Anthology of real-life stories of how mental disorders affect not just the patient, but their families and friends as well, and the therapeutic methods to allay the illness before it takes a turn for the worse.
Asakura Tomoko obtained her MBA at an American university and is a rookie reporter for a Tokyo newspaper’s local news desk. Although she is good at numerical expressions, she has not much interest in understanding the feelings of her interview subjects. Furthermore, she has nothing but a lot of pride, and seems to have been branded an unqualified reporter by her superior because of this. In an attempt to overturn this perception, Tomoko decides to do a story on home nursing care based on her memories of her grandfather. However, she gets overwhelmed by the harsh reality and unexpectedly stumbles across a series of unexplained deaths of elderly people receiving such care.
When Dr. Edwin Lorrimer, a forensic scientist working at a private laboratory is found killed, Detective Superintendent Adam Dalgliesh is sent to investigate. Dalgliesh had been in the area a few months previously investigating the murder of a young woman found in an abandoned car. There are several suspects: Lorrimer's subordinate, Clifford Bradley, who despises him; the new head of the laboratory, Maxim Howarth, who is jealous of his sister's relationship with him; a colleague, Paul Middlemass, who had a fight with Lorrimer. There is also a gruff and likely unethical policeman who was on the grounds of the laboratory at the time of the killing and a local pathologist who is raising his two young children after his wife leaves him for another man. When one of the suspects is also murdered, Dalgliesh learns a key piece of information.
The story unfolds in a small coastal town where a wife's world shatters when her husband's body is found dead on the beach. Facing intense public scrutiny and suspicion, she must stand alone against the storm of adversity to protect her family's fragile peace. As layers of the townspeople's hidden truths begin to unravel, her journey reveals the dark undercurrents beneath the community's tranquil surface. Through this crucible of grief and betrayal, she discovers an extraordinary wellspring of resilience within herself - a redemptive strength that transforms victim into warrior, proving the human spirit's astonishing capacity for survival and rebirth.
After a fire on an abandoned farm near a small provincial town, several female bodies are found buried. All the women have been killed in the past two years, their hands are tied behind their backs with fishing line and their mouths are filled with sand. One of the victims is the wife of a local influential businessman, Eduard Kalashnikov, who disappeared five years ago. His daughter Alina, who came to see her father and introduce him to her fiancé Denis, gets entangled in a web of fears and suspicions. For the first time in her life, Alina herself makes a serious decision: she remains in the city and tries to figure out what is happening, despite the danger, risking her life and love. She will have to grow up, understand how cruel this world is, and make a choice between the two most dear people.
Tang Miaoxin enters a mystery game and becomes the wife of King Ning Guzhou through an arranged marriage. As she navigates palace intrigue and excels at Dayan Academy, she uncovers Ning Guzhou’s hidden pain and helps her friends defy injustice, all while facing the growing threat of powerful adversaries.
Unraveling two chilling mysteries, each case explores how crime leaves lasting scars—and how, through fractured timelines, belief can become a path to redemption.
Nares, the secondary heir of Phunara Golf Club, must return to Thailand urgently because his half brother Narin, has vanished. He meets Sai, his brother's personal assistant, who is his unforgettable first love. Together, they embark on the journey to solve his brother's disappearance.