This is another "bookend" episode of season 6. Jessica Fletcher recounts the story of her friend, Jake Ballinger---a Los Angeles police officer who has been assigned to teach a class at (fictional) Freemont University. Prior to getting reassigned, Jake had…
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Murder, She Wrote 6.9 “Test of Wills”
In this episode, Jessica Fletcher is transported by helicopter to an island owned by Henry Raynard, who arranged for a family gathering and asked Jess to come along and figure out which one of them might be trying to kill…
Murder, She Wrote 6.8 “When the Fat Lady Sings”
Jessica Fletcher is in San Francisco--she ran into Dennis Stanton (a former jewel thief) and he takes her out to the opera! Just the facts: Click on the text below to reveal spoilers. Click to reveal the victim It was…
My Murder, She Wrote cook-along contribution
In honour of the 35th anniversary of Murder, She Wrote (which premiered September 30th 1984), the wonderfully delicious website Silver Screen Suppers is hosting a Murder, She Wrote cook-along this week. The purpose of the cook-along is to test out…
Murder, She Wrote 6.7 “Night of the Tarantula”
Jessica Fletcher travels outside the USA in this episode and goes to Jamaica to visit her old friend Olivia Waverly in order to celebrate Olivia's son's 30th birthday. The Waverly's own a plantation and this birthday celebration may also mark…
Murder, She Wrote 6.6 “Dead Letter”
We're in Cabot Cove, Fletcherfans! Jessica is at a rummage sale for the volunteer Fire Department. She buys an old bureau, but when she takes it home she finds that there's an old unmailed letter that was stuck behind a…
Fall 2019 US Network Crime Dramas
It's that time of year when the major US networks roll out their new TV season. Below I highlight all the mysteries/crime dramas you have to look forward to in Fall 2019. (And FYI, if you're conflicted about what to…
Murder, She Wrote 6.5 “Jack and Bill”
In this "bookend" episode, Jessica Fletcher narrates a story about her friend, Bill Boyle--a former football player who currently works as a private investigator in California. Bill gets an unexpected visit from his old football friend Johnny Wheeler who leaves…
Murder, She Wrote 6.4 “The Error of Her Ways”
Jessica is in Palm Springs for this episode, attending an investors' meeting for a local real estate development. Unusually for the series, this episode begins with Jessica Fletcher offering a solution to a crime: the real estate developer has been…
Murder, She Wrote 6.3 “The Grand Old Lady”
In this first of many "bookend" episodes of Season 6, Jessica Fletcher narrates a story from the life of Lady Abigail Austin, a (fictional) female mystery writer who recently died at the age of 101. The story takes place in…
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