Tommy Lynley is a brilliant police detective but an outsider in the force – simply by virtue of his aristocratic upbringing. He is paired with Barbara Havers, a sergeant with a maverick attitude and a working-class background. With seemingly nothing in common and against all odds, the mismatched duo of Lynley and Havers become a formidable team, bonded by their desire to see justice done.
E1
Mismatched duo DI Lynley and DS Havers investigate a suspicious death on Salcott Island.
E2
Lynley and Havers are assigned to investigate the disappearance of a young estate agent with connections to Lynley's former classmate, Helen Clyde.
E3
Lynley happens upon the body of a popular young man in the Norfolk Broads and must navigate the secrets of a close-knit community to find the killer.
E4
Havers and Lynley hunt a possible serial killer with ties to Church but are confronted with the possibility of corruption from within the precinct.