acquaintance / Dee Johnson ; Jack be nimble, Jack be quick / Charles D. Holland & George Geiger
  • v. 3. Victims of victims ; Birthright ; Dying to live
  • v. 4. Ties that bind ; Shoot to kill ; Bloodlust
  • v. 5. Every five minutes ; Breaking point ; Lethal obsession
  • v. 6. Cycle Of violence ; Die beautiful ; Root of all evil.
- Profiler's complete second season--all 19 episodes--on DVD for the first time. - A taut, stylish psychological thriller with a sci-fi edge. - Starring Ally Walker (Singles, While You Were Sleeping) as Dr. Samantha "Sam" Waters. - Featuring a strong ensemble cast with Robert Davi (Die Hard), Dennis Christopher (Breaking Away, IT), Traci Lords (Serial Mom, Blade), and Caitlin Wachs (My Dog Skip, Thirteen Days). - Created by Cynthia Saunders (L.A. Law). - A fan favorite currently airing on Court TV.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
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7. Minority report [videorecording] [2002]

  • Minority report (Motion picture)
  • Widescreen version (2.35:1). - [United States] : DreamWorks Home Entertainment : Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., c2002.
Description
Video — 2 videodiscs (144 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Washington, D.C. has been murder-free thanks to astounding technology which identifies killers before they commit their crimes. But when the chief of the Pre-crime unit is himself accused of a future murder, he has just 36 hours to discover who sets him up.
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8. City of ghosts [videorecording] [2003]

  • Widescreen version (1.85:1) - Santa Monica : MGM Home Entertainment, c2003
Description
Video — 1 videodisc (116 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Jimmy is a New York con man fleeing the United States for Bangkok in order to avoid an insurance scam investigation. He goes to Cambodia to meet up with his former business partner and mentor, Marvin, to collect his half of the money. Along the way, he makes friends with local man, Sok, and romances Sophie, but is drawn into a lethal web of deceit and murder.
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9. Un-go. Complete collection [videorecording] [2012]

Description
Video — 3 videodiscs (325 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Some call him the 'Last Great Detective' or the 'Defeated Detective'. He is Shinjurou Yuuki, a young man with a passion for mysteries and a talent for solving them that has made him the target of dark forces now stirring within the sinister underworld of a near future Tokyo. Fortunately Yuuki's not completely on his own, and with the aid of his uniquely talented associate Inga, he's ready to cut a swath through the veils of secrecy that have been laid before him.
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10. Blue velvet [videorecording] [2008]

  • [United States?] : Absurda, [2008]
Description
Video — 1 videodisc (ca. 33 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
A college student stumbles across a bizarre mystery and wants to know more. The strange world he's found lurking beneath his hometown picture-postcard veneer is about to become much stranger.
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11. Ghost in the shell "Stand alone complex" S.A.C. 2nd gig. Volume 6 [videorecording] = Kōkaku kidōtai, S.A.C. [2006]

  • Ghost in the shell "Stand alopne complex" S.A.C. 2nd gig. Volume 6 [videorecording] = 攻殻機動隊, S.A.C.
  • [Cypress, Calif.] : Bandai Entertainment ; manga Video, 2006.
Description
Video — 2 videodisc (ca. 100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
The revolutionary leader Kuze manages to elude Section 9 once more. There's no time for Section 9 to recover though, because soon the threat of a nuclear weapon has the entire city of Nagasaki evacuated. Section 9 must the rush to the scene and determine the true origins of the bomb. The government declares Martial Law, and sends in the Self-Defense Forces to restore order, as the group from Section 9 works to prevent a nuclear explosion and unravel the truth behind these events, one random shot escalates the conflict to new heights!
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12. Ghost in the shell "Stand alone complex". S.A.C. 2nd gig. Volume 02 [videorecording] = Kōkaku kidōtai, S.A.C. [2005]

  • Ghost in the shell "Stand alone complex". S.A.C. 2nd gig. Volume 02 [videorecording] = 攻殻機動隊, S.A.C.
  • Special ed. - [United States] : Bandai Entertainment, 2005.
Description
Video — 2 videodiscs (100 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
On her first visit to one of the refugee areas, the Prime Minister receives a bouquet of flowers, and in it is a death threat. Section 9 is called in to provide round-the-clock security for her as they work to catch the would-be assassin. As they do their legwork, more and more links to the mysterious "individual eleven" are uncovered. Meanwhile, Togusa is trying to unravel the reason for a man's suspicious death, and it leads him into the bowels of Tokyo and a government cover-up. Then, Section 9 is ordered to transport some dangerous plutonium out of one of the refugee districts, and the creepy Gohda is once again given command of the operation. When it's all over, the Major and the rest of Section 9 try to figure out exactly how all of these things are linked together. These strange happenings can't all be coincidence.
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13. Bad company [videorecording] [2003]

Description
Video — 1 videodisc (108 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
Two former secret agents run a business to perform corporate dirty work.
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14. Honey West. Complete series [videorecording] [2008]

