The murder of a first-year student at Durham University shocks the city. But the very last thing anyone expects is an instant confession ... As Detective Inspector Erica Martin investigates Joyce College, a cradle for the country's future elite, she finds a close-knit community of secrets, jealousy and obsession. The picture of the victim, Emily Brabents, that begins to emerge is that of a girl wanted by everyone, but not truly known by anyone. Anyone, that is, except Daniel Shepherd. Her fellow student, ever-faithful friend and the only one who cares. The only one who would do anything for her ...
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Diese Serie entführt Sie in fesselnde Kriminalfälle, die in elitären akademischen Einrichtungen angesiedelt sind. Begleiten Sie eine scharfsinnige Ermittlerin, während sie sich durch das komplexe Netz aus Geheimnissen, Rivalitäten und Obsessionen kämpft, das sich unter der polierten Oberfläche des Universitätslebens verbirgt. Jeder Fall deckt die dunklen Strömungen von Gemeinschaften auf, in denen Neid und Ehrgeiz zu tödlichen Konsequenzen führen können. Freuen Sie sich auf vielschichtige Handlungen und psychologische Tiefe, die Sie bis zum Schluss rätseln lassen.


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In a Durham hotel at dawn, celebrated preacher Tristan Snow is murdered as he prays. None of the other guests - not even his daughter, his wife, or her sister - saw or heard anything. But then again, they all had a motive for murder. Detective Inspector Erica Martin is confronted by secrets and lies, lost in a case where nothing is what it seems. With no answers, DI Martin is consumed by questions: Is anyone in this family innocent? When the victim might have been a monster - is there such a thing as justice? And does anyone deserve to die?