A police detective in Jamaica works to track down a missing teenage girl and the case proves to be more complicated — and dangerous — than anticipated in the five-episode HBO drama “Get Millie Black.” A sunbaked noir,

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,

Set in Kingston, HBO's 'Get Millie Black' is a distinct and engrossing whodunit with an outstanding twist at the center.

In a new HBO/Channel 4 drama, a former Scotland Yard detective goes home to Kingston, but has to contend with her past as well as the family she left behind after being banished to London. Opening Shot: A sunny shot of a tropical bush and an old house.

Note: The following story contains spoilers from "Get Millie Black" Season 1, Episode 1. On paper, "Get Millie Black" seems any other detective thriller in a TV climate that loves this particular subgenre.