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Eccentric married couple and manor owners Judith Lloyd James and Jeremy Lloyd James have arranged for Jean, local taxi driver Dom Hayes, Chief of Police André Caron and Gloria Beaushaw to attend a murder mystery night at an old friend’s hotel. Judith explains that the hotel has a spooky history. A terrible storm starts, and heavy rain pounds the isolated hotel. During the evening, the murder mystery becomes a night of actual murder as someone is killed. With several suspects trapped together in the hotel, can Jean find who is responsible and discover who the killer is? Will this answer the mystery to the ghostly goings on at Hotel Sanguinet?
Antiques dealer Jean White finds her life turned upside down when she learns her husband Rory has died on his way home from the south of France, all of their money has disappeared, their shop is remortgaged to the hilt and their assets pawned off.
An elderly woman believes that a precious treasure holds the key to finding her missing brother, who was kidnapped by the Nazis during the Second World War, and Jean seeks Dom's help to reunite the siblings. Meanwhile, Madame Blanc continues to watch Jean from a distance.
Judith and Jeremy throw a 1980s themed 35th wedding anniversary party. Jeremy's brother and sister-in-law, Harry and Cressida, and Judith's sister, Mary attend the party.
Albert Gilbert is left unconscious by robbers when a rare painting is stolen from his home and Caron calls upon Jean for her expertise in the investigation of the theft. Meanwhile, at Charlie and Simone's pawn shop, a local man demands his money back on a fake painting.
Caron enlists Jean and Dom's help when a valuable relic from the local church is stolen, and priest Father Donadieu is discovered murdered. Meanwhile, the Connors have an eventful week when Niall's mother Niamh pays a visit and it quickly becomes apparent that she and Celine are not on amicable terms.
Dom’s wife Georgina returns with outwardly heartfelt declarations of love for him, but he becomes suspicious of her motives. Jean begins preparations to leave Sainte Victoire, but her plans are interrupted by a late-night intruder in her cottage.
It's Christmas in beautiful Sainte Victoire, and Jean is excited to spend it with her new friends. But when the wife of police chief Andre Caron is brutally murdered, the finger points squarely at him. Caron begs Jean to clear his name, and the case takes her into the world of international art dealing, where all is not what it seems. Can Jean save Caron and bring the real murderer to justice?
Jean and Charlie are opening their new antiques shop, but the celebration is interrupted by the news that Jeremy has been taken to the police station. The body of a young woman is found on a cabin cruiser, but is he to blame?
Jeremy and Judith are at the wake for Anna Dumonet, a leading light in the Sainte Victoire theatre. Jeremy introduces Jean to Anna’s daughter, Vivienne, an antiques dealer, and her stepfather Jules, a theatre director. When Vivienne suddenly leaves in tears, Jean knows there's more to this than meets the eye, and is soon mixed up in a deadly family saga.
Jeremy and Judith have recently purchased a remote country mansion, but when they arrive to start the refurbishment, they are shocked to find the previous owner shot dead at the kitchen table, clutching a unique key in his hand. Caron calls in Jean to help determine the key's significance within a house full of antiques, but even Jean is surprised by what it unlocks.
For the first time, Jean has friends from England visiting Sainte Victoire: a fellow antiques dealer and his new husband on their honeymoon. They just want to enjoy the town's beautiful shops and sights, but they seem to have someone on their trail, intent on making it a very short trip. Could the key lie in a mysterious pack of old Tarot cards? Or is there something even more sinister at play?
A musician is found dead with a head injury and a strange symbol drawn on his face. It's up to Jean and Dom to unravel how the victim could have died alone in a locked room.
When Raffy Ozanne is found lying dead in his own perfumery, Cooper falls under suspicion. But who was really behind the killer's clown mask?
Judith and Jeremy have leant their boat Rita to a group of marine biologists. Whilst diving, tragedy soon strikes when one of the marine biologists, Gary, goes into cardiac arrest in the water. Caron enlists Jean's help to investigate Gary's death.
It's early morning in Sainte Victoire and Gloria lets her dog Douglas out, unwittingly leading him to the discovery of a lifeless body with a fencing foil protruding from his chest, and in possession of an extremely rare diamond encrusted cufflink.
When an innocent lady is shot at the bus stop across the road from La Couronne, Caron is surprised to see her holding a shopping bag from Jean's shop.
In the sizzling world of fashion, Violet Oliver, the trendsetting designer, is releasing her brand-new Phoenician collection. Judith, buzzing with excitement, offers the grand Chateau as the backdrop for Violet and her husband Pascal's fashion spectacle.
Judith's friend Nancy is shockingly kidnapped at Judith's surprise birthday party. Soon a photo arrives of Nancy bound with tape, a menacing knife pressed against her neck...
Patrick tells Jean that 30 years ago he was responsible for identifying Sonny, a man sentenced to 30 years in prison. Can Jean solve a mystery before Sonny returns to take revenge?
