During World War II, Detective Chief Superintendent Christopher Foyle finds himself fighting a different kind of war on the home front—investigating murder, black market profiteering, and corruption in the coastal town of Hastings, Sussex. With his driver, Samantha Stewart and Detective Sergeant Paul Milner by his side, this quiet, methodical detective tenaciously pursues justice even when powerful forces would prefer he look the other way.
War veteran Cormoran Strike operates a struggling private detective agency from a cramped London office, taking on complex cases that have baffled the police, aided by his assistant Robin Ellacott who proves far more capable than her temporary secretary role suggests. As they solve increasingly dangerous cases together, Strike battles his physical and psychological war wounds whilst an unspoken attraction grows between the mismatched pair, complicated by Robin’s engagement and Strike’s determination to keep their relationship strictly professional.
Frank Hathaway, a hardboiled private investigator, and his rookie sidekick Lu Shakespeare form the unlikeliest of partnerships as they investigate the secrets of rural Warwickshire’s residents.
