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When the body of a doctor is discovered brutally murdered in local woodland, Detective Kim Stone is shocked to discover the victim is Gordon Cordell - a man linked to a previous case she worked on involving the death of a young schoolgirl. Gordon has a chequered past, but who would want him dead? As the investigation gets underway, Gordon’s son is involved in a horrific car crash which leaves him fighting for his life. Kim's sure this was no accident.

When nine-year-old best friends Charlie and Amy disappear, two families are plunged into a living nightmare. A text message confirms the unthinkable; that the girls are the victims of a terrifying kidnapping. And when a second text message pits the two families against each other for the life of their children, the clock starts ticking for D.I. Kim Stone and the squad.

A victim killed with a single, precise stab to the heart appears at first glance to be a robbery gone wrong. A caring, upstanding social worker lost to a senseless act of violence. But for Detective Kim Stone, something doesn't add up. When a local drug addict is found murdered with an identical wound, Kim knows instinctively that she is dealing with the same killer. But with nothing to link the two victims except the cold, calculated nature of their death, this could be her most difficult case yet.

When a collection of human bones is unearthed during a routine archaeological dig, a Black Country field suddenly becomes a complex crime scene for Detective Kim Stone. As the bones are sorted, it becomes clear that the grave contains more than one victim. The bodies hint at unimaginable horror, bearing the markings of bullet holes and animal traps. Forced to work alongside Detective Travis, with whom she shares a troubled past, Kim begins to uncover a dark, secretive relationship between the families who own the land in which the bodies were found.

When a rapist is found mutilated in a brutal attack, Detective Kim Stone and her team are called in to bring a swift resolution. But, as more vengeful killings come to light, it soon becomes clear that there is someone far more sinister at work.

Five figures gather 'round a shallow grave. They had all taken turns to dig. An adult-sized hole would have taken longer. An innocent life had been taken, but the pact had been made. Their secrets would be buried, bound in blood. Years later a headmistress is found brutally strangled, the first in a spate of gruesome murders that shock the Black Country.

They thought they were safe. They were wrong. The murder of a young prostitute and a baby found abandoned on the same winter night signals the start of a disturbing investigation for Detective Kim Stone - one which brings her face to face with someone from her own horrific childhood. As more sex workers are murdered in quick succession, each death more violent than the last, Kim and her team realize that the initial killing was no one-off frenzied attack, but a twisted serial killer preying on the vulnerable.

When teenager Sadie Winter jumps from the roof of her school, her death is ruled as suicide - a final devastating act from a troubled girl. But then the broken body of a young boy is discovered at the same school and it’s clear to Detective Kim Stone that these deaths are not tragic accidents. As Kim and her team begin to unravel a dark web of secrets, one of the teachers could hold the key to the truth. Yet just as she is about to break her silence, she is found dead.

When Detective Kim Stone and her team are sent to Westerley, a forensic research facility, they discover the body of a young woman, her mouth filled with soil. But she doesn’t belong there. It seems a killer has discovered the perfect cover for their crime. Kim breaks the devastating news of Jemima’s murder to her parents, who speak of a gentle soul with no enemies. Yet when Jemima’s sister confides in Kim that she was afraid to leave the house, Kim is certain that Jemima knew her killer, and is determined to find this brutal murderer before he strikes again.

Three sisters. Three childhoods ruined. One chance to heal the scars of the past. After their death of their cruel and abusive mother, estranged sisters Alex, Catherine and Beth reunite once again.

Kit Mason has lived a life of unimaginable pain. An ex-prostitute, she has fled the clutches of an abusive pimp and now finds herself living hand to mouth in a new city, without anyone to help her. Frances Thornton seems to be living the perfect life. A lawyer from a privileged background, her perfect façade hides the painful secrets that still haunt her.

Sandheden var død og begravet... indtil nu. Da en samling menneskeknogler dukker frem under en rutinemæssig arkæologisk udgravning, forvandler en mark i Black Country sig pludselig til et mystisk gerningssted for kommissær Kim Stone. Da knoglerne bliver sorteret, står det klart, at graven rummer mere end ét offer. Ligene bærer vidnesbyrd om ubeskrivelige rædsler med skudhuller og mærker efter dyrefælder. Kim bliver tvunget til at samarbejde med kommissær Travis, som hun har en problematisk fælles fortid med.

