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Autor: Belinda Bauer
Número de Páginas: 14Un couple de teinturiers se prend d'affection pour un inspecteur de police. Cet intérêt partagé fait renaître entre eux un amour qu'ils croyaient perdu.
Un couple de teinturiers se prend d'affection pour un inspecteur de police. Cet intérêt partagé fait renaître entre eux un amour qu'ils croyaient perdu.
Les cadavres ne parlent pas, paraît-il. Pourtant en salle d'autopsie, le cadavre n° 19 a des choses à dire... Ce jour-là, Patrick Fort, un étudiant en anatomie atteint du syndrome d'Asperger, doit déterminer la cause de la mort d'un homme. Or le corps étendu sur la table de dissection s'apprête à lui livrer une histoire bien différente des conclusions offi cielles du légiste. Patrick est passionné, obsessionnel, il veut comprendre. Mais tandis qu'il tente d'exhumer une vérité que certains s'évertuent à cacher, il déterre nombre de secrets et mensonges, dont certains le concernent personnellement... " Des échos évidents au Bizarre Incident du chien pendant la nuit de Mark Haddon, mais avec une trame plus serrée que le noeud coulant du bourreau, Cadavre 19 mérite décidément de rencontrer le même succès ! " Sunday Express
La pequeña Ruby Trick se ve inmersa en una serie de violentos asesinatos en su pueblo, mientras intenta estar a la altura de las expectativas y las frustraciones de su padre. Ruby tiene diez años y vive en un pueblo del condado inglés de North Devon llamado Limeburn, un lugar en el bosque, hundido entre la colina y el mar y cercano a otro pueblo, Clovelly. Vive con su madre, Alison, y con su padre, John, que está en el paro. Una serie de crímenes aterroriza la zona. Dos mujeres jóvenes han sido asesinadas. El asesino, antes de matarlas, las ha hecho que llamaran a sus padres para que estas oyeran los gritos desesperados de sus hijas. A cargo del caso está Calvin Bridge, un policía algo novato, y la inspectora jefe Kirsty King, una mujer seria y profesional. Sin embargo, algunos hombres de Clovelly, entre ellos John Trick, deciden tomarse la justicia por su cuenta y salir cada noche a las calles a la caza del culpable. Ruby acompaña a su padre en estas guardias, para poder pasar más tiempo con él mientras intentan encontrar al asesino... a no ser que este la atrape a ella primero.
Une mère de famille disparaît, un tueur en série apparaît... Celle qui occupe une place de choix sur la scène du polar féminin anglais livre ici un roman aussi noir que lumineux, pour conter l'Angleterre des oubliés, la fin de l'innocence et la perversité infinie des hommes. Une jolie pépite, dans la lignée de son chef-d'œuvre, Sous les bruyères. Grande-Bretagne, de nos jours. Restez dans la voiture, je ne serai pas longue. Jack est responsable de vous. En panne sur l'autoroute, Jack, et ses deux petites sœurs Joy et Merry regardent leur mère, enceinte, s'éloigner en quête de secours. Ils ne la reverront plus. Quelques jours plus tard, le corps de la jeune femme est retrouvé sur un parking. Trois années ont passé. Désormais âgé de 14 ans, Jack fait de son mieux pour prendre soin de ses deux sœurs tout en restant sous le radar des services sociaux. Agile et malin, l'adolescent cambriole les maisons du voisinage en quête de nourriture. C'est ainsi que son chemin croise celui de Catherine While. Alors que son mari est en déplacement, la jeune femme enceinte découvre de mystérieuses lettres de menace, et un couteau laissé près de son lit. Jack en est...
¿Seguro que quieres conocer el secreto? Piénsalo de nuevo... Conocer el secreto quizá te matará. Vuelve Sophie Hannah, la autora de Los crímenes del Monograma. Cuando Nicki Clements se encuentra atrapada en un atasco, en medio de todos los coches ve un rostro que creía que no volvería a ver. Se trata, definitivamente, de él, el mismo agente de policía, parando ahora a cada uno de los vehículos en Elmhirst Road. Presa del pánico, Nicki hará una peligrosa maniobra con el coche con tal de poder evitar encontrarse con él. O eso es lo que ella cree. Al día siguiente, Nicki será interrogada en relación al asesinato de Damon Blundy, un polémico columnista que reside en las inmediaciones de Elmhirst Road. Nicki no puede responder a ninguna de las preguntas que le hacen los detectives. Desconoce por qué el asesino utilizó un cuchillo, y además de una manera tan peculiar, sobre el cuerpo del periodista o por qué la expresión NO MENOS MUERTO fue pintada en la pared del estudio de Blundy. Y Nicki tampoco podrá contar por qué ese día salió a toda prisa evitando pasar por Elmhirst Road, ya que para ello debería revelar un secreto que le podría arruinar la vida....
