On a mission to document trivia from Murder, She Wrote and other detective shows.
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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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…
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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This episode finds Jessica in Easton while she's doing a promotional tour of the Midwest. (The episode doesn't seem to reveal what state Easton is in, but it's possible I simply missed this detail.) She is doing an interview with…
It all started on the Murder, She Wrote subreddit: a Reddit user posted a question asking "Was Jessica Fletcher Allergic to Radishes???" This piqued my interest since (just like the original poster) I couldn't recall this allergy ever being mentioned…
Read More Jessica Fletcher is NOT allergic to radishes: a Wikipedia cautionary tale
This episode finds Jessica in Miami, Florida, delivering a mystery seminar at the South Florida Writers' Conference. While there, she gets drawn into a case involving a detective who was murdered in 1963 and whose remains were recently found in…
Jessica Fletcher is back in New York City, this time teaching a university extension course in Creative Writing at St. Julian's parish. The class involves a discussion of unique murder methods, and Jessica suggests the students consult her personal bibliography…
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)
A new play is being put on at the Cabot Cove Community Building theater! The play 'And Wept A Stranger' (not a real play as far as I've been able to find) is about one man's descent into madness as…
[Updated on June 7th 2022 with survey results] 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…
Read More Best and worst of Murder, She Wrote Season 7 (Cabot Cove episodes)
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