The Best Summery Series for Sleuths
Here are seven series where sleuths search for clues amid summery locales. They have a vacation vibe - despite the murders!
Death in Paradise
Series Description: In this long-running series, English detectives find themselves feeling like fish out of water in the Caribbean tropical paradise of Saint-Marie.
Why we love it: This series has some clever crimes and unexpected twists, all while making us laugh.
Available on Britbox
2. Martha’s Vineyard Mysteries
Series Description: Forced into early retirement, a Boston PD detective returns to his former home of Martha’s Vineyard, expecting peace and quiet. However, when murders occur in town, he must team up with his old flame who has become the medical examiner.
Why we love it: We’re rooting for Jeff Jackson to make peace with his past and to find romance with Zee!
Available on Peacock and Hallmark Movies Now
3. Based on a True Story
Series Description: In this dark comedy, a bored and broke married couple decides to start a true crime podcast about a serial killer in Los Angeles.
Why we love it: We can definitely understand Ava’s obsession with crime, and love this original take on catching a killer.
Available on Peacock
4. The Madame Blanc Mysteries
Series Description: English antique expert Mrs. White moves to the sunny South of France to look into her husband’s suspicious death. While there she befriends a local taxi driver and solves other mysteries.
Why we love it: Mrs. White is as charming as the eccentric characters in town that she befriends. The mysteries are a mix of murders and missing antiques, but everything is quite cozy.
Available on Acorn
5. Psych
Series Description: A hyper-observant man pretends to be a psychic so he and his best friend can help solve mysteries in sunny Santa Barbara.
Why we love it: This series has us laughing out loud at Sean’s antics and we love the comradery of the characters.
Available on Amazon Prime
6. The Mallorca Files
Series Description: An introverted OCD English detective and laid-back German detective must work together to solve dangerous crimes in tropical Mallorca.
Why we love it: We find the duo here charming in their opposite ways and love the sunny locale.
Available on Britbox
7. Cannes Confidential
Series Description: French detective Camille Delmasse drives fast and solves murders in Cannes, but when her former police chief father is accused of corruption, she joins forces with a charming con man to uncover the truth.
Why we love it: The gorgeous French Riviera backdrop and pretty cars make up for some stilted dialogue. However, we are genuinely interested in the subplot about Camille’s father and enjoy discovering if there is a conspiracy in Cannes.
Available on Acorn