The Brokenwood Mysteries

After dinosaur fossils are discovered in the foothills of Brokenwood, the town buzzes about the potential boost for tourism. But when a paleontologist turns up dead, the future doesn't look so rosy.

When the Brokenwood Small Business Association stage a Mexican "Day of the Dead" night market, they don't bargain on an actual dead body becoming part of the festivities.

A writers retreat on a picturesque estate generates ample inspiration when the mentor, Dame Audrey McKinnon, is found deceased, floating under a nearby waterfall.

Brokenwood's favorite dentist, Sonny Lyman, is the subject of Jools Fahey's amorous attentions. When Sonny's wife is found gassed in an oven, Jools becomes the prime suspect.