Mark Williams
1) Father Brown
Description
In the idyllic English countryside of the 1950s, murder and foul play are afoot. Father Brown, a Catholic priest who has spent years learning of evil from the confessions of his parishioners, is on the case. A loving adaptation of the novels of GK Chesterton, Father Brown presents a long forgotten side of country life full of humour, warmth and devious goings on. The shambolic Father may seem like the last person you'd turn to in a crisis, but beneath...
2) Grass
Pub. Date
2022.
Description
When Billy Bleach witnesses the gangland killing of a local nightclub owner, he has no choice but to go into the Witness Protection Programme. Leaving his beloved East London, he is relocated to a small Norfolk country village (he was hoping for the Florida Keys) where he assumes his new identity, Peter Jones - a poet. Will Billy be able to pass himself off as someone else and escape ruthless gang boss Harry Taylor or will his past catch up with him?...
5) Combat Sheep
Pub. Date
2001.
Description
A group of four ex-Army mascots (sheep!) have found themselves on the scrap-heap of life: the army no longer wants them and they are now misfits in society. As they re-group, under Commander Harris, they come to the realisation that their military training could serve them a purpose in life, and they become 'Combat Sheep', employing deft means of escape, disguise, and bluff to get them out of some truly ridiculous situations.
Pub. Date
[2017]
Description
Christian Wolff is a math savant who works as a freelance accountant for some of the world's most dangerous criminal organizations. With the Treasury Department's Crime Enforcement Division starting to close in, he takes on a legitimate client, a robotics company where an accounting clerk has discovered a discrepancy involving millions of dollars. But as Christian uncooks the books and gets closer to the truth, the body count starts to rise.
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Formats
Description
"A trailblazing account of human history, challenging our most fundamental assumptions about social evolution -- from the development of agriculture and cities to the emergence of 'the state,' political violence, and social inequality -- and revealing new possibilities for human emancipation." -- Provided by publisher.
Pub. Date
[2014]
Description
"In season two of the hit BBC series, the stakes are higher for Father Brown (Mark Williams, the Harry Potter films), as he embarks with his no-nonsense secretary Mrs. McCarthy, glamorous socialite Lady Felicia Montague and her chauffeur Sid Carter on another series of adventures to save the souls of the sleepy village of Kembleford. This season, Father Brown finds himself pitted against new Inspector Sullivan, as the priest attempts to solve cases...
Pub. Date
c2014
Description
Set in the 1950s in the heart of the English countryside, Father Brown is a kindly cleric with a particular talent for solving crimes. Many years spent hearing confessions have given him an uncanny insight into the workings of the criminal mind, and in each episode the enigmatic priest discovers the truth of a crime by looking into the truth of the soul, the passions, dark secrets, hidden desires.
Pub. Date
2017
Description
Father Brown cycles back for another season of more mysteries in the sleepy Cotswold village of Kembleford. This season, a Duke and Duchess visit the village at Christmas time, but the community is thrown into chaos when the couple's baby boy goes missing. When a female author is murdered, Father Brown turns to her novels for guidance. And when a boxer is found dead in suspicious circumstances, Father Brown uncovers a well-planned betting sting.
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Return to the sleepy Cotswold village of Kembleford where the lovably quirky Father Brown is facing another round of seemingly unsolvable murders. Assisted by parish secretary Mrs. McCarthy, the glamorous Lady Felicia Montague and her chauffeur Sid Carter, Father Brown will face some of his most challenging cases yet. Unexpected death on a film set, a poisoned executioner, a kidnapping, voodoo and murder abound as Father Brown tries to maintain some...
Pub. Date
[2016]
Description
Quiet lanes and country houses hold daunting secrets that only Father Brown, using his intuition and skill, will be able to work out much to the chagrin of Inspector Sullivan. Joined by his gang of dedicated helpers: the excitable parish secretary Mrs. McCarthy, the glamorous Lady Felicia Montague and her resourceful chauffeur (and mostly former small-time crook) Sid Carter, Father Brown faces some of his most daunting cases yet.
13) Flawless
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Laura Quinn is an executive at the London Diamond Corporation who finds herself routinely stifled on the corporate ladder. Hobbs is an equally overlooked nighttime janitor with an intimate knowledge of the security system. Hobbs has a score to settle with the Corporation. Sensing Laura's frustration, Hobbs convinces her to help him pull off an ingenious heist.
16) Blacklight
Pub. Date
[2022]
Description
Travis Block is a government operative coming to terms with his shadowy past. When he discovers a plot targeting U.S. citizens, Block finds himself in the crosshairs of the FBI director he once helped protect.
17) Honest thief
Pub. Date
2020
Description
Wanting to lead an honest life, a notorious bank robber turns himself in, only to be double-crossed by two ruthless FBI agents.
Pub. Date
2019
Description
"Step back in time to the sleepy 1950s English Cotswalds, where Father Brown (Mark Williams, Harry Potter films) continues to tend his flock and catch criminals with compassion, intuition, psychology and wit. You'll wonder: Who would kill an opera diva, a church bell ringer, or the owner of a medieval whistle? Why poison a gardener or blackmail a lord? When someone steals Lady Felicia's jewels, should Father Brown ask a brilliant thief to help recover...