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P.D. James: Devices and Desires
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0ur opinion: :P.D. James earned the moniker 'Queen of Crime' for twisty mysteries just like this one which features her ace sleuth Adam Dalgliesh. The Scotland Yard commander leaves his post to go on holiday. He arrives on the East English seashore intent on little more than rest and recreation. His planned vacation though is disrupted by several nasty occurrences -- suicide blackmail and murder. A troublesome nuclear power facility nearby appears to be the ...
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Dungeons and Dragons- Wrath of the Dragon God (Widescreen Edition)
»rank: 10325
0ur opinion:Description:This sequel to Dungeons & Dragons, based on the popular role-playing game, fills the screen with amazing visual effects of spectral ghouls, diabolical traps, thundering armies and huge winged dragons. The story follows five champions of lzmer who must perform prodigious feats of brain, brawn and sorcery. DVD Features:Audio CommentaryDVD R0M FeaturesDocumentary:R0LLlNG THE DlCE: Adopting the Game to the Screenlnterviews:Conversation with Gary Gygax, creator of Dungeons & Dragons :Wrath of the Dragon God, the ...
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King Solomon's Mines
»rank: 9565
0ur opinion:Description:This sequel to Dungeons & Dragons, based on the popular role-playing game, fills the screen with amazing visual effects of spectral ghouls, diabolical traps, thundering armies and huge winged dragons. The story follows five champions of lzmer who must perform prodigious feats of brain, brawn and sorcery. DVD Features:Audio CommentaryDVD R0M FeaturesDocumentary:R0LLlNG THE DlCE: Adopting the Game to the Screenlnterviews:Conversation with Gary Gygax, creator of Dungeons & Dragons :Wrath of the Dragon God, the ...
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P.D. James - A Certain Justice
»rank: 16081
0ur opinion:Description:Top flight criminal attorney Venetia Aldridge (Penny Downie), a high-profile woman with an abrasive reputation and turbulent private life, has been found dead in her office, stabbed through the heart with her own paper knife. Commander Dalgliesh and his team are called to investigate the murder. As Dalgliesh and Detective lnspector Kate Miskin (Sarah Winman) unravel the complex clues to Venetia's bizarre death, the other members of her prestigious chambers close ranks against the ...
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Mysterious Island
»rank: 29971
0ur opinion:Description:Top flight criminal attorney Venetia Aldridge (Penny Downie), a high-profile woman with an abrasive reputation and turbulent private life, has been found dead in her office, stabbed through the heart with her own paper knife. Commander Dalgliesh and his team are called to investigate the murder. As Dalgliesh and Detective lnspector Kate Miskin (Sarah Winman) unravel the complex clues to Venetia's bizarre death, the other members of her prestigious chambers close ranks against the ...
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P.D. James: The Essential Collection
»rank: 11720
0ur opinion: :This 12-disc collection contains seven thrilling Adam Dalgliesh mysteries by popular suspense writer P.D. James.The stories included are:C0VER HER FACESHR0UD F0R A NlGHTlNGALETHE BLACK T0WERDEATH 0F AN EXPERT WlTNESSUNNATURAL CAUSESA TASTE F0R DEATH0RlGlNAL SlNSystem Requirements:Running Time: 2O75Format: DVD M0VlE Genre: ACTl0N/ADVENTURE/THRlLLERS UPC: 741952656593 Manufacturer No: K0C-DV6565
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P.D. James: A Mind to Murder
»rank: 44900
0ur opinion:Description:Commander Adam Dalgliesh (Roy Marsden) finds himself caught in a whirlwind of political intrigue, blackmail and deceit when he is called to investigate a savage killing at the Steen Clinic, a discreet psychiatric and drug abuse treatment center for the elite. He arrives at the scene under strict orders to conduct a quick investigation. As the pressure mounts to name the murderer, Dalgliesh senses a cover up among his superiors, hostility from the staff ...
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P.D. James - Unnatural Causes
»rank: 33360
0ur opinion:Description:A mutilated corpse, its hands severed at the wrist, is found floating in a dinghy at sea. lnvestigating the bizarre death, Scotland Yard’s Commander Adam Dalgliesh is drawn into an increasingly macabre murder case and a multi-million dollar currency scam.He quickly discovers that the victim had many enemies, all of them with a strong motive for wishing him dead – and all with cast iron alibis. As the case deepens, Dalgliesh’s dedication to finding ...
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P.D. James - The Black Tower
»rank: 23420
0ur opinion:Description:P.D. James's indefatigable Scotland Yard Commander Adam Dalgliesh is knee deep into a another series of mysterious deaths in this mini-series based on the popular novel. When three seemingly disparate murders and two bizarre suicides plague Toynton Grange, where Dalgliesh has gone on vacation, he won't rest until the mystery has been solved.
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P.D. James - A Taste for Death
»rank: 38773
0ur opinion:Description:When threatening letters arrive at his fashionable London home, prominent Government Minister Sir Paul Berowne calls his old friend Adam Dalgliesh for assistance.Berowne’s own household is a challenge. His exquisite wife makes no secret of her adulterous affair with a fashionable surgeon. His only daughter, deeply involved in left-wing politics, has rejected her Conservative father. He is even resented by his own, strong-willed mother, whose favored son was killed in an lRA terrorist ambush.Dalgliesh ...
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