Novela galardonada con el Premio Theakstons Old Peculier de Novela Negra 2014 por ser, según los miembros del jurado, «una obra totalmente absorbente y brillantemente escrita». El cuerpo que Patrick Fort está examinando en clase de anatomía intenta decirle que ha sido víctima de un asesinato. La vida ya es suficientemente extraña para el obsesivo Patrick, que padece el síndrome de Asperger, incluso antes de tratar de resolver un posible homicidio. Sin embargo, se verá obligado a unir las sutiles piezas de un rompecabezas a través de pistas silenciosas que gritan por existir, en una sofisticada investigación que le hará sentirse vivo mientras tiene la muerte muy cerca. Morir no es tan fácil es una novela original y única, que inaugura una nueva manera de entender el thriller psicológico, y que llevará al lector hacia nuevos territorios: el de la perplejidad, la sonrisa extraña, el humor negro, el asombro y el miedo, con un final tan brillante como sorprendente. La crítica ha dicho... «Desde el principio tendrás la sensación de estar leyendo algo completamente nuevo.» Daily Mirror «Esta novela es mucho más que un simple libro de misterio.» Red Magazine on...
Tout doit disparaître Une mère de famille éreintée emmène ses jumeaux à Ikea deux fois par semaine : la garderie est gratuite et les lits confortables ! Icare Le père de Mickey est mourant. Malgré leurs relations tendues - le jeune homme se livre à des activités douteuses, ce qui déçoit beaucoup son père - Mickey tient à adoucir ses derniers jours. Contre toute attente, c'est une renaissance pour lui aussi...
Perfect for fans of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club, this is the page-turning, twisty, and often hilarious new crime novel from bestselling author Belinda Bauer. A Sunday Times 'best paperbacks of 2021' pick and The Times 'best thriller books of 2021' pick 'Quirky, charming, intensely human, important . . . and very suspenseful. I loved it.' Lee Child __________________ 'This ingenious and darkly comic mystery is an absolute delight and Felix is one of the most loveable fugitives ever created.' Sunday Express Meet Felix Pink. The most unlikely murderer you'll ever have the good fortune to spend time with. When Felix lets himself in to Number 3 Black Lane, he's there to perform an act of charity: to keep a dying man company as he takes his final breath . . . But just fifteen minutes later Felix is on the run from the police - after making the biggest mistake of his life. Now his world is turned upside down as he must find out if he's really to blame, or if something much more sinister is at play. All while staying one shaky step ahead of the law. __________ 'Fresh, funny, flawless. The best crime novel you'll read this year.' Clare Mackintosh 'Bauer's judgement of tone is...
Un thriller psicológico que «te deja sin aliento» ( Daily Mail), por la autora de Te dejé ir. ¿Un error? ¿Una asombrosa coincidencia? ¿O algo más? Como cada día, Zoe regresa de trabajar en el metro de Londres. Sin embargo, al abrir el periódico encontrará algo que perturbará su apacible vida. Un anuncio de la sección de clasificados lleva su foto. No hay explicación alguna: solamente la imagen granulada de Zoe, la dirección de una página web y un número de teléfono. Su familia está convencida de que el misterio no es tal, sino solamente un caso de extraordinario parecido físico. Pero, día tras día, en el anuncio aparece la foto de una mujer distinta... y su presencia en los clasificados parece ser el presagio de un mal que les ha de acontecer. Zoe siente que alguien la observa, que alguien estudia cada uno de sus movimientos, y no cesará hasta descubrir quién se esconde tras las sombras. Pero el enigma quizá encierre un peligro al que no quiera enfrentarse... Reseñas: «Tras el éxito de Te dejé ir, la expolicía Clare Mackintosh regresa con Te estoy viendo, un thriller en el que aborda el debate de las redes sociales.» José Oliva, EFE « Te estoy...
