The Thrombey family is known for their immeasurable wealth, but it all stems from one person... Harlan. The great murder mystery author supplies his family with all of the money their hearts could possibly desire, but that doesn't stop them from wanting more. The night of Harlan's birthday, he winds up dead. At first, is it thought to be suicide, but after a thorough investigation... it's ruled as murder, and everyone is a suspect. Everyone from his daughter Linda and her husband Richard, his grandson Ransom and his girlfriend Hasana, and even his nurse Marta... whose name he left in his will to inherit absolutely everything that was once his.