On a mission to document trivia from Murder, She Wrote and other detective shows.
While I have watched the Murder, She Wrote TV series over and over multiple times, I must confess that it wasn't until I started this blog almost three years ago that I first discovered the Murder, She Wrote spin-off novels.…
Read More Murder, She Wrote: Manhattans and Murder (Book Review)
If you ever ask a Murder, She Wrote fan what their favorite episodes are, almost invariably their response would be: "Any episode set in Cabot Cove." But given that there are almost 60 such episodes, there are definitely episodes that…
A popular topic among Murder, She Wrote fans involves the so-called "Bookend" episodes --- episodes where Jessica Fletcher provides introductory (and sometimes concluding) remarks, but doesn't actively take part in the main story action. The reason for these episodes had…
I have always been interested in book cover design, especially when it comes to book series---which often strive to maintain a consistent "look". So when I first learned about the Murder, She Wrote spin-off novels, I quickly became aware of…
Read More A history of skulls on Murder, She Wrote book covers
Over the past several months, I have been documenting the various articles about Murder, She Wrote that were featured in TV Guide magazine during the show's original run. Previously on this blog, I have posted about the articles from March 1985,…
Read More Murder, She Wrote TV Guide cover story from December 1992
Since January of this year, I have taken it upon myself to document the various articles about Murder, She Wrote that were featured in TV Guide magazine during the show's original run. The show was featured five times on the cover…
Read More Murder, She Wrote TV Guide cover story from December 1988
As many fans of Murder, She Wrote may already know, the TV show inspired a long-running series of spin-off novels. The first book in the series, Gin & Daggers, was written by Donald Bain and published in 1989. The series…
Read More Interview with new Murder, She Wrote author: Terrie Farley Moran
This year, I have taken it upon myself to document the various articles about Murder, She Wrote that were featured in TV Guide magazine during the show's original run. The show was featured five times on the cover of the magazine…
Read More Murder, She Wrote TV Guide cover story from January 1987
Murder, She Wrote has graced the cover of TV Guide magazine five times during its original run. My post from last month profiled the first of these cover stories, from March 1985. Below, I continue in the same vein by…
Read More Murder, She Wrote TV Guide cover story from February 1986
Murder, She Wrote has graced the cover of TV Guide magazine five times during its original run. Although there is now an archive of TV Guide covers, it is much more difficult to find an archive of the articles published…
Read More Murder, She Wrote – TV Guide cover story from March 1985