A taut and chillingly atmospheric debut that signals the arrival of a bright new voice in psychological suspense and "a brilliant analysis of an exceedingly twisted mind" (Chicago Tribune). Eighteen years ago, Billy Peters disappeared. Everyone in town believes Billy was murdered—after all, serial killer Arnold Avery later admitted killing six other children and burying them on the same desolate moor that surrounds their small English village. Only Billy’s mother is convinced he is alive. She still stands lonely guard at the front window of her home, waiting for her son to return, while her remaining family fragments around her. But her twelve-year-old grandson Steven is determined to heal the cracks that gape between his nan, his mother, his brother, and himself. Steven desperately wants to bring his family closure, and if that means personally finding his uncle’s corpse, he’ll do it. Spending his spare time digging holes all over the moor in the hope of turning up a body is a long shot, but at least it gives his life purpose. Then at school, when the lesson turns to letter writing, Steven has a flash of inspiration. Careful to hide his identity, he secretly pens a letter ...
In bleak midwinter, the people of Shipcott are shocked by the murder of an elderly woman in her bed. As snow cuts off the village, local policeman Jonas Holly is torn between catching a brutal killer and protecting his vulnerable wife, Lucy. When the inquiry is commandeered by an abrasive senior detective, Jonas finds himself derided by his colleagues and ashamed to admit to Lucy that he’s been sidelined. It seems his first murder investigation may be over before it’s begun. But when he receives a series of increasingly sinister anonymous notes, Jonas is thrust back into the center of the case. Someone in the village is taunting him, blaming him for the tragedy. Someone thinks he’s not doing his job; someone seems to know every move he makes. And soon Jonas has to ask: Who’s hunting who?
El thriller psicológico ganador del Theakston Old Peculier a la mejor novela policíaca del año. Un libro que no te dejará ir. «Escalofriante, absorbente, una novela muy bien hecha con un giro bestial.» Paula Hawkins, autora de La chica del tren Todo sucedió muy rápido. No podría haberlo evitado... ¿o sí? En un solo segundo, el mundo de Jenna Gray se ha convertido en una pesadilla. Su único deseo ahora es huir para empezar una nueva vida lejos de todo. Desesperada por escapar, alquila una pequeña casa en la costa de Gales, esperando encontrar allí el modo de olvidar. Poco a poco, Jenna empezará a vislumbrar la luz de un futuro. Sin embargo, la persiguen sus miedos, una pena insoportable y el recuerdo de una oscura noche de noviembre que cambió su vida para siempre. Porque nadie puede huir de su pasado... y el pasado está a punto de alcanzarla. Reseñas: «Un thriller inteligente que hace gala de una escritura de calidad, personajes atractivos y unos giros argumentales alucinantes.» Booklist «El tipo de libro que deja huella en el lector hasta mucho después de la secuencia final.» Kirkus Reviews «Me dejó absolutamente de piedra.» Peter James «Extremadamente...
100 of the best crime stories written by women, selected and introduced by Sophie Hannah. From Agatha Christie and Daphne du Maurier, to Val McDermid and Margaret Atwood, women writers have long been drawn to criminal acts. Here, award-winning author Sophie Hannah brings together 100 of her favourite examples. Deadlier includes prize-winners, bestsellers and rising stars, so whether you take your crime cosy or hard-boiled, this big, beautiful anthology will keep you reading long into the night.
A heart-stopping thriller from the award-winning crime fiction author whose “novels are almost indecently gripping and enjoyable” (Sophie Hannah, New York Times–bestselling author). Belinda Bauer is a British crime writer of the highest caliber, whose smart, stylish novels have captivated readers and reviewers on both sides of the Atlantic and earned her a reputation as “the true heir to the great Ruth Rendell” (The Mail on Sunday). The Beautiful Dead is a riveting narrative centered on a down-on-her-luck journalist and a serial killer desperate for the spotlight. TV crime reporter Eve Singer’s career is flagging, but that starts to change when she covers a spate of bizarre murders—each one committed in public and advertised like an art exhibition. When the killer contacts Eve about her coverage of his crimes, she is suddenly on the inside of the biggest murder investigation of the decade. But as the killer becomes increasingly obsessed with her, Eve realizes there’s a thin line between inside information and becoming an accomplice to murder—possibly her own. “Bauer’s novel unfolds like an episode of Criminal Minds, with rapid-fire plotting.”...
