Le meilleur d'entre nous

This mini-series held the attention throughout due to its compact format of four episodes of forty eight minutes each. There are two strands, a personal one and an investigative one. In the former, Awa Sissako is grappling with feelings of loss after the unsolved murder of her younger brother. The second one charts her course towards solving several crimes that have taken place in Bessans that the investigating judge wants wrapped up before the biathlon championships.

This series was easy on the eye with attractive and competent actors and plotlines that, although fantastical, could be guessed at - I worked out whodunit before the end. I'd also worked out some of the subplots too that were germane to the murders. I'm a pretty hopeless detective, but this series had logic and clues without being simple.

I watched all four episodes within a day and really enjoyed the story, acting and scenery. Recommended.