ers ▁& ▁Det ect ives ). ▁It ▁premier ed ▁on ▁July ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁with ▁huge ▁success , ▁sur pass ing ▁the ▁rival ▁of ▁the ▁night ▁C SI : ▁Crime ▁Sc ene ▁Investig ation . ▁The ▁series ▁mix es ▁elements ▁of ▁shows ▁like ▁Mur der , ▁She ▁W rote , ▁Col um bo , ▁and ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁re co vers ▁elements ▁of ▁the ▁mystery ▁nov els ▁by ▁Ag ath a ▁Christ ie . ▁ ▁It ▁tells ▁the ▁story ▁of ▁Laura ▁Leb rel , ▁a ▁police ▁detect ive ▁with ▁a ▁dis organ ized ▁personal ▁and ▁professional ▁life , ▁and ▁a ▁cas ual ▁and ▁pleasant ▁person ality , ▁but ▁with ▁a ▁great ▁nose ▁and ▁intu ition ▁for ▁solving ▁intr igu ing ▁cases . ▁ ▁The ▁show ▁has ▁been ▁adapted ▁in ▁Italy , ▁Russia ▁and ▁the ▁Netherlands . ▁On ▁May ▁ 8 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁American ▁network ▁N BC ▁announced ▁an ▁American ▁adaptation ▁of ▁the ▁series , ▁titled ▁The ▁Myst eries ▁of ▁Laura ▁and ▁st arring ▁Deb ra ▁Mess ing . ▁In ▁The ▁Netherlands ▁the ▁show ▁is ▁called ▁Ins pect eur ▁R ia , ▁Mo eder ▁op ▁mo ord z aken ▁( In spect or ▁R ia , ▁Mother ▁on ▁hom ic ide ). ▁The ▁show ▁star red ▁Ellen ▁Piet ers ▁but ▁was ▁cancel led ▁after ▁one ▁season . ▁ ▁Cast ▁and ▁characters ▁ ▁María ▁P uj al te ▁as ▁Laura ▁Leb rel : ▁The ▁main ▁character . ▁Her ▁personal ▁and ▁professional ▁life ▁is ▁dis