MÁS DE 150.000 LECTORES ESPERAN LA NUEVA NOVELA DEL AUTOR DE GUERRA MUNDIAL Z Greenloop fue, hasta la inesperada erupción del Rainier, una selecta comunidad ecológica. Ubicada en los bosques del estado de Washington, a poca distancia de Seattle, ofrecía una vida idílica a sus habitantes, gracias a unos avances tecnológicos que estaban en comunión con la naturaleza. Ahora, de entre los escombros y los rastros de sangre de la urbanización, han podido recuperarse los diarios de Kate Holland. En ellos se relata una historia demasiado espantosa para ser olvidada, tan horrenda que podría romper nuestras convicciones. Incluso las más firmes, como la solidez de nuestra civilización. En las páginas de Involución, Max Brooks no solo hace público por primera vez el extraordinario testimonio de Kate, sino que también expone los resultados de su propia investigación sobre la masacre de Greenloop y sobre las letales criaturas que la llevaron a cabo, seres con un aura legendaria pero que se han revelado como terroríficamente reales. ¿DE QUÉ SOMOS CAPACES CUANDO QUEDAMOS AISLADOS DE LA SOCIEDAD? La crítica ha dicho... «Una magistral novela sobre el caos, tan adictiva como...
From Sean Connery to Roy Rogers, from comedy to political satire, films that include espionage as a plot device run the gamut of actors and styles. More than just "spy movies," espionage films have evolved over the history of cinema and American culture, from stereotypical foreign spy themes, to patriotic star features, to the Cold War plotlines of the sixties, and most recently to the sexy, slick films of the nineties. This filmography comprehensively catalogs movies involving elements of espionage. Each entry includes release date, running time, alternate titles, cast and crew, a brief synopsis, and commentary. An introduction analyzes the development of these films and their reflection of the changing culture that spawned them.
In January 2004, daytime television presenters Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan launched their book club and sparked debate about the way people in Britain, from the general reader to publishers to the literati, thought about books and reading. The Richard & Judy Book Club Reader brings together historians of the book, literature scholars, and specialists in media and cultural studies to examine the effect of the club on reading practices and the publishing and promotion of books. Beginning with an analysis of the book club's history and its ongoing development in relation to other reading groups worldwide including Oprah's, the editors consider issues of book marketing and genre. Further chapters explore the effects of the mass-broadcast celebrity book club on society, literature and its marketing, and popular culture. Contributors ask how readers discuss books, judge value and make choices. The collection addresses questions of authorship, authority and canon in texts connected by theme or genre including the postcolonial exotic, disability and representations of the body, food books, and domesticity. In addition, book club author Andrew Smith shares his experiences in a...
In this exacting assessment of the bounty policies enacted against the Tasmanian Tiger and the Newfoundland Wolf, Animal Genocide and its Aftermath provides a much-needed reappraisal of the legal, political, and social definition of animal killing. Analyzing natural history collections and cultural representations, this book advances a compelling case for viewing the bounty schemes as a form of genocide that requires its own historical reckoning. Ethical issues regarding the evocation of animal genocide in film, literature, photography and museum exhibitions are also explored.
Premio National Indie Excellence para la mejor novela de suspense de 2015. Imaginad a una chica de dieciséis años, embarazada y vulnerable, a quien acaban de arrancar de la tranquilidad de su hogar para arrojarla dentro de una furgoneta destartalada. Raptada... Sola... Aterrorizada. Ahora, olvidaos de ella. Imaginad en cambio a una prodigiosa manipuladora de dieciséis años que, desde los primeros instantes de su secuestro, se centra, con tanta serenidad como determinación, en dos cosas: salvar al niño que lleva en su seno y vengarse. Metódica y calculadora, pone a punto un plan organizado de manera casi científica en el que nada está librado al azar. Su férrea voluntad y su ingenio serán sus mejores armas contra la brutalidad de sus raptores, y lo único que le falta por hacer es esperar el momento ideal para lanzar su ataque. La crítica ha dicho... «Los lectores verán una semejanza entre la protagonista y Lisbeth Salander, la heroína de la saga Millenium. Ambas muchachas se niegan a ser victimizadas... Bienvenidos a una excitante nueva voz de la ficción policiaca.» The Boston Globe «La voluntad y el ingenio de la protagonista superan con creces la despiadada...
