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Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
This television show was ground-breaking for its combination of police procedural and courtroom drama. In the first half of each show Sgt. Nick Anderson of the LAPD tracked down criminals. In the second half, John Egan, defense attorney, represented the accused while attorney Jerry Miller led the prosecution.
Series
Fast and Furious volume 1
Pub. Date
2003.
Description
Every night is a championship race on the turbo-charged streets of Los Angeles. Dominic and Johnny are rivals who are the boldest, the baddest, the best, and turn their challengers into dust. Along comes a challenger. Dominic and Johnny know that he is tough and fast, what they don't know is that he is a speed demon detective trying to bust up a theft ring.
Series
Pub. Date
[2011]
Description
Peter Falk is back in all his rumpled, trenchcoat-wearing glory as police lieutenant Columbo in six captivating two-hour TV movies that aired between 1991-1993. Join the four-time Primetime Emmy winner for 'just one more thing' as he goes after sure-footed suspects with his offbeat wit, wily charm, and dogged persistence.
12) Street kings
Pub. Date
c2008
Description
Tom Ludlow is a veteran LAPD cop who finds life difficult to navigate after the death of his wife. When evidence implicates him in the execution of his former partner, Detective Terrance Washington, he is forced to go up against the cop culture he's been a part of his entire career, ultimately leading him to question the loyalties of everyone around him.
14) The lodger
Pub. Date
2009.
Description
In this psychological thriller, a Los Angeles detective hunts down a violent serial killer in this modern day Jack the Ripper tale.
Description
Veteran police detective Gavilan and his rookie partner Calden are no exception to the rule that in Hollywood, no one is really who they want to be. Between Gavilan's struggling real estate business and Calden's fledgling acting career and yoga instruction, they've got a major murder case to solve. With both Internal Affairs and their prime suspect on their tails, both have to infiltrate the dangerous world of the hip-hop recording industry.
17) Nancy Drew
Pub. Date
[2008]
Description
Nancy is an iconic girl detective with a passion for mystery and all things old. Small-town Nancy is about to experience a serious case of culture shock as she heads to Hollywood on an extended business trip with her father Carson Drew. Having promised her father that she has given up sleuthing in favor of becoming a "normal" teenager, Nancy tries her best to resist the lure of the age-old mystery of famous actress Dehlia Draycott's death. Living...
18) Dark blue
Pub. Date
2002.
Description
A veteran LAPD detective trains a rookie cop in the realities of police intimidation and corruption in the days leading up to the Rodney King beating trial verdict and the L.A. riots that followed.
19) Columbo
Pub. Date
[2004], c1971-c1972
Description
Columbo, a disheveled, cigar-chomping, trench coat-wearing police lieutenant, who appears to be an incompetent bumbler. Despite his appearance, Columbo is the shrewdest, most resourceful detective in the LAPD.