Gabriel Book, proprietor of an antiquarian bookshop, relies on his vast collection to unravel baffling cases. He nurtures a group of lovable yet troubled individuals, providing informal protection and guidance.
In the early 1980s, the struggle for power intensified among the party elite of the USSR. Leonid Brezhnev's illness and total corruption have forced the security forces to choose what the future of the country will be. Ordinary people find themselves drawn into a merciless conflict between two departments, the KGB and the Ministry of Internal Affairs, for power. One evening, a troubled teenager comes to the local police officer, senior police lieutenant Kirill Nesterov, with a suspicious package containing rare canvases by Russian artists. Kirill had no idea that this episode would become only the first step in a series of further events that would threaten not only his views on life, but also life itself!
In the early years of the 30s of Hijri, a group of patriotic and freedom-loving people planned to provide the amount needed for the national loan of Dr. Mohammad Mosadegh during a robbery operation from the National Bank. But everything does not go according to their plan and...
“Women on Death Row” tells the stories of America’s most rarefied criminals: women who have been convicted of murder and sentenced to the ultimate punishment—the death penalty. Each episode profiles a harrowing crime and trial through exclusive interviews with the convicted women, witnesses, family members of victims, family members of the convicted women, attorneys, and law enforcement officials. The series also covers the appeals process, including resentencing in some cases, and looks at how new legislation in some states impacts the conditions under which the convicted women live in prison as they await their fate.