It dealt with acts of horrific violence without glorifying them, and conveyed the toll that such a long and brutal investigation took on the men and women who conducted it. In three and a half hours, the series told a compelling tale of how Tennison climbed the ladder from outsider to respected investigator, while at the same time going through a murder investigation from start to finish in meticulous detail. Much as the successful investigation of the George Marlow murders made Jane Tennison’s career, it was the success of the first series of Prime Suspect that drove a lot of my initial good will towards the series. Series 4, Part 3: “The Scent of Darkness” Closing the series, “The Scent of Darkness.”) Prime Suspect (Author’s note: Since the fourth series of Prime Suspect follows a different format than the other series-being split into three individual stories-we’re going to approach coverage in a different way as well and cover each one separately. And the puzzle they set out to solve has become a trap from which they might never escape.Review: Prime Suspect 4, “The Scent of Darkness” When another body turns up, they realise they have a real-life serial killer on their hands.

Together, they are the Marlow Murder Club. The local police don't believe her story, so she decides to investigate for herself, and is soon joined in her quest by Suzie, a salt-of-the-earth dog-walker, and Becks, the prim and proper wife of the local Vicar. One evening, while out swimming in the Thames, Judith witnesses a brutal murder. She lives on her own in a faded mansion just outside Marlow, there's no man in her life to tell her what to do or how much whisky to drink, and to keep herself busy she sets crosswords for The Times newspaper.

Judith Potts is seventy-seven years old and blissfully happy. To solve an impossible murder, you need an impossible hero. From the creator of the BBC One hit TV series, Death in Paradise.

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