Un juego entre amantes. Una obsesión. Un tipo de amor que lleva a la muerte. Un thriller distinto, una perturbadora vuelta de tuerca al suspense psicológico. Él dice que es amor. Para ella es obsesión. Mike y Verity llevaban nueve años juntos. Su relación era especial y les encantaba llevarla al límite con un juego muy personal, irresistible. Una prueba de amor y deseo eternos. Por eso, cuando Mike recibe la invitación a la boda de Verity sabe que lo único que ella quiere es que juegue, y él jugará hasta el final. Reseñas: «Una pesadilla perfecta hecha novela, uno de los thrillers más despiadados que he leído. Asombrosamente oscura. Sensacional.» A.J. Finn «Uno de los thrillers más perturbadores que he leído en años.» Gillian Flynn «Escalofriante. Inquietante. Adictiva. No podía dejarla.» Emma Flint «Un mordaz y estremecedor pedazo de perfección... Tal vez el mejor thriller del año.» The New York Times «Amor tóxico, obsesión y la implacable disección de una mente. Terroríficamente plausible, una gran lectura.» Ali Land «Un thriller tenso e inteligente que me mantuvo atrapada y especulando hasta la última página y pensando durante mucho tiempo...
In the three decades since the first SF film produced for television--1968's Shadow on the Land--nearly 600 films initially released to television have had science fiction, fantasy, or horror themes. Featuring superheroes, monsters, time travel, and magic, these films range from the phenomenal to the forgettable, from low-budget to blockbuster. Information on all such American releases from 1968 through 1998 is collected here. Each entry includes cast and credits, a plot synopsis, qualitative commentary, and notes of interest on aspects of the film. Appendices provide a list of other films that include some science fiction, horror, or fantasy elements; a film chronology; and a guide to alternate titles.
The 2025 edition of firstwriter.com’s annual directory for writers is the perfect book for anyone searching for literary agents, book publishers, or magazines. It contains over 1,500 listings, including revised and updated listings from the 2024 edition, and over 300 brand new entries. Finding the information you need is now quicker and easier than ever before, with multiple tables and a detailed index, and unique paragraph numbers to help you get to the listings you’re looking for. The variety of tables helps you navigate the listings in different ways, and includes a Table of Authors, which lists over 6,000 authors and tells you who represents them, or who publishes them, or both. The number of genres in the index has expanded to over 900. So, for example, while there was only one option for “Romance” in previous editions, you can now narrow this down to Historical Romance, Fantasy Romance, Supernatural / Paranormal Romance, Contemporary Romance, Diverse Romance, Erotic Romance, Feminist Romance, Christian Romance, or even Amish Romance. The new edition includes: · Over 650 literary agents and agencies; · Over 450 magazines; and · Over 500 publishers that don’t...
Test films, pilots, trial series, limited runs, summer tryouts--by whatever name, televison networks have produced thousands of experimental shows that never made it into the regular line-up. Some were actually shown, but failed to gain an audience; many others never even made it on the air. This work includes more than 3,000 experimental television programs, both aired and unaired, that almost became a series. Entries include length, network, air date (if appropriate), a fact-filled plot synopsis, cast, guest stars, producer, director, writer, and music coordinator. Fully indexed.
DedSec’s investigation into competing cyber-gangs unearths a shocking plot that will send the world reeling into chaos, in this heart-racing thriller from Watch Dogs Legion Freya Bauer’s revolutionary fervor has dimmed with age, but just as she’s about to hang up her DedSec mask, she’s recruited for one last mission to Berlin… with her ex-husband of all people. Yet upon her arrival in Germany, a series of betrayals mean she’s suddenly unable to distinguish between friends and foes. Meanwhile, Freya’s past has caught up with her – in the form of a mysterious hitman determined to take out the Bauer family in London. However, if he can’t immediately remove Freya from the board, her son might be the next best thing. Freya must navigate competing tech-gangs, reconcile with her ex, and save her son before everything she loves is destroyed.
