(0)
(0)
(0)Catalog Search Results
1) The Gunman
Pub. Date
2015
Summary
A sniper on an unscrupulous slaying team, kills the minister of mines of the Congo. Terrier's successful kill shot requires him to go into hiding to safeguard himself and his team from revenge. Terrier goes back to the Congo years later, but soon discovers himself to be the target of a paid hit gang associated with the ministers assassination.
2) Red 2
Pub. Date
[2013]
Summary
Retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses rejoins his unlikely team of elite operatives for a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device.
Pub. Date
[2019]
Summary
When there is an assassination attempt on US President Allan Trumbull, his trusted confidant, Secret Service Agent Mike Banning, is wrongfully accused and taken into custody. After escaping from capture, he becomes a man on the run and must evade his own agency and outsmart the FBI in order to find the real threat to the president. Desperate to uncover the truth, Banning turns to unlikely allies to help clear his name, keep his family from harm, and...
4) Momentum
Pub. Date
[2015]
Summary
Alexis Faraday, the infiltration expert of a high-tech armed robbery crew. But when her disastrous final heist accidentally nets a U.S. Senator's secret data, Alex becomes the target of ruthless master assassin Mr. Washington and his team of trained killers. The hunt is on. No place is safe. And one very dangerous woman with a few deadly secrets of her own is done running, and has now declared war.
5) Mine
Pub. Date
[2017]
Formats
Summary
After a failed assassination attempt, a soldier finds himself stranded in the desert. Exposed to the elements, he must survive the dangers of the desert and battle the psychological and physical toll of the treacherous conditions.
Pub. Date
2011
Summary
"In the wake of Abraham Lincoln's assassination, seven men and one woman are arrested and charged with conspiring to kill the President and others. Against the ominous backdrop of post-Civil War Washington, war hero Frederick Aiken (James McAvoy) reluctantly agrees to defend the lone woman charged, Mary Surratt (Robin Wright), before a military tribunal. As the nation turns against her, Surratt is forced to rely on Aiken to uncover the truth and save...
Pub. Date
c1998
Summary
Story of a cold, suave British assassin hired by the French OAS to kill General Charles de Gaulle. Nameless and faceless, the killer, known by the code name of Jackal, relentlessly moves toward the date with death that would rock the world. The tension mounts as the methodical preparations of the Jackal are paralleled with the efforts of the police to uncover the plot, which gives the story non-stop, edge-of-your-seat suspense.
9) Shooter
Summary
Bob Lee Swagger is a master marksman who has retreated from his duty as an off-the-books hired gun for the military. He has become disillusioned with his government, but finds that the government needs Swagger to scope out the location of a rumored attempt on the life of the president. A shadowy government operative begs Swagger to use his sniper's skills to out-fox the assassin. Ultimately he is double-crosses and framed for the attempted assassination....
10) Parkland
Pub. Date
[2013]
Formats
Summary
November 22, 1963, is a day that changed the world forever when beloved American President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas. Parkland is the true story behind that tragic day, told from the vantage point of individuals who are forced to make split-second decisions after this incomprehensible event that will change the world's landscape forever.
11) Killing Lincoln
Summary
A riveting historical narrative of the heart-stopping events surrounding the assassination of Abraham Lincoln and the first work of history from author Bill O'Reilly. Narrated by Tom Hanks.
12) Gunpowder
Pub. Date
[2019]
Summary
Activist Guy Fawkes and a group of disgruntled, persecuted provincial Catholics conspire to work together to blow up the House of Lords and kill King James I in the early seventeenth century.
Pub. Date
[2013]
Summary
This five-episode collection seeks answers to five of the most iconic deaths in history. From the unexpected tragedy of Princess Diana's car crash to the failed attempt to kill Adolf Hitler and possibly save thousands of lives and the five other plots that didn't kill Lincoln. The team will use modern-day forensics to bring new facts to light.
15) Red
Pub. Date
[2011]
Summary
Frank is a former black-ops CIA agent living a quiet life alone, until the day a hit squad shows up to kill him. With his identity compromised, Frank reassembles his old team; Joe, Marvin, and Victoria, and sets out to prove that they still have a few tricks up their sleeves. Stand back and watch the bullets fly in this explosive action-comedy.
16) The Matador
Pub. Date
2006
Summary
Julian Noble is an unshaven, unnerved and unpredictable freelance assassin, who happens to encounter desperate businessman Danny Wright in the bar of a modern Mexico City hotel. Danny is intrigued when Julian reveals that he's a "facilitator of fatalities, " and his wife becomes equally fascinated when Julian shows up unexpectedly, six months later, at Danny's home in Denver. Having lost his touch as a reliable hit-man, Julian needs Danny's help with...
17) Killing Kennedy
Pub. Date
2014
Summary
As global Cold War tensions mount and organized crime escalates in the U.S., a young, ambitious man from a wealthy family rises to become the leader of the free world. At the same time, a former dedicated Marine grows disillusioned with America. When their paths ultimately cross, the course of U.S. history will forever change.
Pub. Date
[2018]
Summary
"Despite Olivia Pope's best efforts, Mellie's presidential hopes are crushed when Frankie Vargas wins the election. However, all bets are off when Vargas is assassinated and Cyrus become the chief suspect. The line between predator and prey subsequently dissolves into a struggle for absolute power as mysterious new enemies exploit Rowan's lone vulnerability - his daughter - to ensure their control of the Oval. As these murderous conspirators escalate...
20) Julius Caesar
Series
Summary
Details the transformation of a noble Athenian from a reckless spendthrift to a mad misanthrope.
A play about power, assassination and revenge. Presents a broad range of historical personalities as complicated human beings in agonizing conflict with one another and themselves.
