This episode finds Jessica on a Caribbean cruise! Since she had finished the first draft of her novel ahead of schedule, her editor gave her this trip as a reward. We see the trip embarking from Miami, Florida and then…
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Murder, She Wrote 9.19 “Lone Witness”
The action starts out in Amsterdam, where we see a flight attendant (who later turns out to get her groceries from the same store as Jessica) is trading in some diamonds for cash. Meanwhile, Jessica is in her New York…
British detective shows, new in 2021
As part of my mission to compile a TV Detective Database listing all mystery/detective/crime shows ever made, I have already compiled lists spanning the decades from the 1950s until the 2010s. A couple months ago, I also completed a round-up of all…
Murder, She Wrote 9.18 “Dead to Rights”
At the beginning of the episode, Jessica is still in Cabot Cove, saying goodbye to her temporary personal assistant and getting ready to embark on a publicity tour that first takes her to Portland, Maine. It quickly turns out that…
Fall 2021 TV schedule for mystery lovers
After putting together a list last week of new American detective shows that premiered or will premiere in 2021, I got to thinking about all the new shows (or new episodes of old shows) that will be premiering on network…
American detective shows, new in 2021
As part of my mission to compile a TV Detective Database listing all mystery/detective/crime shows ever made, I have already compiled lists spanning the decades from the 1950s until the 2010s. A couple months ago, I also completed a round-up of all…
Murder, She Wrote 9.17 “The Big Kill”
Jessica is back in Cabot Cove but this time she has no time for investigating murders because she's dealing with a leaky roof, a stack of student papers she needs to mark and mail back, and of course her usual…
Jerry Orbach on ‘Murder, She Wrote’ and ‘The Law & Harry McGraw’
Prior to his long-running role as the NYPD detective Lennie Briscoe on Law & Order, Jerry Orbach had a recurring role as a Boston private investigator named Harry McGraw. The character was first introduced in an episode of Murder, She…
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Murder, She Wrote 9.16 “Threshold of Fear”
Jessica is back in her New York City apartment building when her doorman approaches her with a concern regarding one of her neighbors -- a young woman who moved in 5 years ago and hasn't left her apartment since. More…
A Gorey Murder: PBS “Mystery!” web game archive
There were two things that conspired to make me write this post. First, ever since putting together a page on the Murder, She Wrote tie-in games, I've been thinking a lot about the various detective-themed computer games I've played in…