The indomitable DCI Vera Stanhope, with the assistance of her trusted colleague DS Joe Ashworth, embarked on another series of challenging cases. She investigated the mysterious death of a pensioner on a busy commuter train ("Harbor Street"), unraveled the mystery of a brutal murder on a beach in a seaside resort ("Sanctuary") for thirty years, exposed the tragic final months of a failed novelist being shot in the remote Northumberland Marshes ("Deer Hunter"), and delved into the complex life of a businessman, He was found floating under the Millennium Bridge in Gateshead (Death of a Family Man). Inspired by the novel written by renowned crime writer Ann Cleeves, shot against the backdrop of exceptional scenery and atmospheric production in Northumberland, Brenda Bleythyn's captivating performance as a chaotic but talented detective enhances every captivating story.