Mörderküste

Deceptive holiday idyll in Sicily: Elena Martell's first case. A vacation in Sicily ends in bloodshed. Murderous Sicily: Vienna tour guide Elena Martell leads her group through the ruins of an ancient temple in the sleepy fishing village of Selinunte and discovers a corpse. The deceased is Sigismund Eck, an unpopular member of the tour group - he did not die a natural death. Then a mysterious portrait appears, seemingly connected to the murder. It depicts Contessa Maddalena, the ancestor of a count from Syracuse. What is the significance of Maddalena's mysterious smile in the painting? Resolute Viennese woman meets charming Sicilian. While Elena desperately tries to keep her tour group somewhat entertained despite the tragic incident, Commissario Giorgio Valentino, head of the homicide division, takes charge.