The summons to the lighthouse arrived for Vera with the grim certainty of a storm. A local council worker had been discovered dead, and the isolated sentinel now held a scene of unsettling mystery. It quickly became apparent that the man’s …

Vera examined the form of a former soldier, now adrift on the city's margins. She discovered that the echoes of his past, intertwined with the harsh realities of his present, had woven a path toward a dangerously inevitable conclusion.

Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) finds herself investigating the death of Joel Kingston, a police constable from a distinguished family with deep roots in law enforcement. Found floating in a park lake, his demise fo…

Amidst the fury of a violent storm, Detective Chief Inspector Vera Stanhope (Brenda Blethyn) finds herself on a desperate journey home, only to discover an abandoned car containing a baby. Cut off by impassable roads and without mobile serv…

The tidal island of Lindisfarne holds a particular allure for DCI Vera Stanhope. It is here that a circle of friends, bound together since youth, gathers every five years to reaffirm their enduring connection. But as the tide turns, buried …