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Days before Christmas in Edwardian-era Toronto, Detective William Murdoch (Yannick Bisson) is called to investigate a daring train robbery. When witnesses insist the culprit exhibited superhuman abilities, Constable Crabtree (Jonny Harris, Still Standing) realizes the robber bears a striking resemblance to the title character of his new graphic novel, Jumping Jack. As more robberies targeting gifts from Eaton's luxury department occur around Toronto,...
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 17
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When an anti-progress zealot straps a bomb to a factory owner, Murdoch risks his own life to diffuse it.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 7
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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
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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 13
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With Julia's life at stake, Murdoch, Brackenreid, and Crabtree work together to try to prove her innocence. Murdoch ends up confronting an old enemy in a game of wits.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 9
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After kidnappers break into Rupert Newsome's house and abduct his wife, Lucinda, in front of the family, a hefty ransom is demanded. Ruth volunteers Higgins, who heads to the drop point but alerts Crabtree that if he doesn't call back in an hour, there's been trouble. When Higgins fails to call, Murdoch's frantic search leads to a warehouse with an ominous message.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 1
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With their lives in danger from the Black Hand gang, Murdoch searches for Anna Fulford and their son, Harry, in Montreal. When Crabtree is unable to contact Effie, his suspicions that her secretary, Dorothy, is unhinged come to fruition. Under pressure to resign due to personal scandal, Brackenreid must now contend with threats against his son Bobby, imprisoned for murder.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 7
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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 2
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After a night of drinking and carousing, a young man turns up stabbed to death, and his friend Winston Churchill is implicated in the crime. Murdoch accompanies Churchill as he attempts to recover his memory of the night's events and find the killer.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 21
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After a musician is found murdered in an alley with an array of wounds, Watts tells Murdoch and Hart the crime was documented in a song he heard performed the previous night at Cassiopea Bright's nightclub. But when they speak to blues guitarist Huddie Lead Belly, who sang the telling lyrics and was a close friend of the victim, he claims they were inspired by a drunken reverie.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 7
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Murdoch's investigation into the murder of a defense minister raises the hackles of the detective's rival, spy Terrence Meyers. Could the inquiry ignite war with the United States? The explosive revelations put Murdoch's technical wizardry to the test in a race for Civil War booty.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 7
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After a woman's severed body is found on the railway tracks, Murdoch and Hart discern she was killed elsewhere. Nearby, Murdoch discovers a reformatory for wayward women. The warden claims the victim was an ideal inmate, but the other women there treat Murdoch with evasiveness or outright hostility. With his investigation stalled, he needs someone inside, and Ogden seems perfect for the job.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 3
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As Emily and Lillian prepare to set sail for England, a shocking corpse turns up on Emily's last day as city coroner. Murdoch takes over the case, which includes a missing private investigator, secret safety deposit box, and assumed identities.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 11
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While Dr. Ogden is examining a suspicious mark on the body of the recently hanged Cecil Fox, the man suddenly wakes, knocks her unconscious, and flees the morgue. The incident forces Murdoch to reexamine other recent cases, with some surprising results.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 1
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Crabtree is in prison for the murder of Archibald Brooks. When an inmate claiming to know something about Edna Brooks is killed, Crabtree worries that she may be in danger. Murdoch looks into a break-in at her house that may have been perpetrated by Edna herself.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 8
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The great science-fiction writer H.G. Wells makes an appearance as the guest of honor at a secret meeting of the Toronto Society for the Advancement of Eugenics. Murdoch has been invited by the lovely Sally Pendrick, who seems determined to enlist him in the movement.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 8
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When a man is electrocuted to death by his own invention, the investigation takes Murdoch to a spurious science emporium and an old acquaintance, Mr. Thomas Edison.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 16
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When a pawnbroker and known fence admits to making payments to Station House Number 5, Murdoch and Brackenreid feel that they can finally start building a case against Chief Constable Davis. Meanwhile, Rebecca has doubts about becoming a doctor after a man dies in her care.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 6
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Toronto's mayor receives an anonymous package in the mail containing a disturbing film and a threatening message. Murdoch consults a chemist to help him find the culprit before he can release poisonous gas on the city.
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