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Para la detective novata Anna Travis, su primer caso es un bautismo de fuego: seis mujeres, un mismo patrón de muerte escalofriante. Pero la séptima víctima rompe el molde. Anna debe ganarse el respeto de sus colegas mientras busca justicia. La investigación apunta a Alan Daniels, un famoso actor con un encanto peligroso. ¿Podrá Anna superar su atracción y descubrir la verdad, aunque eso signifique arruinar su carrera y poner en riesgo su propio corazón?

Les cambriolages violents se multiplient dans les Cotswolds, au sud-ouest de l'Angleterre, comté vallonné célèbre pour ses demeures cossues, dont les propriétaires sont aujourd'hui gagnés par la peur. Lorsqu'un corps mutilé est retrouvé dans un manoir, il devient évident que les auteurs de ces home-jacking ne sont pas des malfrats ordinaires.

Jack Warr is a young DC with the Metropolitan Police. Charming but aimless, Jack can't seem to find his place in the world - until he's drawn into an investigation that turns his life upside down. In the aftermath of a fire at a derelict cottage, a badly charred body is discovered, along with the burnt remnants of millions of stolen, untraceable bank notes - the hidden legacy of Dolly Rawlins and her gang of Widows. Jack's assignment to the case coincides with an investigation into his own past.

Mientras en Palermo se lleva a cabo el mayor juicio en la historia de la Mafia, don Roberto Luciano aprovecha la boda de su nieta para anunciar su decisión de testificar contra su despiadado enemigo, el hombre que le arrebató a su hijo mayor. Pero antes de cumplir su amenaza, don Roberto y todos sus herederos varones son brutalmente asesinados. Solo las mujeres de la familia sobreviven. Y lejos de rendirse, juran venganza. En un mundo dominado por hombres, descubrirán que la astucia femenina y la violencia pueden ser una combinación letal.

Detective Jack leads Scotland Yard's fledgling art fraud unit, its survival hinging on exposing a suspected forgery - a multimillion-dollar Basquiat. When his informant, gallerist Ester Langton, is brutally murdered, Jack's hunt spirals into obsession. Clues point to Adam Border, a reclusive genius hiding in a decayed Sicilian villa haunted by Mafia ties and violent secrets. As Jack abandons family and duty to pursue him, he's drawn into a world where brilliance and madness collide, masterpieces mask psychosis, and death stalks every shadow.

Una joven aparece asesinada junto al río Támesis, con el cuerpo horriblemente mutilado y una dalia roja en el cabello. El crimen evoca de inmediato al infame caso de la Dalia Negra, pero esta vez, el escenario es Londres. La detective Anna Travis se ve arrastrada a una investigación sin pistas claras, bajo la presión de los medios y con un asesino que parece querer dejar un legado. Para resolver el caso, deberá colaborar con su jefe y expareja, James Langton, en una relación marcada por la tensión y las heridas del pasado.

When detective constable Jane Tennison survives a deadly explosion, she finds herself in the middle of a media storm. Minutes before the blast, she caught sight of the bomber. Too traumatised to identify him, she is nevertheless a key witness. As work continues round the clock to unmask the terrorists, the Metropolitan police are determined nothing will disrupt their annual Good Friday dinner. Jane must convince her senior officers that her instincts are right before there's another bloodbath.

Close to a motorway service station, the body of a young woman is discovered. She appears to have no family, no friends, no one to identify her. DI Anna Travis is brought onto the team of investigators by DCS James Langton, who already suspects that this recent case could be linked to two...

Jane Tennison, a young, inexperienced WPC, learns the hard way never to take anyone - or anything - at face value, whether in her dealings with her police colleagues or when confronted by seemingly innocent suspects. Hidden Killers sees Jane acting as a decoy prostitute, with the hope of capturing a suspect wanted for numerous sexual assaults. The attacker is drawn in and put under arrest. Commended for bravery in the case, Jane is given CID status and moves from Hackney to Bow Street Station as detective.

'Please don't let anything bad have happened to her, please don't let anything have happened to my baby…' Marcus and Lena Fulford are the envy of their friends. Wealthy, attractive and successful, the couple, with their strikingly beautiful teenage daughter Amy, seem settled and content. But...

