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…
This episode finds Jessica on a Caribbean cruise! Since she had finished the first draft of her novel ahead of schedule, her editor gave her this trip as a reward. We see the trip embarking from Miami, Florida and then…
The action starts out in Amsterdam, where we see a flight attendant (who later turns out to get her groceries from the same store as Jessica) is trading in some diamonds for cash. Meanwhile, Jessica is in her New York…
At the beginning of the episode, Jessica is still in Cabot Cove, saying goodbye to her temporary personal assistant and getting ready to embark on a publicity tour that first takes her to Portland, Maine. It quickly turns out that…
Jessica is back in Cabot Cove but this time she has no time for investigating murders because she's dealing with a leaky roof, a stack of student papers she needs to mark and mail back, and of course her usual…
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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Jessica is back in her New York City apartment building when her doorman approaches her with a concern regarding one of her neighbors -- a young woman who moved in 5 years ago and hasn't left her apartment since. More…
In this episode, Jessica is visiting Beverly Hills and Los Angeles, California. While in town researching a case from 65 years ago involving a silent movie director, she is also staying with a friend who used to be an aspiring…
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…
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