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Silent Witness volume 10
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English
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Jack is rushed to hospital after collapsing at the scene of a car crash. Following Thomas's discovery that soldier John Sealy may have been exposed to a nerve agent, is it possible someone is targeting the victim's family? With Jack's life in the balance, it's down to Nikki, Thomas and Clarissa to find the truth and save their friend.
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Silent Witness volume 5
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English
Description
The body of a woman is found on railway tracks in London, badly damaged from electrical burns. On the mortuary slab, the woman's recent and historic injuries suggest years of abuse, likely within the home. It's a difficult post-mortem for Nikki, as she is troubled by memories from her childhood.
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Silent Witness volume 8
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English
Description
The Lyell team identify the concrete-encased remains as those of Derek Marshall, survived by his wife Sue and sister Ann. Clarissa traces payments to a cryogenics facility, leading to the discovery of another suspicious death. Lacking any proper documentation, the coroner orders a post-mortem into the cryogenically frozen body. How did they die, and why was the decision made to freeze them?
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Silent Witness volume 3
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English
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When a body is found in a field near the village of Hartford, Nikki and the Lyell team confirm it is that of missing teenager Jason Forbes. Working to the theory that most killers strike close to home, the ambitious DCI Claire Ashby is committed to proving the guilt of her main suspect, local locksmith Malcolm Wilde.
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Silent Witness volume 9
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English
Description
Thomas investigates the case of John Sealy, a soldier who died during a military training exercise involving exposure to CS gas. It appears John died from an aneurism, but when Thomas discovers the trace of a possible nerve agent in his system, the family are desperate for answers. Was a chemical weapon involved or is there a more innocent explanation?
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Silent Witness volume 6
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English
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Nikki determines that Jenny must have died before making contact with the tracks. But when the search for Jenny's killer hits a wall, her friends at the women's refuge seek answers. Meanwhile, Thomas's political ambitions lead him to make friends in high places. Offers are made to open all the right doors for Thomas, but what do they want in return?
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Silent Witness volume 2
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English
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Nikki and the Lyell team continue to investigate the plane crash, ruling out an explosion and engine failure. Suspicion turns to Rowan Cole, the so-called Deadhead - a non-flying pilot who was hitching a lift back when his intended flight was cancelled. The investigation takes a turn when they discover a connection to a sinister online forum.
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Silent Witness volume 7
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English
Description
Teenagers messing around in a stolen car collide with a concrete pillar in a multi-storey car park. The joyriders escape, but within the smashed concrete, the unmistakable form of a skull is revealed.
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Silent Witness volume 1
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English
Description
A private jet crashes into woodland outside London. Its passengers include the former US ambassador, Jonathan Kraft. Nikki calls her partner Matt from the crash scene to break the news - his friend and former colleague did not survive the accident. When Thomas is called to an apparent suicide of a successful businessman, he finds unexpected connections to the plane crash. Are they dealing with a coordinated attack?
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Silent Witness volume 4
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English
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Investigating the murder of a teenage boy, Nikki and her team are forced to question police methods. Although Thomas discovers evidence that throws the time of death into doubt, DCI Claire Ashby seems more concerned with building the case against her main suspect. With pressure building on the police to secure a conviction, the Lyell team must fight to ensure that inconvenient truths aren't overlooked.
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Silent Witness volume 9
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English
Description
When fragments of skeleton are found, it seems clear that it is that of a girl who went missing two years before - until Nikki establishes that the bones actually belong to two people. Meanwhile, when a woman dies from a fall, the life assurance company refuses to pay out, claiming she was drunk.
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Silent Witness volume 3
Language
English
Description
Sam Ryan takes on a gangland murder case to help builder Brian McNally, whom she believes to be innocent.
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Series
Silent Witness volume 1
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English
Description
Top pathologist Sam Ryan is now a professor teaching at London University. Sam is called in by ex-Detective Inspector Leslie Peterson, now a Coroner's officer, who is investigating the ditching of a helicopter ferrying crew to a gas rig with 14 passengers and two crew on board.
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Silent Witness volume 11
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English
Description
When Rachel Harrington's bones are found in Zambia, her expat father and local mining engineer, Stephen, asks the team to come out to investigate. Rachel had been accusing the government of a health cover-up, and an initial examination shows evidence of multiple stab wounds. But as the team investigates further, it seems the government weren't the only ones to have been rubbed up the wrong way by Rachel.
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Silent Witness volume 6
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English
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Nikki visits the only key eyewitness, Isra, the teenage sister of one of the suspects who insists her brother is innocent. Nikki is appalled by the harshness of her treatment, and the team begin to seriously suspect that the truth is being covered up. Meanwhile, Rhys is on the run, and Harry is shocked when he discovers the identity of the unknown victim.
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Series
Silent Witness volume 1
Language
English
Description
Leo comes under suspicion for fraud when an insurance investigator accuses him of falsifying a post mortem report, and Harry falls for the charms of an attractive former colleague.
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Series
Silent Witness volume 4
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English
Description
Tension on the tube network threatens to boil over, and security is stepped up. The accidental verdict in the first death is called into question and the witnesses are brought in for interview. Amongst them is Lana Sutherland, a young hotel worker who has taken in a homeless man, Owen. DI Nelson lets Lana slip through the net before he realizes she may be harboring a dangerous killer. Nikki helps Nelson unearth the mystery of his father's death, allowing...
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Silent Witness volume 8
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English
Description
Jack leads the hunt for suspected killer Bruno, the brother of the Polish teenager shot by the armed police, and enters London's small but devastating gun trade.
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Series
Silent Witness volume 10
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English
Description
A picture of the lives of the two girls' whose bodies were found together emerges. While DI Philip Mays is convinced it was a suicide pact, Nikki believes she knows who was really responsible for the girl's deaths. Unable to speak to the police, she seeks out the one man she thinks she can trust.
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Silent Witness volume 2
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English
Description
Harry puts his professional career on the line to prove his lover's innocence after Leo is attacked and Levin turns up dead, but Nikki is concerned that Harry's emotions are clouding his professional judgement.
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