Over the past month I have noticed that, for some communities on Twitter, November is also known as #Noirvember --- a month to celebrate the film noir genre. Seeing so many people posting about the genre got me thinking about…
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Jessica Fletcher outside the continental USA
Those who follow me on Twitter already know that I host weekly Murder, She Wrote-themed tweet-alongs. For the past year, every Monday at 7pm ET, several of us virtually got together to watch the same episode at the same time…
Ohara (1987 detective show starring Pat Morita)
Note: This post was updated on June 26th 2022 to incorporate new research and fact checking. Scroll down for newly added information about the show's episodes. Since starting this blog over three years ago, I have slowly begun to immerse…
Murder, She Wrote: Killing in a Koi Pond by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran
Although I am a long-time fan of Murder, She Wrote the TV show, it wasn't until relatively recently that I discovered and started reading the spin-off novels. Fans of these books already know that they were authored by Donald Bain…
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Exploring Cabot Cove history on Murder, She Wrote
Jessica Fletcher's hometown of Cabot Cove is perhaps best known for its potential as the (fictional) murder capital of the world. But for fans of the show, it's more than just a setting for murder mysteries. It is a familiar…
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…
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…
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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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…