On a mission to document trivia from Murder, She Wrote and other detective shows.
In this last-ever "bookend" episode, Dennis Stanton tells Jessica about his adventures solving a crime involving a ventriloquist dummy named Billy Boy. This time, Dennis is in Cabot Cove to tell Jessica about his adventures in person (rather than on…
Read More Murder, She Wrote 7.18 “Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy?”
Jessica Fletcher is in Cabot Cove for this episode. The latest local scandal involves the return of Ned Jenks, a man who had robbed a bank 20 years ago and was subsequently presumed to have drowned in a river while…
After focusing on watching cozy British-style mysteries throughout April, I was craving a bit of a change in May. Mike Hammer certainly offered that change by being staunchly American and definitely not cozy. Mike Hammer is a New York private…
Jessica Fletcher is in Peachtree, in Jefferson county Kentucky, visiting some friends who are in the thoroughbred horse business. Her friends are a couple of star-crossed lovers who are caught in a family feud involving two neighboring ranches, with the…
Jessica Fletcher is on her Midwest book promotion tour and takes the opportunity to visit her dear old friend Edna Hayes in Jonesburg, Missouri. Edna, who runs the company Aunt Edna's Pies (alternatively referred to as Aunt Edna's Baked Goods),…
It seems that I'm on a bit of a British mystery show binge lately. But after watching Agatha Raisin and Rosemary & Thyme, I was ready for something a bit different. I happened upon a limited series called The Brief,…
Jessica Fletcher travels down to Bremerton, Texas after she hears on the news that someone using her name has been arrested for breaking and entering. While there, she meets members of the J.B. Fletcher Literary Society, and furthermore stumbles upon…
Read More Murder, She Wrote 7.14 “Who Killed J.B. Fletcher?”
Jessica Fletcher is in Cabot Cove for this one! There's a new rich political family in town and they're causing some problems --- especially for Sheriff Metzger who gets accused of murdering the ambassador's son. Just the facts: Click on…
Previously on this blog, I have written predominantly about American detective TV series. However, I'm actually a huge fan of British TV and have watched a large number of British mystery series as well. One series that I haven't seen…
In this Dennis Stanton-centric "bookend" episode, Dennis has a brief affair with a married woman, and is subsequently accused of murdering the woman's husband! Jessica Fletcher takes a break from dealing with Japanese Beatles in her garden in order to…
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