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An eye for a fake becomes a detective’s asset in ChiaroScuro, where close attention to images gives the murder investigation its puzzle-solving pleasure. Art is more than a handsome backdrop: the killer’s inspirations make looking carefully a matter of real danger. The mystery mixes curiosity with dread, as the beauty of iconic artworks takes on a more sinister meaning.
Cosmo Speranza and Inspector Angelo Tiberi make an awkward investigative pair, with contrasting temperaments that allow dry humour to cut through the crime story. Their friction gives the partnership life beyond the next clue. For Cosmo, though, the investigation is not simply an exercise in expert observation: its connection to his own past adds a personal unease to the hunt.
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A mystery melo who depicts the story of a dangerous woman who may be a serial killer, and a man who falls in love while tracking her.
ChiaroScuro makes crime entertaining through art-world clues and dry banter, and Siren's Kiss also mixes mystery with charged conversations and danger. Its auction-house setting brings a similar fascination with art, while the fake romance adds a more intimate, uneasy kind of tension.
Laure Mondo's specialty is the perfect crime. A successful novelist, perched on dizzying heels, Laure cultivates her mystery and deadly humor. The complete opposite of his assistant: Pica. Messy hair, loud laughter, colorful t-shirts, she is struggling to satisfy her whimsical boss. This mismatched duo will, however, be confronted with their first investigation: Yves Cayatte, boss of an international luxury group, is found dead in the swimming pool of his sumptuous Corsican villa. The police conclude it was an accident. But Laure doesn't believe it. Yves was a monster and everyone in his family wanted him dead. Sniffing the material for her next novel, she is determined to discover the truth, helped by the turbulent Pica.
The pleasure of ChiaroScuro comes from watching mismatched partners trade dry jokes while they untangle a crime, a pleasure Un meurtre (presque) parfait shares. Its sharp novelist and exuberant assistant bicker through a sunny, playful whodunit, making the mystery lighter and more openly comic.
While seeking to unravel the mystery of his twin brother's disappearance, reclusive puzzle-designer John 'Ludwig' Taylor takes on his twin brother James's identity as DCI on Cambridge's major crimes squad.
ChiaroScuro turns close observation into a source of crime-solving fun, and Ludwig offers the same pleasure in watching an unusual mind catch what others miss. Its puzzle designer tackles baffling cases with dry comedy, while a search for his missing twin adds a more personal thread.
witty crime partnership, artful murder mystery and clue-solving suspense
Comedy and Crime
Season 1 · 8 episodes
Netflix
Amid famous paintings and unexpected twists, a brilliant art expert and a police inspector will become unlikely allies in the hunt for a serial killer who draws inspiration from iconic works of art.
