Marlon James’ Get Millie Black immediately subverts expectations: The HBO drama, which premiered November 25, is a detective story, not, as you might expect from a collaboration between one of the greatest novelists of this century and one of the biggest purveyors of fantasy shows,

NPR's Scott Simon asks Booker Prize-winning novelist Marlon James about his new HBO series set in Jamaica. It is called "Get Millie Black."

Get Millie Black' has been discussed by Marlon James and Tamara Lawrance, who talked about the Channel 4-HBO series and Caribbean communities.

The title character (Tamara Lawrance)—inspired by James’ own mother, a Jamaican detective inspector —carries some of the usual TV-cop baggage. As a girl, Millie tried to defend her little brother Orville (Chyna McQueen) from their abusive mother and as a result got shipped off to England,

Millie Black is a cop in Jamaica whose missing person case proves to be far more complicated and dangerous than anyone anticipates.

Get Millie Black’ is a crime noir show centering around the titular ex-Scotland Yard detective who has moved back to Jamaica. As such, Millie-Jean Black, part of the Jamaican Police Force, works missing person cases with her partner Curtis.

The British-American coproduction between Channel 4 and HBO has everything you want in a small-screen whodunit