Jonny Harris
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Series
Murdoch Mysteries volume 15
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English
Description
Crabtree and Louise Cherry compete in a speed-typing competition, but then one of the other contestants is electrocuted by the typewriter. While Murdoch investigates, Crabtree resents not receiving credit for his work on Murdoch and Julia's police manual.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 13
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English
Description
Murdoch reunites with Nikola Tesla when a fellow inventor turns up murdered. The victim had been working on a devise to render objects invisible. Meanwhile, Julia enlists Crabtree's help with writing the new police manual.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 18
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English
Description
With Constable Brackenreid under arrest for Lucille Palmer's murder, Murdoch and Crabtree continue investigating and find evidence that someone is framing John. When Inspector Brackenreid goes to confront their suspect, the case takes an even more dangerous turn.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 14
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English
Description
Murdoch responds to the scene of a fire and is shocked to discover the victim is his estranged father, Harry. As Murdoch wrestles with complicated feelings, inconsistencies surrounding Harry's death point to foul play.
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Series
Murdoch Mysteries volume 7
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English
Description
Murdoch and Crabtree discover a body outside a tavern and find Detective Watts nearby, holding a gun. Watts claims he shot the man in self-defense, but Murdoch grows suspicious when the evidence doesn't back up his story.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 6
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English
Description
After the suicide of disreputable woman, Murdoch suspects murder and nefarious dealings involving arranged marriages. In the shadow of the Virtue Ministry, two controversial courtships continue. Violet Hart finds Arthur Carmichael's public displays of affection unnerving, while Watts is unnerved by public reaction to his liaison with Jack.
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Series
Murdoch Mysteries volume 9
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English
Description
While investigating a fire that destroyed a pawnshop, Murdoch discovers the proprietor was shot in the head and believes a stolen shipment of opium might have led to the murder. Nomi tries to enlist Brackenreid to find her missing friend, but after the inspector sees the man's rap sheet, he's dubious. Nomi does her own reconnaissance and things escalate quickly, threatening Brackenreid's future.
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Series
Murdoch Mysteries volume 8
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English
Description
When the team are called to a murder at Newsomimico, the lakeside estate of Rupert Newsome, they're stunned to learn he has created a sovereign nation. Sporting a crown and calling himself king, he's distraught over the death of his friend, aristocrat Dickie Fetherstonhaugh. Julia is impressed by the bizarre undertaking, but Crabtree is unsettled at meeting Effie's former husband.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 4
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English
Description
After the electrocuted body of a man is found near the university, Murdoch and Brackenreid investigate researchers Arthur and Laura Kingston. Snidely referred to as "The Frankensteins" for their bizarre psychological studies, they deny any wrongdoing. Meanwhile, Julia is unsettled by her needy neighbor Goldie Huckabee, and Crabtree is suspicious of Dorothy, Effie's new secretary.
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Series
Murdoch Mysteries volume 7
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English
Description
A series of riddles lure Murdoch and Ogden to an abandoned factory, where they find themselves trapped in a puzzle room. A short time later, Brackenreid and Crabtree are led to the site as well. The pairs are sequestered in individual rooms as a voice over an intercom proffers convoluted riddles. The associates find their safety and very lives threatened as they strive to solve them.
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Series
Murdoch Mysteries volume 11
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English
Description
Murdoch realizes that the boy who shot at the Blackhand crime boss is his son. Julia is stunned but eager to accept the boy out of love for William. Elsewhere, love takes a beating as Crabtree's proposal to Effie is dashed, Watts braces for Jack's marriage, and Higgins and Ruth remain separated. Family is the one thing holding Brackenreid together as he resists pressure to resign from his job.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 10
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English
Description
After a woman's body is found in a drum of lye, Murdoch fears his old lover Anna Fulford has been caught by a crime family. Angry with her husband, Ruth leaves Higgins for the Murdoch home, where her pregnant princess routine tests Julia's patience. Hart regrets her impulsive elopement, and Watts pursues a young boy who shot at a group of men in Arthur's restaurant, then fled.
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Series
Murdoch Mysteries volume 3
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English
Description
Terrence Meyers awakes Murdoch and Ogden to deliver an intercepted telegraph that seems to be from James Pendrick. At the station house, Pendrick's assistant confirms she hasn't seen him for weeks. The information shifts Murdoch into invention overdrive, while Brackenreid, Higgins, and Watts search the wharf. Then Ogden connects a badly beaten man pulled from the river to the missing entrepreneur.
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Series
Murdoch Mysteries volume 5
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English
Description
William and Julia's weekend at a remote inn starts inauspiciously when their unpleasant traveling companions squabble. Things take a turn for the worse when one of the travelers is stabbed. Back in Toronto, Crabtree and Higgins contend with the severed body of a woman buried in a community garden. Brackenreid puts Higgins in charge, but he appears more interested in solving a jigsaw puzzle.