Based on the Edgar Award-winning, nine-book “Karl Alberg” series by the late Canadian author L.R. Wright, Murder in a Small Town follows Karl Alberg (Sutherland), who moves to a quiet coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work. But this gentle paradise has more than its share of secrets, and Karl will need to call upon all the skills that mad...

　　Based on the Edgar Award-winning, nine-book “Karl Alberg” series by the late Canadian author L.R. Wright, Murder in a Small Town follows Karl Alberg (Sutherland), who moves to a quiet coastal town to soothe a psyche that has been battered by big-city police work. But this gentle paradise has more than its share of secrets, and Karl will need to call upon all the skills that made him a world-class detective in solving the murders that, even in this seemingly idyllic setting, continue to wash up on his shore. Kreuk stars as Cassandra, a local librarian who becomes Alberg’s muse, foil and romantic interest.

露丝·斯雷特（布洛克饰）因暴力犯罪被判入狱，出狱后的她重新踏入社会，但自己的过去却不被原谅。面对来自她曾经称之为“家”的地方的无情评判，她获得救赎的唯一希望，就是找到当初被自己无奈丢下而疏远了的妹妹。

艾比·戴尔（内森·菲利安 Nathan Fillion 饰）原本拥有幸福的家庭，但正当一家三口在餐馆用餐之际，他们却遭到一个持枪男子的袭击。艾比的妻子和儿子当场死亡，男子随后引弹自尽。时间过去三个月，艾比依然未能从丧失妻儿的悲痛中走出，他绝望之际，选择结束生命。然而造物弄人，艾比在医生的全力抢救之下自再次回到人间。此后不久，艾比发现自己能够听到一些奇怪的声音，甚至能看到某些人四周闪现的白光。他最终发现，身泛白光的全都是命之不久的人。借助这项奇特的能力，他开始尝试拯救那些徘徊于鬼门关的可怜人，但是他很快便意识到死亡的程序断不可随意更改，他必须为此付出代价……

当会计师的丈夫被绑架的之后，安妮·布拉德肖极不情愿报了警。很快，她发现自己爱上了探长，她的生活开始变得颠倒。