
Based on novels by Maureen Jennings, "Murdoch Mysteries" follows young detective William Murdoch. In a series of stories taking place in Toronto during the 1890s and early 1900s, several challenging murder cases arise. Murdoch uses up-and-coming forensics techniques and an unconventional approach, which often elicit skepticism from his fellow officers and his boss. Coroner Julia Ogden becomes Murdoch's number one ally, and they make a top-notch team, but he must struggle against tradition and prejudice to solve some of the city's most-gruesome murders.

Murdoch investigates the suspicious death of a worker who was leading a rubber factory strike.

When a field is found littered with decomposing bodies, Murdoch fears a sequential killer might be targeting men from other cultures.

Murdoch investigates the brutal on-camera murder of an actress during the filming of a movie about the clown killer.

Honeymooning in England, Crabtree and Effie find a dead hotel guest while Murdoch investigates an apparent suicide.