故事发生在1939年的8月，八名身处世界各地，互相并不认识的人在同一时间收到了欧文夫妇的来信，信中热情的邀请他们前往位于德文海岸附近的士兵岛上做客，在这里，这对夫妻拥有一幢非常豪华的别墅。很快，八个人就各自动身了，可当抵达了小岛后，他们却被告知欧文夫妇并不在家，接待他们的是两名岛上的管家。
　　就这样，八个人在兴奋又疑惑的情绪中接连进入了别墅内。当晚用餐时，餐厅的一台留声机忽然响了，一个神秘的声音开始控诉起在座的八人，声称他们都曾犯下过谋杀之罪。更糟糕的是，没过多久，第一个牺牲者便出现了。

　　一部轻喜剧风格的英国警察剧，1994年3月至1997年8月间在BBC1台连播5季。聪明的DI Henry Crabbe很懂得美食也做得一手好菜，特别他的馅饼可谓无人能挡的诱惑。他和会计太太开了间名为Pie in the Sky的小餐馆，准备退休，却被上司要挟继续帮忙难啃的案子。

　　The beautiful English countryside is the setting for more mysteries featuring the charismatic clergyman sleuth.
　　Based on the classic character created by GK Chesterton. The quaint Cotswolds are abuzz with dastardly intrigue. Father Brown’s new ally is a playwright priest who’s written the perfect murder. But is art imitating death? There’s medieval murder at a battle re-enactment, a new nemesis lurking in the shadows and an old one who’s not quite as we remember him. And there are wedding bells for Chief Inspector Sullivan—until the secret is out that he’s not the real sleuth of the parish.
　　It’s now 1955 and Chief Inspector Sullivan and Mrs Devine have grown closer since we saw them last – something that hasn’t escaped the notice of Father Brown and Brenda. With a food fayre to die for, a real-life crime at a crime writing festival and a village rivalry that turns deadly, there’s plenty for the gang to be busy with. And when his old friend Sister Boniface is implicated in a murder at an arts and craft fair, Father Brown must prove her innocence – before it’s too late.

　　一名东京侦探前往伦敦寻找自己失散多年的弟弟，他现在被认为是一名极道组织成员，因谋杀一名日本商人而遭到通缉。他家族的荣誉，以及国内交战帮派之间所维持的不堪一击的和平景象，都岌岌可危。