  • Fullscreen ed. - Tulsa, OK : Distributed by VCI Entertainment, c2008.
Description
Video — 4 videodiscs (900 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Summary
  • Disc one: The swingin' Mrs. Jones
  • The owl and the eye
  • The abominable snowman
  • A matter of wife and death
  • Live a little, kill a little
  • Whatever Lola wants-- --- The princess and the paupers
  • In the bag. Disc two: The flame and the pussycat
  • A neat little package
  • A stitch in crime
  • A million bucks in anybody's language
  • The gray lady
  • Invitation to limbo
  • Rockabye the hard way
  • A nice little till to tap. Disc three: How brillig, o, beamish boy
  • King of the mountain
  • It's earlier than you think
  • The perfect un-crime
  • Like visions and omens and all that jazz
  • Don't look now, but isn't that me
  • Come to me, my litigation baby. Disc four: Slay, gypsy, slay
  • The fun-fun killer
  • Pop goes the easel
  • Little green Robin Hood
  • Just the bear facts ma'am
  • There's a long, long, fuse a'burning
  • An eerie, airy, thing.
After inheriting her spying business from her later father, private eye Honey West outwits criminals and solves crimes using her unique arsenal of martial arts and scientific gadgets.
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15. Profiler. Season 1 [videorecording] [2003]

  • New York, NY : A & E Home Video, c2003.
Description
Video — 6 videodiscs (987 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  • v. 1. Insight / Cynthia Saunders
  • Ring of fire / Nancy Miller
  • Unholy alliance / Ken Solarz
  • v. 2. Unsoiled sovereignty / Jean Gennis & Phyllis Murphy
  • Modus operandi / Bob Lowry
  • Night dreams / Cynthia Saunders
  • Cruel & unusual / sibyl gardner
  • v. 3. Sorcerer's apprentice / Ken Solarz
  • Shattered silence / George Geiger
  • Doppelganger / Bob Lowry
  • Learning from the masters / Jean Gennis & Phyllis Murphy
  • v. 4. The house that Jack built / Lawrence Hertzog
  • Shadow of angels, part I / Sibyl Gardner
  • Shadow of angels, part II / Charles D. Holland
  • Film at eleven / Steve Feke
  • v. 5. Crisis / Bob Lowry
  • Blue highway / Jean Gennis & Phyllis Murphy
  • FTX: Field training exercise / George Geiger & Charles D. Holland
  • v. 6. Into the abyss / David A. Simmons
  • Venon, Part I / Steve Feke
  • Venom, part II / Bob Lowry.
Dr. Samantha Waters is one of the FBI's most valuable agents. Blessed with the uncanny ability to "see" crimes by reading the clues left behind, Sam heads up the elite Violent Crime Task Force (VCTF), which is called upon to solve high-profile cases other investigators can't crack. Created by Cynthia Saunders (L.A. Law) and starring Ally Walker (Singles, While You Were Sleeping) PROFILER is a taut, stylish thriller that explores the darkest corners of the human psyche. The ensemble cast is highlighted by Robert Davi (Die Hard, Goonies) as Sam's mentor Bailey Malone and Dennis Christopher (Breaking Away, Stephen King's IT) as Sam's nemesis, the serial killer Jack of All Trades. PROFILER's explosive first season is available on DVD for the first time.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
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16. The apostate [videorecording] [2001]

  • Widescreen version. - New York, NY : HBO Home Video, c2000.
Description
Video — 1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
A young Jesuit Priest comes home when his brother, who has been found savegely murdered, is one of the victims in a series of terrible killings. The murderer is driven by deep spiritual torment and will kill again if not caught. Its a battle between good and evil and to those who have lost their faith, there is nothing left to lose.
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17. Comedy of power [videorecording] [2006]

  • Port Washington, NY : Distributed by Koch Lorber Films, c2007.
Description
Video — 1 videodisc (110 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
After locking up an embezzling CEO, Jeanne pushes the limits of her power even further and winds up in a dangerous game of threats and intimidation.
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18. American crime [videorecording] [2004]

  • Santa Monica, Calif. : Lions Gate Entertainment, c2004.
Description
Video — 1 videodisc (94 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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19. Spartan [videorecording] [2004 - ]

  • Burbank, CA : Warner Home Video, c2004.
Description
Video — 1 videodisc (107 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
When Robert Scott is recruited to find Laura, the daughter of a government official, he is paired with novice Curtis. Scott and Derek stumble upon a white slavery ring, which may have some connection to Laura's disappearance.
(source: Nielsen Book Data)
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20. Starsky & Hutch [videorecording] [2004]

Description
Video — 5 videodiscs (ca. 1173 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  • Pilot
  • Savage Sunday
  • Texas longhorn
  • Death ride
  • Snowstorm
  • The fix
  • Death notice
  • Pariah
  • Kill Huggy Bear
  • The bait
  • Lady blue
  • Captain Dobey, you're dead
  • Terror on the docks
  • Deadly imposter
  • Shootout
  • The hostages
  • Losing streak
  • Silence
  • The Omaha tiger
  • JoJo
  • Running
  • A coffin for Starsky
  • Bounty hunter.
Two streetwise undercover detectives bust criminals in their red-and-white Ford Torino with the help of a police snitch called Huggy Bear.
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