[1] The series follows Nora Linde (Alexandra Rapaport), a lawyer who owns a summer house on Sandhamn, and her assistance in solving various murders on or near that island.
Seasons one to five (as Sandhamn Murders) were broadcast from May 2021 on Australian network SBS-TV's streaming service, On Demand.
DVD Kritik's Maria Eremo, reflected on the first season, "even if there are some mistakes in policing... it makes it all a bit comical.
"[16] Thomas of Punk Rock Theary reviewed a box set of the first three seasons of The Sandhamn Murders.
[17] He observed, "as the series goes on, [Nora's] role becomes more important", while "the stories are only very loosely connected because the main characters are the same.
"[17] TV Show Pilot's Justine Naboya included the series, as one of The 20 Best Scandinavian Crime Dramas, and noticed, "more often than not, the cases are revealed to be much more complex than they had initially (been) presumed.