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Murder by the Lake S1E20 — Nightshade
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Murder by the Lake•Season 1•Episode 20

Nightshade

6.6/10 · 77 votesDec 30, 202490 min

Ranked #16 of 25 in Season 1•matches the season avg

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After a book reading, a successful author of crime novels is found dead in his secluded mansion in the mountains. Detectives Oberländer and Hoffmann suspect that the perpetrator was one of the guests at the event.

Directed byMichael Schneider
Written byRoland Heep, Frank Koopmann, Jeanet Pfitzer
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Matthias Koeberlin

Matthias Koeberlin

Micha Oberländer

Hary Prinz

Hary Prinz

Thomas Komlatschek

Stefan Pohl

Stefan Pohl

Thomas Egger

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Roland Heep

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Christopher Bremus

Christopher Bremus

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Lukas Gnaiger

Lukas Gnaiger

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Michael Schneider

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Frank Koopmann

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Jörg Kroschel

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Jeanet Pfitzer

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Heike Werner

Heike Werner

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Hjalti Bager-Jonathansson

Hjalti Bager-Jonathansson

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Michaela Weniger

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Episode Summary

"Nightshade" is episode 20 of Murder by the Lake season 1. It scored 6.6/10 from 77 votes, ranking #16 of 25 episodes this season (season average 6.6). Directed by Michael Schneider and written by Roland Heep, Frank Koopmann, Jeanet Pfitzer, it aired on December 30, 2024.

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