
Patience Evans works in the criminal records department of Yorkshire Police, cataloguing and filing the evidence produced during major cases. A young autistic woman, she craves routine and order, relishing the solitude and structure her job provides but she yearns for more. A brilliant, self-taught criminologist, Patience has an instinctive eye for crime scenes and a passion for problem-solving.
The crime drama returns. When a man is found dead with a stake through his heart, Patience and new DI Frankie Monroe seek a logical answer to the vampire-like mystery.
A music student is found dead... and then her professor dies too. Patience races to unravel the mystery, leading to a showdown in York Minster.
A lawyer is shot dead in a packed boardroom - yet no one saw the killer. Is a dead magpie at the scene of the crime a clue for Patience?
A young autistic girl witnesses her father's murder but is unable to tell anyone what happened. Can Patience gain her trust and uncover the truth?
When a Viking expert drops dead just before a big speech, Patience finds a message that hints at foul play... and then his colleague dies too. And Patience's romance with Elliot hits the rocks.
Resentment boils over between Patience and Frankie as they investigate the death of a botanist. And Jake takes Patience speed-dating.
When a monk is found dead in a chapel, unholy secrets surface at the monastery. Meanwhile, Patience finds herself under the spotlight, and starts to rethink her decision about Elliot.
Patience and Frankie are held at gunpoint by an escaped prisoner, and a figure from Frankie's past resurfaces. Patience comes to a realisation about her feelings, and a visitor brings unexpected news.
When a man dies after setting himself on fire in a suspected suicide, eagle-eyed Patience identifies an interesting link to other cases, bringing her to the attention of Detective Bea Metcalf.
A distressed Patience is questioned by the police after coming under suspicion. Bea takes Patience under her wing and learns more about her past. Together, they set to work on cracking the case.
The team are baffled when a young woman is found dead in a museum's dinosaur display. The investigation leads them into the shadowy world of fossil smuggling, and Patience makes a startling deduction.
When a reclusive crime writer is found dead behind locked doors, Bea asks Patience to help with the investigation. Can Patience make a breakthrough in the case?
Patience races against time when a body disappears from the morgue. Is it the work of bodysnatchers - or could the victim still be alive?
When a man dies on a bus, Bea is warned off the case but refuses to stop digging - and Patience fears for her safety.