cozy mystery tv series
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Brother Cadfael is a series of 20 books by Ellis Peters (pen name of Edith Mary Pargeter) and a 1990s TV series of 4 seasons, following the life of the 12th century amateur sleuth and monk, Brother Cadfael. An immersive historical setting and a really interesting main character is what makes this series so appealing.
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The Phryne Fisher series consists of 24 books by Kerry Greenwood. The Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries TV series has 3 seasons and 34 episodes. Phryne Fisher is sassy, jazzy, scandalous, independent Australian lady detective in the 1920s with a heart of gold right beneath her tough exterior. She is wealthy and glamourous, but comes from
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Father Brown is a series of 52 short stories by G. K. Chesterton, and an ongoing TV show with 12 seasons. A mild and fairly meek character, Father Brown has been called “the empathetic detective”, quietly solving crimes by identifying with the murderer and understanding their psychology. The Father Brown TV series is only loosely
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Magpie Murders is book 1 in the Susan Ryeland series by Anthony Horowitz. Magpie Murders was published in 2016, and the TV series is a 6 episode TV series from 2022. Alan Conway is a successful crime writer and a really unpleasant person, taking pleasure in basing his characters on real people, exposing their secrets
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Hercule Poirot stars in 33 novels and 51 short stories by Agatha Christie, making his first appearance in The Mysterious Affair at Styles, and in the 13 seasons TV series based on the books. One of the greatest and most beloved fictional detectives, Hercule Poirot is famous all over the world, and to many who
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