Quando la polizia ritrova il cadavere di un'assistente sociale uccisa da un'unica letale coltellata, tutto fa pensare a una rapina andata male. Ma la detective Kim Stone è convinta che qualcosa non torni. Pochi giorni dopo, una tossicodipendente della zona viene ritrovata uccisa nello stesso identico modo. L'istinto di Kim le suggerisce che dietro ci sia la mano dello stesso assassino. Eppure non c'è niente a collegare le due vittime, a eccezione dell'inquietante precisione con cui sono state uccise: una singola coltellata.

Quando, durante uno scavo archeologico, vengono rinvenute alcune ossa umane, uno sperduto campo della Black Country si trasforma improvvisamente nella complessa scena di un crimine per la detective Kim Stone. Non appena le ossa vengono esaminate diventa chiaro che i resti appartengono a più di una vittima. E testimoniano un orrore inimmaginabile: ci sono tracce di fori di proiettile e persino di tagliole da caccia. Costretta a lavorare fianco a fianco con il detective Travis, con il quale condivide un passato che preferirebbe dimenticare, Kim comincia a investigare sulle famiglie.

Mitä isompi paha, sitä kohtalokkaampi peli... Kun raiskaaja löydetään raa'asti pahoinpideltynä, etsivä Kim Stone ja hänen tiiminsä kutsutaan paikalle ratkaisemaan rikosta. Pian paljastuu lisää kostonhimoisia murhia, ja käy selväksi, että niiden takana on joku paljon tavallista synkempi. Tutkimusten tiivistyessä Kim joutuu itse vaaraan. Hän kohtaa häikäilemättömän murhaajan, joka on tekemässä omia kieroutuneita kokeitaan.Vastassa on sosiopaatti, joka näyttää tuntevan Kim Stonen jokaisen heikkouden. Mikä tahansa liike saattaa johtaa jonkun kuolemaan.

Synkimmätkään salaisuudet eivät voi pysyä ikuisesti haudattuna... Viisi hahmoa kokoontuu matalan haudan ympärille. He kaikki olivat kaivaneet vuorotellen. Aikuisen kokoinen kuoppa olisi kestänyt kauemmin. Viaton henki oli viety, mutta sopimus oli tehty. Heidän salaisuutensa haudattaisiin, sidottuna vereen... Vuosia myöhemmin rehtori löydetään kuristettuna, ja tämä on ensimmäinen karmeista murhista, jotka järkyttävät Black Countrya. Mutta kun entisestä lastenkodista löydetään ihmisjäännöksiä, paljastuu myös järkyttäviä salaisuuksia.

I et stille køkken, hvor to krus venter ved kedlen på at blive fyldt, ligger Sheryl Hawne i en blodpøl. Hendes eneste datter, Katie, bliver fundet ved hendes side, stadig med mordvåbnet i hånden og tilsyneladende ude af stand til at tale. For kriminalkommissær Kim Stone virker det som en åbenlys sag. Men Katie er ikke i stand til at blive afhørt, så Kim og teamet må grave dybt for at forstå, hvad der udløste den brutale handling. Snart finder de ud af, at Katie deltog i skønhedskonkurrencer som barn.

Detective Kim Stone knows from the moment she looks down on Ashley Reynolds that this is no ordinary crime. No one has a bad word to say about this loving wife and mother. So why did someone murder her, and wait to make sure she was dead? Ashley was a social worker, and some claimed she tore families apart. But her husband is also acting strangely, planning to take their daughter and leave town. Did the threat to her come from home or work?

Sent en aften, da kirkeklokkerne har ringet for sidste gang, bliver Sandra Deakin fundet, kold og livløs og dækket af knivstik, på en tilgroet kirkegård. Kriminalkommissær Kim Stone skynder sig til gerningsstedet, hvor overfaldets voldsomhed overbeviser hende om, at drabet var dybt personligt. Da Kims team graver i Sandras liv, opdager de, at hun mente, at hun kunne kommunikere med de døde. Kim indser, at hun må åbne sit sind for alle muligheder, hvis hun skal have en chance for at opklare sagen.

Da kriminalkommissær Kim Stone skynder sig hen til gerningsstedet, er der ikke noget lig, der venter på hende: Paramedicinerne forsøger desperat at redde offerets liv. Den afdøde mand, Eric Gould, virker helt almindelig, indtil teamet graver i hans fortid. Som drenge var begge ofre en del af en gruppe på seks, som pralede med deres forfærdelige forbrydelser. Er der nogen, som er i gang med endelig at få hævn … eller tror vedkommende, at mændene stadig er farlige?