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Murder, She Wrote
"She may be wrong. But frankly, we doubt it."
Overview
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
Status
Ended
Created By
Richard Levinson, William Link, Peter S. Fischer
Network
CBS
Seasons & Episodes
Season 11
Episodes
A Nest of Vipers
When Jessica spends some time at a zoo researching her latest novel, she soon gets drawn into a case of murder when the body of Mark Atwater, the fiancé of one of the zoo workers, is found murdered (death by snake venom), and another employee is charged with his murder. In the course of her investigation, she soon learns that a number of people had a motive to want Mark dead.
Amsterdam Kill
While on a visit to Amsterdam, Jessica meets up with fellow novelist and old friend Nigel Allison. When Allison goes missing, Colin Biddle, who claims to be Allison's publishing liaison, try to convince her that nothing is wrong. Jessica soon realises that both Nigel and Colin are secret agents, and despite Colin's request for her to stay out of it, Jessica investigates Allison's disappearance and soon convinces a previously reluctant inspector that there is something terribly wrong. At the same time, Philip and Lydia de Kooning are trying to make a deal in diamonds, and when Philip turns up dead after Jessica gets a note supposedly from him, Jessica is the prime suspect in his murder.
To Kill a Legend
The discovery of an old document may make Cabot Cove rewrite its history.
Death in Hawaii
Poor Jessica can't take a vacation without finding mystery or murder. In this case, it is an election campaign gone bad.
Dear Deadly
While Jessica prepares her book for serialization of her book in a newspaper, real trouble is brewing in the newsroom.
The Murder Channel
In a friend's apartment, Jessica and her friends are amused by and then puzzled by the strange drama unfolding on TV.
Fatal Paradise
Private investigator Charlie Garrett is in luck when Jessica is in Martinique vacationing at the same time he is accused of murdering the woman he's been trying to locate for a client.
Crimson Harvest
Jessica investigates two brutal murders at a struggling winery in Sonoma Valley.
Murder by Twos
A Cabot Cove resident is killed in Jessica's garage.
Murder of the Month Club
Murder, plagiarisim, and blackmail stalk those around Jessica on her promotional book tour.
An Egg to Die For
A book fair in Miami becomes Jessica's backdrop when she teams with a Russian detective to solve an art theft and murder.
The Scent of Murder
Jessica helps Seth solve family problems when his rich southern cousin is murdered.
Death 'n Denial
A dear friend's involvement with the theft of a priceless Egyptian relic and a murder birng Jessica to the rescue.
Murder in High "C"
Jessica finds herself crime-solving in a highly intense world of opera while in Genoa, Italy.
Twice Dead
When a brilliant scientist fakes his own death and is then murdered, Jessica sets the record strait when the wrong man is arrested.
Film Flam
Jessica sets out to prove that the death of a young movie buff is murder.
Murder a la Mode
Parisian slave-labor sweatshops provide the setting for the crimes, and the pretentious world of fashion is where Jessica solves them.
The Dream Team
The townspeople are concerned about a massive development on their shore and it is further complicated for Jessica since the firm employs her nephew, Grady.
School for Murder
It seems that there is more than schoolboy pranks going on between a Cabot Cove prep school and its rival.
Another Killing in Cork
While Jessica is enjoying her stay at a fishing lodge in Ireland, she finds out the owner is beset by a consortium that wants to buy his land for a strip mine.
Game, Set, Murder
A domineering father forces a teenager to play beyond her desire and she suffers emotional problems.
Top Cast
Angela Lansbury
Jessica Fletcher
