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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 1
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English
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While demonstrating a newfangled alternating current to the public, Miss Toronto Electric & Light dies onstage. A tragic accident or murder? Detective William Murdoch enlists the help of Nikola Tesla to find out.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 12
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English
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The murder of a girl leads police to suspect a plot against visiting Prince Alfred. Constable Crabtree joins the prince's retinue and finds His Highness more than a handful to guard.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 2
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English
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A trunk delivered to Inspector Brackenreid contains a lawyer's naked corpse and a taunting note. When a second trunk turns up, Murdoch races to find the killer before his boss becomes the next victim.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 11
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English
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After a mysterious hooded figure kills a prominent psychiatric researcher, Murdoch investigates the doctor's former patients.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 5
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English
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When Wendell Merrick dies from a blow to the head before his wedding, the case looks like a simple robbery gone wrong. But questions about the groom's ways lead Murdoch into Toronto's homosexual subculture.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 8
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English
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Boys playing on the lakeshore discover the bruised, beaten body of Richard Hartley - scion of a wealthy family. Investigating the case, Murdoch finds dark secrets beneath a gleaming world of privilege.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 9
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English
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While researching a new novel, Arthur Conan Doyle returns to Toronto and meddles in a case involving a mad ventriloquist who seems to have murdered his father. Murdoch begins to suspect a hidden agenda.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 6
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English
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A murder brings Murdoch face to face with his troubled past, as the detective's estranged father turns up drunk near the crime scene. Losing his usual objectivity, Murdoch seems dead set on proving his father's guilt.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 10
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English
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Who could have murdered Howard Rookwood? Everyone admired the well-known philanthropist, killed in his glue factory. When suspicions fall on employees, Murdoch uncovers another side to the victim's character.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 13
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English
Description
When a reclusive woodworker and amateur astronomer is found hanging in a tree, mounting evidence points to one conclusion: he was murdered by Martians. Murdoch searches for more earthly answers.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 7
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English
Description
When a corpse crashes through a theatre's ceiling and lands onstage in the midst of Macbeth, Murdoch and Brackenreid delve into the backstage intrigues of the city's leading Shakespearean acting troupe.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 4
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English
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Murdoch accompanies his hero to a séance, where the medium guides him to the body of a skeptical psychic investigator. Did the clues indeed come from the spirit world? Or did the medium have a motive for murder?
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 7
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English
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At first glance, the murder of a physics professor seems to be the perfect crime. Murdoch tries to call on Dr. Ogden for help, but their relationship remains strained. In the meantime, Constable Crabtree has his own mystery to solve: discovering the true identity of his mother.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 10
Language
English
Description
Murdoch's relationship with Enid continues to grow; when a mysterious killer begins stalking telegraph operators in Toronto, he calls on her for help. Meanwhile, Inspector Brackenreid's quest to stop drinking has made him increasingly erratic, and Dr. Ogden begins to worry about his health.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 8
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English
Description
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 12
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English
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A savage killing seemingly committed by an animal has some people convinced that a werewolf is on the prowl. As Murdoch searches for a logical explanation, he finds himself again torn between his feelings for Enid and his lingering affection for Dr. Ogden.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 6
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English
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When a young woman is found dead in a creek, Murdoch must investigate a man from Dr. Ogden's past. Their fledgling relationship is threatened by differences of opinion regarding abortion, and Murdoch nearly loses his objectivity while tracking those responsible for the victim's death.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 5
Language
English
Description
An "experiment" with absinthe following the murder of an escort finally brings Dr. Ogden and Murdoch together. Meanwhile, the Temperance League increases its pressure on the force to rid the city of vice-including the Music Room, a brothel frequented by Toronto's elite.
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