After a long and decorated career in the police service, Vanessa now advises authors and production companies on crime procedurals and has appeared as the law-enforcement expert on Killer in My Village on Sky TV. She worked in vice, robbery, and drugs squads before becoming the first female detective in the West Yorkshire Police murder squad, eventually rising to Detective Superintendent.

A 999 call ends abruptly, and officers are dispatched to the scene. What has happened, and how do you catch the culprit? Drawing on her experience as a Detective Superintendent, Vanessa takes the audience through a realistic scenario, showing how a real investigation unfolds. With her expert guidance, you can step inside the process and explore how a murder is solved when every second counts.