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J.R.R. Tolkien's classic prelude to his Lord of the Rings trilogy...

Bilbo Baggins is a hobbit who enjoys a comfortable, unambitious life, rarely traveling any farther than his pantry or cellar. But his contentment is disturbed when the wizard Gandalf and a company of dwarves arrive on his doorstep one day to whisk him away on an adventure. They have launched a plot to raid the treasure hoard guarded by Smaug the Magnificent,

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Follows DI Jimmy Perez and his team as they investigate a single mystery--the disappearance of a young man on the overnight ferry to Shetland--that evolves into an increasingly complex case, leading the investigation from the Shetland Islands to the streets of Glasgow.

Architectural historian Dan Cruickshank embarks on a five-month, 34-country world tour visiting his selection of the 80 greatest buildings, artworks, and other man-made treasures that define human civilization.

Having now settled into life on the idyllic sun drenched island of Saint Marie, bumbling detective Humphrey Goodman continues to both frustrate and impress his colleagues with his inimitable style of investigation. From a ghostly stabbing during a seance to the confounding drowning of a bride-to-be at her hen party, Humphrey's brilliant puzzle-solving mind is pushed to the limits as he is called upon to crack a whole host of cases. He may be as forgetful,...

Follows DI Jimmy Perez and his team as their investigation of a young Nigerian man's murder leads them to human trafficking network spanning Scotland's rural communities.

Detective Richard Poole is still trapped on the stunning Caribbean island of Saint Marie, but, for him, the sun, sea, and sand aren't quite paradise. Faced with puzzling murders and a local team with unorthodox approaches, Poole must use his eye for detail, relentless logic and stubborn refusal to leave anything unexplained to solve these cases. He is joined once again by the feisty Camille Bordey, instinctive, wild, exotic and brilliant. Together...