Hirai Taro is a writer, who admires detective novels by Conan Doyle, Maurice Leblanc, and Edgar Allan Poe. He tries to get his own novels published, but newspapers and publishing companies show no interest towards his stories. The only person who reads his novels is Murayama Ryuko. They communicate with each other through letters. While writing his novels, Hirai Taro works low paying jobs and lives in poverty. He meets elderly Private Detective Shirai Saburo. Shirai Saburo teams up with Hirai Taro and they do private detective jobs together.
Kidnapper and serial killer Aidan Thomas, narrated by those closest to him: his 13-year-old daughter, his girlfriend, and the one victim he has spared. It explores the psychological impact of Aidan’s crimes on the women in his life — and the bonds between those women that give them the strength to fight back.
Set in the cold winter of Himalayas, Candy revolves around a horrific murder mystery of a high-school student which forces an agonized teacher and a crooked cop to bury their differences and hunt down the killer.
When Aditi Amre becomes involved in the high-profile death case of actress Vibha Dutta, she discovers the horrible secrets that Vibha has been keeping hidden underneath her public persona. Is it a Murder or a Suicide?
On a snow-covered highway near the northern town of Kostomuksha, police find the frozen corpse of a woman in a frozen car. The victim is the wife of investigator Evgeniy Rudin. The rage that has taken possession of the hero leads him along the path of senseless cruelty, the victims of which can be both innocent people and those close to Rudin. Evgeniy finds unexpected support in the face of a strange boy Mitya. Meanwhile, the killings continue.
Twisted Tales is an Australian television Anthology and Mystery drama which screened on the Nine Network in 1996. Each episode was narrated by Bryan Brown, who also produced the follow-up series, Two Twisted, in 2006. Each episode of the series contains a twist ending.
Anne, miserable and rebellious at her parents' recent separation, finds herself drawn to the Watch House, the home of the Garmouth Life Brigade. Something, or someone, is trying to reach her.
But what do they want?
Haunted by flashes of a tragic past, a private investigator, Meenakshi Iyer, aka P.I. Meena, starts investigating what seems like a routine hit-and-run case, only to discover that there's more to it than meets the eye and becomes entangled in a web of conspiracy that is tearing apart the worlds of everyone who comes close to it.
Set in the year 1985, an arson-murder case takes place at an apartment in Tokyo. The victim is novelist Kohei Kimizuka. Ritusko Ikematsu is soon arrested for his death. Ritusko Ikematsu and Kohei Kimizuka were childhood friends.
Prosecutor Tsutaguchi takes charge of the murder case. He begins to contact people who knew Ritusko Ikematsu. Prosecutor Tsutaguchi learns of her unfortunate life and the men surrounding her. The men's impressions of Ritusko Ikematsu are all different. Prosecutor Tsutaguchi then learns of a case that took place in 1955 in Tsugaru, Aomori Prefecture, where Ritusko Ikematsu and Kohei Kimizuka grew up. He believes that case is the key to solve Kohei Kimizuka’s murder.
Rukia wakes up after a 4-month coma, only to discover that she does not remember anything that happened in the last six years of her life, and that her betrayal brought about her husband's murder.
Lawyer Pat's first encounter with Wasu, an enthusiastic politician of a newer generation, doesn't go so smoothly. Fate keeps putting them in each others paths, however, and they ultimately end up working together investigating a case concerning a powerful figure, sparking a transformation in their relationship.
The Dossiers of Inspector Lavardin is a French television series in four 90-minute episodes, created by Dominique Roulet and Claude Chabrol and broadcast between September 15, 1988 and February 1, 1990 on TF1. It follows the two films Chicken in Vinegar and Inspector Lavardin directed by Claude Chabrol and already featuring Jean Poiret in the role of Lavardin.
This short series depicts the investigations of Inspector Lavardin, a tongue-in-cheek policeman known for his bad manners.