This is a comprehensive filmography of American, British and Canadian feature films released during the decade of the 1970s. Nearly 1,000 films are listed alphabetically, each with cast (including the characters they played) and credits; release date; a five star rating system; production company; length; the Motion Picture Association of America rating of G, PG, R or X; various award winners are indicated with symbols; and a brief summary of major plot details and characters and an evaluation of its virtues or flaws. The box-office rentals of each film achieving $4 million or more are also indicated.
Vuelve Hércules Poirot, el detective más famoso y brillante de la historia de la novela negra, que ha conquistado a más de 2 billones de lectores. Londres, 1929. Hércules Poirot está cenando en el café Pleasant cuando una mujer irrumpe en el local y le confía que alguien está a punto de matarla. Le ruega que no investigue, pues con su muerte, dice, se habrá hecho justicia. Unas horas más tarde, tres personas son asesinadas en un elegante hotel londinense. Poirot no puede evitar involucrarse en el caso, pero, mientras él se esfuerza en ordenar todas las piezas, el asesino se prepara para volver a matar. Desde la publicación de su primera obra en 1920, Agatha Christie escribió treinta y tres novelas, dos obras de teatro y más de cincuenta historias breves con el personaje de Hércules Poirot. Ahora, por primera vez, los albaceas de su legado han aprobado la creación una nueva novela protagonizada por el personaje más querido de la Dama del Crimen. En manos de Sophie Hannah, autora de varios bestsellers internacionales, Poirot se sumerge en un misterio ambientado en el Londres de los años 20, un puzle diabólicamente inteligente que solo puede ser resuelto por el...
The 2024 edition of firstwriter.com’s annual directory for writers is the perfect book for anyone searching for literary agents, book publishers, or magazines. It contains over 1,500 listings, including revised and updated listings from the 2023 edition, and 400 brand new entries. Finding the information you need is now quicker and easier than ever before, with multiple tables and a detailed index, and unique paragraph numbers to help you get to the listings you’re looking for. The variety of tables helps you navigate the listings in different ways, and includes a Table of Authors, which lists over 5,000 authors and tells you who represents them, or who publishes them, or both. The number of genres in the index has expanded to over 900. So, for example, while there was only one option for “Romance” in previous editions, you can now narrow this down to Historical Romance, Fantasy Romance, Supernatural / Paranormal Romance, Contemporary Romance, Diverse Romance, Erotic Romance, Feminist Romance, Christian Romance, or even Amish Romance. The new edition includes: · Over 650 literary agents and agencies; · Over 450 magazines; and · Over 600 publishers that don’t charge...
"Madre murió a las cinco cincuenta y ocho." Así comienza esta historia de siete niños extraordinarios que, frente a la escalofriante posibilidad de enfrentar los horrores del orfanato, deciden guardar el secreto de la muerte de su madre y enterrarla en el jardín. Y todo transcurre en tensa y espeluznante normalidad hasta que, producto de otra tragedia inesperada, aparece un extraño amenazante: Charlie, quien dice ser su padre. Éste accede a guardarles el secreto y a partir de ese momento la atmósfera de la novela se transforma: al principio, su llegada parece una cuerda salvavidas y los niños aprenden a quererlo tal vez al grado en que querían a su madre; no obstante, las cosas pronto empeoran al descubrir que Charlie está muy lejos de ser el padre ideal. ¿Qué harán los niños a medida que su situación se vuelve cada vez más desesperada? El lector se topa con un desenlace impredecible y espectacular. "Leí este libro con gran placer y profunda admiración." Evelyn Waugh " La casa de nuestra madre me cautivó desde la primera página y no pude soltar el libro sino hasta llegar al final. Una historia penetrante y profundamente conmovedora." Christopher Fry "Con...
