Inspector George Gently

After his wife is murdered by the notorious gangster Webster, old-school detective George Gently considers retirement.

When the body of a burnt man is found near a 1960s RAF base, Inspector George Gently and Special Branch officers are called to investigate. Gently suspects the victim was involved with the IRA.

When a returning German POW is found dead in the harbour of a small fishing village, Gently and Bacchus find themselves investigating present violence and past grievances.

During their investigation of the murder of a lonely old man in his dilapidated mansion, Gently and Bacchus stumble upon a world which is beyond their comprehension.

A young woman's body is discovered in a local church. Bacchus and Gently investigate the young woman's death.

Bacchus and Gently investigate the rape and murder of a young woman and enter a world filled with sexual jealousy and racial intolerance.