Duty to the job or personal ambition? Anna Travis must decide where her loyalties lie ... Six months ago, London nightclub owner Josh Reynolds was found dead from a single gunshot wound to the head, the gun held in his right hand. His death was quickly determined to be a suicide, the...

It is late at night on a notorious council estate in east London. A van - garishly painted with a grinning clown's face on the side - is being driven erratically. When the police pull over the driver to question him, they discover, inside the van, the body of a young woman. A murder suspect...

Despite round-the-clock protection, all the Luciano men are killed the night before a family wedding. The don's wife, Graziella, holds together what's left of the family - daughters-in-law Theresa and Sophia, and Theresa's daughter Rosa - while instructing their lawyer to sell off business holdings. The women are left to pick up the pieces and recover money that Carolla has stolen. Little do they know there is a traitor in their midst: Carolla's adopted son Luka has been acting as the women's partner and protector.

Don Roberto Luciano, boss of the Sicilian Mafia, agrees to be chief witness in the trial of Paul Carolla, who murdered Luciano's firstborn son, Michael, 20 years ago. Despite round-the-clock protection, all the Luciano men are killed the night before a family wedding. The don's wife, Graziella, holds together what's left of the family - daughters-in-law Theresa and Sophia, and Theresa's daughter Rosa - while instructing their lawyer to sell off business holdings. Eventually the women become involved in the business themselves, trying to recover money that's disappeared into Carolla's hands.

If you want to know what criminal investigation is like in real life, then get ready for a podcast that puts YOU at the crime scene. This series will look at the latest developments, the famous cases and how the forensic scientists are meeting the challenge laid down by a criminal who is forensically aware. Lynda La Plante has always been fascinated by criminality and the people that solve crime. Her books are celebrated for their authentic depictions of crime scenes and police procedures – something she achieves through meticulous research with her colleague, CSI Cass Sutherland. Over six ...

From the creator of the award-winning ITV series Prime Suspect, starring Helen Mirren, comes the fascinating back story of the iconic DCI Jane Tennison. In 1973 Jane Tennison, aged 22, leaves the Metropolitan Police Training Academy to be placed on probationary exercise in Hackney where...

The husband of a prominent and infamously ruthless barrister is found in horrific condition after a robbery and brutal assault. Now in a coma, a major investigation is launched using the newly formed, experimental Metropolitan Police Serious Crime Analysis Unit. Lynne Russell is an experienced CSI with degrees in psychology and criminology with an exceptional Masters in Investigative psychology and behaviour analysis. But Lynne's first job as team leader of MSCAN is entirely new to her: to bring together a team of three trusted officers.

Sie ist klüger als ihre Gegner. Härter als ihr Ruf. Und gefährlich nah an der Wahrheit: Detective Chief Inspector Jane Tennison tritt ihren neuen Posten im Londoner Sittendezernat an und übernimmt einen Fall, den niemand anrühren will. Operation Contract soll ein Netzwerk jugendlicher Prostitution zerschlagen, doch das Misstrauen den Ermittelnden gegenüber ist groß und die Ergebnisse mager. Bis in einer abgebrannten Wohnung die Leiche eines Callboys gefunden wird.

Jane Tennison heeft keihard geknokt om hoofdinspecteur te worden. Ze heeft zich dubbel en dwars moeten bewijzen en zelfs nu trekken haar mannelijke collega’s nog in twijfel of ze het werk wel aankan. Al snel krijgt ze de echter de kans waar ze op heeft gewacht: een moordzaak onder haar leiding.Haar collega’s wachten op haar eerste fout. Ze zijn klaar om hun gelijk te halen en te bewijzen dat ze het werk inderdaad niet aankan. Jane weet dat ze maar één optie heeft: winnen. Om dat te doen heeft ze bewijs nodig – iets waarmee ze haar hoofdverdachte kan vast te pinnen.

Ein brutaler Mord. Ein gefährlicher Verdächtiger. Eine Ermittlerin, die nichts zu verlieren hat... DCI Jane Tennison hat sich ihren Platz in der männerdominierten Welt der Metropolitan Police hart erkämpft - und sich dabei viele Feinde gemacht. Als die Leiche einer Prostituierten in ihrer Wohnung gefunden wird, scheint der Fall klar: DNA-Spuren führen direkt zu George Marlow, einem bekannten Kriminellen.