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He entered the dining car of the Southern Pacific " Coast Daylight", an attitude of self-importance dripping from his thin moustache. He acted as if he owned the entire train, though he was only a passenger. He had business to transact. He was in possession of a priceless, ornate necklace, which he had removed from a museum in Mexico City. His name was Spaulding...or at least that's what he told most people. He had made arrangements with the train's...
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Michael is a small boy with a big imagination. When his mother's priceless diamond ring is stolen, he casts aside his toy blocks, dons his cowboy hat, and becomes Sheriff Wobbles McGrue, a rootin'-tootin' cowboy with a heart brave and true. Join Wobbles and his sidekick Rabbit and his trusty steed Pokey Joe as they ride off for adventure.
4) The hot rock
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1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A hilarious comedy about jewel thieves out to score the biggest heist of their lives.
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317 pages ; 20 cm
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Boddice, a crime lord looking over his shoulder for good reason, has assembled an unlikely band of misfit crooks. Their job is to steal a famous diamond worth millions, known as The Dark Side of the Moon. Despite the odds, the crew's self-serving squabbles and their natural incompetence, the plan progresses. As events build to an explosive climax no one really knows who is playing who. Full of twists and turns and laugh-out-loud moments, this is a...
6) Blue streak
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1 videodisc (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Master jewel thief Miles Logan has a big problem. A $20 million problem. Recently released from prison for the botched heist of a huge diamond, he's anxious to retrieve the hot rock which he hid at a construction site two years earlier. Unfortunately, his hiding place is now at the center of a recently completed high-security police precinct ...
7) Wyatt
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WYATT'S BEEN AWAY. NOW HE'S BACK.The job's a classic jewel heist: quick, clean and simple. Except for one thing. Wyatt prefers to work alone, but this job belongs to Eddie Oberin and his very smart ex-wife Lydia. She has the inside information; Wyatt has the planning genius and meticulous preparation. What could possibly go wrong?Plenty. But when you cross Wyatt, you don't walk away.Taut plots, brilliant writing and relentless pace; plus an unforgettable...
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"Sid and Ronnie Abel are a first-rate husband-and-wife detective team, both retirees of the LAPD. Ed and Nicole Hoyt are married assassins-for-hire living in the San Fernando Valley. Except for deadly aim with a handgun, the two couples have little in common -- until they are both hired to do damage control on the same murder case. As the book races toward a high-octane climax, the Abels must fend for their own lives as they circle ever closer to...
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Alfred Hitchcock said, "Mr. Ambler is a phenomenon," and Graham Greene referred to him as "our greatest thriller writer." This is an ideal title for introducing listeners to this master. Ambler brilliantly paints realistic portraits of his characters and the foreign landscape, mixing suspense with a subtle twist for added color. When Arthur Abdel Simpson first spots Harper in the Athens airport, he recognizes him as a tourist unfamiliar with the city...
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1 videodisc (108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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"Sexy American diamonds lover Wanda and her boyfriend Otto are in England to plot alongside George and Ken the robbery of a diamond collection. Wanda and Otto want the stolen diamonds for themselves, and inform the police about George, not knowing that he has already moved the diamonds to another secret place. Wanda thinks the best way to find out is by getting close to George's lawyer, Archie Leach."--Www. imdb. com.
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"A proper English wife, or the freedom of the sea? Lord James Gresham is the fifth son of the Duke of Langford, a captain in the Royal Navy, and at a loss for what to do next. He's made his fortune; perhaps now he should find a proper wife and set up his nursery. But the sea calls to him, while his search for a wife leaves him uninspired. And then, a dark beauty with a heart for revenge is swept into his life. He can't have both, but he won't give...
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2 videodiscs (104 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Quick-Stop potheads Jay and Silent Bob wreak vengeance on Hollywood, where Miramax is making a "Bluntman & Chronic" feature film inspired by the comic book version of the guys, but without their permission. En route from Jersey to Hollywood, the guys encounter sexy jewel thieves, a precocious orangutan, a dimwit wildlife marshal, and a nonstop parade of in-jokes and splendid celebrity cameos.
17) Port Vila blues
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Combining maverick strategies and old-style methods in his work as a thief, Wyatt eludes authorities while managing lucrative heists until a diamond-studded Tiffany brooch and an infatuation with the wrong girl pit him against dangerous adversaries.
18) To catch a thief
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1 videodisc (approximately 106 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A woman falls in love with a reformed jewel thief, but suspects he's active again when a series of jewel heists occur.
John Robie is a reformed jewel thief who was once known as "The Cat." Robie is suspected of a new rash of gem thefts in the luxury hotels of the French Riviera, and he must set out to clear himself. Meeting pampered heiress Frances, he sees a chance to bait the mysterious thief with her mother's fabulous jewels. His plan backfires,...
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In this official edition featuring exclusive content from the Queen of Mystery, a young drifter finds more than he bargained for. Little did Anthony Cade suspect that an errand for a friend would land him at the center of a deadly conspiracy. Drawn into a web of intrigue, he begins to realize that the simple favor has placed him in serious danger. As events unfold, the combined forces of Scotland Yard and the French Sûreté gradually converge on...
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Nancy and her friend Helen visit their friend Emily Willouby at the Lilac Inn, which Emily now owns, to help her plan her wedding. Emily plans on selling inherited diamonds in order to help fix up the Lilac Inn. However, Nancy soon learns that someone has been impersonating her and making expensive purchases under her name. Soon after, Emily's diamonds are stolen! Can Nancy find the thieves and recover the missing diamonds?
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