Maureen Jennings
Author
Publisher
McClelland & Stewart
Language
English
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It is November 1917. Initially, in the loyal Dominion of Canada, people are mostly eager to support the Motherland and fight for the Empire, but the carnage is horrendous and with enforced conscription, the enthusiasm for war is dimming. William Murdoch is a widower, a senior detective who, thanks to the new temperance laws, spends his time tracking down bootleggers and tipplers. As we enter the story, Jack, Murdoch's estranged son, now twenty-one,...
Author
Series
Publisher
McClelland & Stewart
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Formats
Description
The books that inspired the wildly popular TV series — known as the Murdoch Mysteries in Canada and as The Artful Detective in the United States — are available together for the first time in this seven-volume eBook bundle that brings the crime-ridden world of late-19th-century Toronto alive.
"If you want to step back in time . . . let Jennings be your guide. There's really none better."
— Ottawa Citizen
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Author
Series
Publisher
McClelland & Stewart
Pub. Date
2013
Language
English
Description
In his forties, the Reverend Charles Howard still cut an impressive figure. A married Presbyterian minister in Toronto's east end, Howard was popular with the congregation that elected him, especially with the ladies, and most particularly with Miss Sarah Dignam. Respected in the community, Howard, as Visitor for the House of Industry, sat in judgment on the poor, assessing their applications for the workhouse. But now Howard is dead, stabbed and...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
In the 1890's, Detective William Murdoch adopts modern techniques like 'finger marks' and forensics to track Toronto's most sinister killers. Though derided by his skeptical boss, Murdoch finds friends and allies in a lovely pathologist and an eager-to-learn constable. Along the way they cross paths with some of the era's most famous figures, including Nikola Tesla, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Prince Alfred.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Description
In the 1890's, Detective William Murdoch adopts modern techniques like 'finger marks' and forensics to track Toronto's most sinister killers. Though derided by his skeptical boss, Murdoch finds friends and allies in a lovely pathologist and an eager-to-learn constable. Along the way they cross paths with some of the era's most famous figures, including Nikola Tesla, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Prince Alfred.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In Season 8 of this delightful detective show, joy and heartbreak await Detective William Murdoch and his friends in turn-of-the-century Toronto. After his brutal beating by the dockyard gang, Inspector Brackenreid's future remains uncertain. Constable Crabtree faces life-altering changes, including a new romance, while Dr. Emily Grace and Dr. Julia Ogden join the women's suffrage movement. And in the show's 100th episode, wedding bells ring as Murdoch...
Publisher
Acorn Meida
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Following the shocking cliffhanger last season, Station House Number Four attempts to clear Murdoch's name after he is arrested for murder. Along the way, they encounter the greatest minds of the time, including Alexander Graham Bell and Helen Keller.
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