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Murdoch Mysteries volume 17
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Violet Hart attends an event in Niagara featuring American civil rights leaders W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington. When their supporters are greeted by racist protesters, the speakers remain unflappable. But then the protest leader is found murdered, and the local constabulary are rude and dismissive of Hart's assessment. Fearing for the integrity of the investigation, she begins her own.
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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 4
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The macabre discovery of nude statues made from the bodies of murdered women leads Murdoch to suspect a sequential killer who knew the victims. The bodies had been coated in copper, pointing Murdoch and Brackenreid to an electroplating company in Toronto.
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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 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 10
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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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In the isolation ward at the asylum, a nurse is murdered by one of the "incurables," criminally insane murderesses. Despite the danger to herself, Julia is determined to find out who killed the nurse and how.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 8
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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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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 13
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A prominent abolitionist is murdered minutes after giving an impassioned speech at Rebecca's church. Parishioners describe a mysterious veiled woman who left before the service ended. Racial tensions and threats from the chief constable pressure Murdoch to resolve the case quickly.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 21
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At a reception for Toronto's new symphony orchestra, the maestro is found strangled. It turns out the victim had a mistress, a secret that wasn't exactly hidden from his wife. Meanwhile, one of the violinists takes too much of an interest in Ogden.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 17
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Tensions run high on Election Day, and when a man is strangled to death shortly after voting, the murder may have implications for national security. Crabtree receives exciting news, while the suffragettes scramble to rectify a mistake on the ballots.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 9
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Comedian Bert Grady is shot to death in a dark alley after a killer performance. Although Grady was a hit onstage, he was hated by his fellow vaudevillians, leaving Murdoch with a cast of suspects-including a young W.C. Fields.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 7
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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 6
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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 19
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Ogden is sentenced to three years in prison for the death of Abigail Prescott, the abused wife of a nefarious alderman. Convinced Prescott fatally dosed his wife with laudanum, Murdoch pursues the cocky politician with a vengeance.
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Murdoch Mysteries volume 18
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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 9
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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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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 23
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After Brackenreid announces his retirement, Murdoch hopes to be promoted to inspector, but the younger, less experienced Detective Edwards gets the job. When a constable is strangled in a flop house, Edwards's heavy-handed tactics hamper the inquiry.
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