Acorn Media (Firm)
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Cutting-edge Victorian science meets cunningly plotted mystery in this award-winning Canadian TV drama. William Murdoch is a detective in Toronto in 1895, using new forensic techniques like fingerprinting and psychological profiling. He crosses paths with famous figures including Arthur Conan Doyle, and H. G. Wells.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
Award-winning actor Martin Shaw stars as the principled detective George Gently in these three feature-length mysteries. These powerful dramas unfold against the beautiful backdrop of rural Britain during the tumultuous 1960s. Based on the long-running series of books by Alan Hunter.
Publisher
Distributed by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2005]
Edition
Complete UK broadcast ed.
Language
English
Description
Foyle and Milner capture two German soldiers who survive the crash landing of their plane in the Hastings countryside. Nearby, two nights later, a farmer is discovered shot dead in his armchair.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Winningly clever and playful, this acclaimed Canadian series returns with new mysteries set in Edwardian-era Toronto. In Season Nine, Detective William Murdoch and his wife, Dr. Julia Ogden, plan their dream home; Constable Crabtree faces dire consequences for his decisions; and Dr. Emily Grace experiences a personal crisis. Meanwhile, Inspector Brackenreid endures an eccentric houseguest, and a new morgue cleaner turned lab attendant brings fresh...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Jack Irish is the brooding antihero of Australian writer Peter Temple's award-winning novels. The mystery finds Jack grappling with more personal and professional drama as he continues to investigate crimes in Melbourne's seedy underbelly.
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
Description
Detective Inspector John Rebus is investigating sinister and grisly crimes in the storied and atmospheric city of Edinburgh, Scotland. This complete collection includes all four series of the hit television series based on the globally popular Inspector Rebus novels by Ian Rankin.
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Description
In the sleepy town of Brokenwood, New Zealand, the affable residents may seem harmless, but killers, blackmailers, and thieves lurk in every picturesque corner. To quell the community's alarming murder rate, Detective Mike Shepherd uses an unconventional style that contrasts with the methodical approach of his partner, Detective Kristin Sims, and the eager assistance of DC Sam Breen.
Publisher
Distributed exclusively by Acorn Media
Pub. Date
c2010
Language
English
Description
The Tai Chi program contains three segments. First, you'll learn the essential poses of Tai Chi. Next, you'll move through the postures to create harmony and grace while increasing flexibility and endurance. Finally, you'll put it all together to build overall muscle tone and promote vigor and vitality. The Qi Gong program conditions the body and expands the senses through slow, natural, repetitive movements.
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
"Newly promoteed, Commander Clare Blake vows no cover-ups. At the same time, DCI Hedges conceals evidence of his involvement in the police shooting of an unarmed civilian, Lionel Cripps. Blake looks into the Cripps matter but is soon distracted by the handsome James Lampton. A convicted murderer just out of prison, where Blake put him 12 years ago, Lampton persuades her that he's rehabilitated and charms her into an affair. Then a young nurse is found...
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Changing times, cutthroat competition, and romance flavor the dramatic conclusion. As the Roaring Twenties close, the market for haute couture is shrinking. In order to survive, can the House of Eliott realize that ready-to-wear is fashion's future?