DCI Banks

Investigating a murder by fire, DCI Alan Banks quickly deduces that the evidence points to a lucrative art forgery scam.

A routine call leads to a policeman's murder and a discovery relating to the disappearance of five girls.

A fire on a houseboat leads to the discovery of a charred body. DCI Banks and Annie believe they have uncovered a case of art fraud when a briefcase containing a forged painting and some cash is found on the boat.

Annie arrives at the scene of a murder on Eastvale moor to find a paralysed female in a wheelchair who has had her throat cut. Meanwhile, DCI Banks is called to the scene of a girl found murdered in an alleyway.

Banks is asked by Superintendent Gerry Rydell to track down his missing daughter, Emily, and Annie gets lumbered with an armed carjacking and the murder of a small time crook, Charles McKay.

Banks' very own brother is under suspicion for murder.