From live productions of the 1950s like Requiem for a Heavyweight to big budget mini-series like Band of Brothers, long-form television programs have been helmed by some of the most creative and accomplished names in directing. Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors brings attention to the directors of these productions, citing every director of stand alone long-form television programs: made for TV movies, movie-length pilots, mini-series, and feature-length anthology programs, as well as drama, comedy, and musical specials of more than 60 minutes. Each of the nearly 2,000 entries provides a brief career sketch of the director, his or her notable works, awards, and a filmography. Many entries also provide brief discussions of key shows, movies, and other productions. Appendixes include Emmy Awards, DGA Awards, and other accolades, as well as a list of anthology programs. A much-needed reference that celebrates these often-neglected artists, Encyclopedia of Television Film Directors is an indispensable resource for anyone interested in the history of the medium.
The release of Silence of the Lambs in 1991, which swept the major Academy Awards categories, legitimized the serial killer movie, a genre that dates back as far as the silent era. From Absence of the Good to Zodiac Killer, this reference work allows a detailed study of the development of the serial killer film as a distinct genre with its own character types, narrative patterns and styles. An introduction outlines the historical evolution of this film genre and covers the whole range of cinematic interpretations from the response to Jack the Ripper and other real life serial killers through the late 1960s to the current state of the genre. Arranged alphabetically by title, the filmography covers over 500 feature films and select television movies. Each entry contains a listing of the film’s main credits, a synopsis of the film, a summary of the film’s respective merits and a discussion of how they fit into the themes and structures outlined in the introduction. Only films that portray the serial killer as a repeat, pattern killer, and directly or by suggestion reveal the killer’s aberrant sexual motivations or their craving for manipulation, domination, and control (with...
On November 27, 1937, NBC presented TV's first pilot film, Sherlock Holmes (then called an "experiment"). Thousands of pilot films (both unaired and televised) have been produced since. This updated and restyled book contains 2,470 alphabetically arranged pilot films broadcast from 1937 to 2019. Entries contain the concept, cast and character information, credits (producer, writer, director), dates, genre and network or cable affiliation. In addition to a complete performer's index, two appendices have been included: one detailing the pilot films that led to a series and a second that lists the programs that were spun off from one series into another. Never telecast pilot films can be found in the companion volume, The Encyclopedia of Unaired Television Pilots, 1945-2018. Both volumes are the most complete and detailed sources for such information, a great deal of which is based on viewing the actual programs.
The 2026 edition of firstwriter.com’s annual directory for writers is the perfect book for anyone searching for literary agents, book publishers, or magazines. It contains over 1,400 listings, including revised and updated listings from the 2025 edition, and over 200 brand new entries. Finding the information you need is now quicker and easier than ever before, with multiple tables and a detailed index, and unique paragraph numbers to help you get to the listings you’re looking for. The variety of tables helps you navigate the listings in different ways, and includes a Table of Authors, which lists over 5,000 authors and tells you who represents them, or who publishes them, or both. The number of genres in the index has expanded to over 950. So, for example, while there was only one option for “Romance” in previous editions, you can now narrow this down to Historical Romance, Fantasy Romance, Supernatural / Paranormal Romance, Contemporary Romance, Diverse Romance, Erotic Romance, Feminist Romance, Christian Romance, or even Amish Romance. The new edition includes: · Over 600 literary agents and agencies; · Over 350 magazines; and · Over 400 publishers that don’t...
Names and addresses of movie, tv stars, political leaders, musicians, artists, writers, sports heroes, executives, record holders, heads of state and many more.
A cumulative index to biographical material in books and magazines.
Wondering what video to rent tonight? This bestselling, fact-packed guide is the only sourcebook you and your family will ever need. Mick Martin and Marsha Porter steer you toward the winners and warn you about the losers. DVD & Video Guide 2004 covers it all-more films than any other guide, plus your favorite serials, B-Westerns, made-for-TV movies, and old television programs! Each entry, conveniently alphabetized for easy access, includes a summary, fresh commentary, the director, major cast members, the year of release, and the MPAA rating, plus a reliable Martin and Porter rating-from Five Stars to Turkey-so you'll never get caught with a clunker again!
Television historian Alvin H. Marill has compiled a comprehensive listing of every film made for television since the first was broadcast in 1964. Each entry cites the film's original network, airdate, length of broadcast, extensive production credits (director, writer, producer, composer, director of photography, and editor), and a complete cast (and character) listing, as well as a brief summary. Five volumes including complete actor and director indexes.
An author subject index to selected general interest periodicals of reference value in libraries.