Case Histories. Poster of the 2011 TV series and cover of the 2004 book
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Case Histories
Kate Atkinson, 2004
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Bill Anderson, Dan Zeff, Marc Jobst, Keith Boak, Kenneth Glenaan, 2011-2013

Jackson Brodie is a private investigator with a tough exterior but a kind heart. He has a history as a soldier and police officer and is drawn to helping those who are suffering or in need. He works with his colleague Louise Munroe to solve mysteries and bring resolution to the victims of unsolved cases and comfort to those who have experienced personal tragedies. Despite facing challenges of his own, Jackson remains hopeful and is driven to help others.


Lost in Austen. Poster of the 2008 TV series and cover of the 1813 book, Pride and Prejudice
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Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen, 1813
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Dan Zeff, 2008

Amanda Price, a keen Jane Austen fan from present-day Hammersmith, who has just rejected an unromantic marriage proposal from her boozy, unfaithful boyfriend, discovers Elizabeth Bennet, a character from Pride and Prejudice, in a nightgown in her bathroom; but when Elizabeth disappears, she brushes the incident off as a dream.


Ice Cream Girls. Poster of the 2013 TV series and cover of the 2010 book, The Ice Cream Girls
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The Ice Cream Girls
Dorothy Koomson, 2010
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Dan Zeff, 2013-

During the summer of 1995, two teenage girls who were in a vulnerable state, were accused of killing their schoolteacher. Poppy was charged with the murder and the two girls separated for seventeen years. In present-day, Serena, now a happily married mother, returns to the same seaside town to take care of her ailing mother, Rachel. Meanwhile, Poppy, who spent seventeen years in prison for a crime she claims she didn’t commit, is determined to uncover the truth about Marcus’ murder.