A Remarkable Place to Die


A Remarkable Place to Die is a New Zealand-Australian crime drama series created by Philly de Lacey and written by Lacey and John Banas. It follows Detective Anais Mallory on the homicide beat in Queenstown and as she seeks answers about the recent deaths of her father and sister.
It was first broadcast in 2024 on TVNZ 1 in New Zealand and on the Nine Network in Australia. On 20 April 2025, the series was renewed for a second series.
The first series was shown on German TV in 2025 with the title Queenstown Murders and the sub-title Zum Sterben schön, dubbed into German. On the ZDF website, it was also available in the original English.
The first series was shown in the UK on U&Drama in 2025.

Plot summary

Anais Mallory leaves behind her high-flying career as a homicide detective in Sydney to return to her hometown of Queenstown in the South Island of New Zealand, where she is reunited with her grief-stricken mother, Veronica, following the mysterious road accident death of Anais' sister, Lynne. As Anais works on new cases with Detective Delaney as a local detective, she also investigates matters surrounding the recent deaths of her father and sister, which she suspects may involve her former fiancé, Luke, now married to her former best friend, Maja.

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