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Paradise Islands and Private Eyes

8pm DEATH IN PARADISE Crime Drama - A treasure hunter's murder in the jungle leads to a mystery involving pirates and an ancient myth.

A team comes to the island looking for the fabled treasure of the pirate Leclerc. Group leader Daniel Morgan is injured in an explosion and another member Ian parks shot dead in Daniel's tent. Poole believes Daniel was the intended victim,especially when he survives another 'accident'. However,learning that Parks seemingly found the treasure and marked it with grid reference PD46 on a map Poole wonders if Daniel killed him and faking the attempts on his life. He changes that view after Daniel is murdered but finds the motive for the double slayings had nothing to do with treasure but that PD 46 was another commodity worth killing for.

9pm FRANKIE DRAKE MYSTERIES Crime Drama - Set in 1920s Toronto, the series follows the adventures of Frankie Drake at Drake Private Detectives, the city’s only all-female detective agency.

Once Burnt Twice Spied - Frankie gets a cryptic telephone call and bolts from the office. As they set out to find her, Trudy tells Morality Officer Mary Shaw about how Frankie became a private detective. Immediately after the war, Frankie worked as a spy for MI-5, and as they quickly discover, the past doesn’t always stay in the past. 

Mia Laurenzo is a 35-year veteran of public television in Miami. She began her career learning every aspect of video production. Currently she is a writer, producer, on-air host and promotions coordinator for TV, radio and the web.  Her experiences include producing for a series, special events and historical documentaries.  As a native Floridian, she is a perfect fit for South Florida's Storyteller Station, WLRN.  She has produced several award winning, nationally distributed documentaries and is the recipient of three Suncoast Regional Emmys.  
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