Murder, She Wrote
Murder, She Wrote
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Murder, She Wrote

She may be wrong. But frankly, we doubt it.

7.5 / 10
1984
12 seasons
264 episodes
MysteryCrimeDrama

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

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Seasons

  • The Murder of Sherlock Holmes

    1.The Murder of Sherlock Holmes

    7.5
    30-09-198490m

    Former English teacher Jessica Fletcher travels to New York to celebrate the success of her debut novel, but when an unwanted guest is murdered at a costume party, she wishes she'd...

  • Deadly Lady

    2.Deadly Lady

    7.0
    07-10-198445m

    After a terrible storm, Stephen Earl's four daughters tell Sheriff Tupper that their father died while they were out on the boat. Jessica is only midly intrigued; she finds Ralph,...

  • Birds of a Feather

    3.Birds of a Feather

    7.1
    14-10-198445m

    Jessica heads to San Francisco for the wedding of her niece, Victoria Brandon, only to learn that Victoria is having second thoughts because she suspects that her fiancé, Howard, i...

  • Hooray for Homicide

    4.Hooray for Homicide

    7.0
    28-10-198445m

    Jessica's first book, The Corpse Danced at Midnight, is being made into a major Hollywood motion picture, backed by producer Jerry Lydecker. Jessica is furious to see how her book...

  • It's a Dog's Life

    5.It's a Dog's Life

    8.6
    04-11-198445m

    While visiting her cousin at Langley Manor, a country estate in the South, a man dies during a fox-hunt under strange circumstances, and Jessica tries to find out what really happe...

  • Lovers and Other Killers

    6.Lovers and Other Killers

    7.8
    18-11-198445m

    While in Seattle lecturing at the university, Jessica is convinced that the young man she hired as her secretary is not a killer.

  • Hit, Run and Homicide

    7.Hit, Run and Homicide

    8.2
    25-11-198445m

    Jessica helps a most unconventional neighbor who is accused of murdering his former partner with one of his inventions.

  • We're Off to Kill the Wizard

    8.We're Off to Kill the Wizard

    8.0
    09-12-198445m

    Jessica is asked to help solve the "impossible" murder of a wealthy, and much disliked, amusement park owner.

  • Death Takes a Curtain Call

    9.Death Takes a Curtain Call

    7.4
    16-12-198445m

    While attending a special ballet performance, Jessica helps solve the backstage murder of a young dancer by a defecting ballerina.

  • Death Casts a Spell

    10.Death Casts a Spell

    7.9
    30-12-198445m

    Jessica's deductive abilities are in demand when a flamboyant hypnotist turns up dead, behind locked doors, in front of an audience of journalists whom he had put into a trance.

  • Capitol Offense

    11.Capitol Offense

    7.6
    06-01-198545m

    Jessica is assigned to fill the empty seat of a deceased congressman for a brief period of time and finds a great deal of political game-playing in Washington.

  • Broadway Malady

    12.Broadway Malady

    7.6
    13-01-198545m

    Broadway legend Rita Bristol and her daughter star in a musical produced by her son, not knowing that murder is lurking in the wings.

  • Murder to a Jazz Beat

    13.Murder to a Jazz Beat

    6.4
    03-02-198545m

    While in New Orleans, Jessica must solve the mysterious murder of a famous musician who died while performing onstage.

  • My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean

    14.My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean

    7.9
    10-02-198545m

    Jessica's niece is terrorized on a cruise intended to take her mind off her husband's recent death...or is he dead?

  • Paint Me a Murder

    15.Paint Me a Murder

    7.9
    17-02-198545m

    The life of a famous artist is threatened on what would be otherwise an idyllic Mediterranean island.

  • Tough Guys Don't Die

    16.Tough Guys Don't Die

    8.1
    24-02-198545m

    Jessica meets Harry McGraw and they figure out which one of three cases may contain the motive for the death of a private detective. One dates back 25 years.

  • Sudden Death

    17.Sudden Death

    7.0
    03-03-198545m

    Jessica suddenly must learn all about football when she inherits an interest in a professional team.

  • Footnote to Murder

    18.Footnote to Murder

    7.4
    10-03-198545m

    An unpublished manuscript is stolen and its author murdered during an awards convention.

  • Murder Takes the Bus

    19.Murder Takes the Bus

    8.4
    17-03-198545m

    Bus trips are not always as relaxing as they should be. In this case, one passenger had a one-way ticket.

  • Armed Response

    20.Armed Response

    7.8
    31-03-198545m

    Over Jessica's protests, she is taken to a hospital after a minor accident in the airport.

  • Murder at the Oasis

    21.Murder at the Oasis

    7.8
    07-04-198545m

    An unpopular show-business personality discovers that elaborate security systems are no guarantee of safety.

  • Funeral at Fifty-Mile

    22.Funeral at Fifty-Mile

    7.5
    21-04-198545m

    A Wyoming rancher leaves all to an ill-fated stranger, to the disgust of his disinherited daughter.

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