Mary Whitman has arrived in Reno to obtain a divorce. While there, she is arrested on suspicion of murdering a fellow guest at her hotel (which specializes in divorcers).
İngiltere… 1953 yılı… Küçük bir kasaba olan St. Mary Mead, sinema dünyasının kraliçesi Marina Rudd’un muhteşem dönüşüne hazırlanmak üzere, bu kasaba da bir ev satın almasıyla olaylar başlar. Bir süre sonra kasabaya gelen film yapımcıları, ünlü oyuncular ve set ekibi nedeniyle adeta bir festival yaşanmaktadır. Fakat verilen bir partide , içine zehir katılmış bir kokteyli hayranlarından birinin içmesi ve zehirlenerek ölmesiyle. Marina kendisini, amatör dedektif bayan Marple’ın da içinde bulunduğu gerçek bir gizemin içinde bulur…
While attending a glamorous jazz cruise on New York’s East River, Nick and Nora Charles witness the fatal shooting of a wealthy patron. When suspicion falls on a young bandleader and his musicians, the couple steps in to clear their friends and uncover the real killer. Their investigation leads through a lively world of jazz clubs, radio personalities, high society, and backstage rivalries, where almost everyone has a secret and the next clue may be hidden in the music.
Hoping for a peaceful visit with his parents in the small town of Sycamore Springs, Nick Charles and his wife Nora soon find themselves surrounded by old rivalries, family tensions, and a mysterious murder. Nick’s father, a respected retired doctor, would much rather see his son give up detective work, but a suspicious shooting quickly draws Nick back into action. As Nick and Nora investigate, they uncover jealousy, deception, hidden motives, and a dangerous secret involving the town’s prominent citizens.
Upon waking up to the news that the man she’d gone on a date with the previous night has been murdered, a young woman with only a faint memory of the night’s events begins to suspect that she murdered him while attempting to resist his advances.
After learning that the death of his wife was not an accident, a former CIA Station Chief is forced back into the espionage underworld, teaming up with an adversary to unravel a conspiracy that challenges everything he thought he knew.