Death in Paradise (TV series) Richard Poole (Ben Miller) is assigned to investigate the murder of a British police officer on the fictional Caribbean island of Saint Marie. After he successfully finds the murderer, he is reluctantly required by his supervisors to replace the victim and stay on as the detective inspector (DI) of the island, solving new cases as they appear, and being the object of many fish-out-of-water jokes. At the start of Series 3, Poole is killed and uncoordinated London detective Humphrey Goodman (Kris Marshall) arrives to investigate the death of his strait-laced predecessor. He then stays in the job as chief investigator
Death in Paradise (TV series) novel)", was published in January 2015. Early reviews were generally favourable, with the "Daily Express" in particular being complimentary, giving it four stars. The second book was released in 2016 with the title "The Killing of Polly Carter". The third book, titled "Death Knocks Twice" was released in 2017. An additional fourth book, "Murder in the Caribbean", is due to be released late 2018. Death in Paradise (TV series) Death in Paradise is a British-French crime drama television series created by Robert Thorogood, starring Ben Miller (series 1–3), Kris Marshall (series 3–6) and Ardal O'Hanlon (series 6–present). The programme is