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Murdoch Mysteries volume 15
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English
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A devout young woman's murder unexpectedly reunites Murdoch with his childhood mentor, Father Keegan. As the two work together to solve the crime and locate a missing priest, Murdoch recalls a formative event from his youth.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 2
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English
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With tensions simmering between Protestants and Catholics, the police department is on high alert during an Orange Day parade. When a town alderman is shot by a sniper in the midst of the festivities, Toronto's Irish Catholic residents fall under suspicion.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 9
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English
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While visiting the bank to apply for a loan on a special mother-and-baby-promotion day, Murdoch finds himself in the midst of a robbery. Meanwhile, Brackenreid plots a way to "watch" his favorite football team play in England.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 7
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English
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When a man is shot dead, Murdoch's childhood friend Freddie Pink, who was also shot at, warns Murdoch that someone may be targeting recipients of the Young Scholars Prize. Murdoch and Freddie connect the shootings to a murder they investigated together as children at a wilderness camp in 1875.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 14
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English
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At a public presentation, Murdoch declares he has perfected James Pendrick's youth potion and displays a totally transformed Brackenreid as proof. But Crabtree, growing suspicious of Murdoch's claims and strange behavior, sets out to uncover what really happened to Pendrick.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 1
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English
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A dazed Murdoch wakes up in Bristol, England, with no memory of who he is or how he got there. Worse still, it seems he's wanted by British intelligence agents for murder.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 13
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English
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When a suspect from Murdoch's past pulls a deadly con, he orchestrates an elaborate sting so she won't get away with murder again.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 7
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English
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During renovations of the police station, workmen dig up a body buried in the building's cement. When the dead man is identified as a constable who disappeared in 1881, the tables are turned as the cops become the suspects.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 8
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English
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A young boy comes to the station with a strange report about a giant knight, but Murdoch brushes it off as a tall tale. When the boy goes missing after two bizarre murders and the appearance of a Prussian assassin, Murdoch begins to suspect something more sinister.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 3
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English
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After celebrating a big win, boxer Amos Robinson goes down for the count, courtesy of a gunshot to the chest. A witness finds Robinson's wife, Fannie, standing over the body but Murdoch aims to prove her innocence.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 7
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English
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When a politician dies in a fall at the legislative building, a witness blames it on ghosts rumored to haunt the site. Murdoch looks into the politician's suspicious land deal, while Crabtree pursues his own line of inquiry against Murdoch's orders.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 3
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English
Description
When an Egyptian sarcophagus is opened at a museum exhibit, a hidden cobra delivers a fatal bite to one of the expedition's archaeologists. Further strange incidents incite rumors of a mummy's curse-and bolster sales of Crabtree's Egyptian-themed adventure novel.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 4
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English
Description
Murdoch finds his investigation into a nanny's disappearance assisted by the man who considers himself the real Sherlock Holmes.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 18
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English
Description
Murdoch finds himself the prime suspect in the murder of a burlesque dancer found dead in his bed. While Stationhouse Four proclaims his innocence, Murdoch goes into hiding as the newly reappointed Chief Constable Davis continues his vendetta against him.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 10
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English
Description
When the lead singer of a travelling ragtime group turns up dead, Detective Murdoch looks to the group's complicated past for answers.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 15
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English
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A young woman walks into an apartment building and, seconds later, an explosion kills her. Could she be the victim of a bomb attack or the perpetrator? The case becomes even more intriguing when Watts identifies her as one of the missing women he's been investigating.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 5
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English
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The Canadian prime minister and national security agent Terrence Meyers enlist Murdoch's help with an extortion crisis. They have 24 hours to stop the detonation of a rogue weapon that could spark a war between Canada and the United States.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 5
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English
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It seems like an open-and-shut case when local farmer Alexander Reynolds is found with an axe in his chest at his birthday celebration. Reynolds's blood-soaked daughter immediately confesses to the crime, but Murdoch believes there are deeper issues at play.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 11
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English
Description
Murdoch investigates a rash of tunneling robberies that Crabtree is convinced were perpetrated by a species of mole people.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 9
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English
Description
Murdoch, severely injured while pursuing a suspect, finds himself bedridden with two women competing for his affections: Dr. Ogden and Enid, a beautiful young widow. Constable Crabtree takes the lead on Murdoch's case, but he can't seem to impress Inspector Brackenreid with his detective skills.
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