《女作家与谋杀案》是一部非常著名且持续时间很久的美国经典侦探剧集。这部剧集共12季264集，从1984年开始在美国CBS电视台一直播放至1996年，之后又于1997年至2003年间陆续推出四部电视电影。Angela Lansbury扮演主角推理小说家兼业余侦探Jessica Flectcher，她在50岁左右失去了丈夫， 却成为了一名非常成功的推理小说作家，并且没有让成功冲昏头脑，拒绝了声望和金钱的诱惑，住在缅因州一个叫Cabot Cove的安逸的沿海小镇，和自己的老朋友们保持来往。在大部分剧集里，Jessica总能卷入一些离奇谋杀案的调查。警察们总是把表面上看来嫌疑很大的人抓走，而Jessica却觉得凶手另有其人。通过向每个嫌疑人询问一些其他人都想不到的问题，她总能找到真正的凶手，并在每集最后五分钟与之对峙，通过自己的推理指出对方的罪行。一部分凶手能够在Jessica的劝解下主动坦白罪行并向警方自首，也有一部分凶手会试图杀人灭口，而这时埋伏在暗处的警方人员便会及时赶到，将凶手当场逮捕。
女作家与谋杀案 (季节 1)
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes 7.0
播出日期: 1984-09-30
运行时间: 90 min
概述: 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 stayed home.
Deadly Lady 6.6
播出日期: 1984-10-07
运行时间: 45 min
概述: 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, the older gentleman who has offered to work for food, much more intriguing, especially since it is obvious he comes from money. The womens' stories about what happened on the boat change constantly, but once Ralph is found dead and later found to be Stephen Earl, Jessica has to help Amos wage through the inconsistencies in the four Earl daughters storylines to determine who killed their father and why.
Birds of a Feather 6.4
播出日期: 1984-10-14
运行时间: 45 min
概述: 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, is having an affair. Although Jessica and Victoria are relieved to learn that Howard isn't cheating but rather dressing up as a woman to perform at a nightclub, the relief is short lived when Howard is arrested for murdering his boss, Al Drake, who had been refusing to pay him. The police are convinced that Drake was shot during Freddy York's act, which doesn't leave a lot of time, but Jessica is determined to prove Howard's innocence.
Hooray for Homicide 6.7
播出日期: 1984-10-28
运行时间: 45 min
概述: 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 is being butchered by Lydecker and his crew. She heads out to Hollywood to confront Lydecker, but things take a turn when Lydecker is found dead on stage. Jessica ends up being the prime suspect in the murder, but luckily the officer in charge of the investigation believes she's too smart to be the killer and sets her up to find the real murderer.
It's a Dog's Life 8.8
播出日期: 1984-11-04
运行时间: 45 min
概述: 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 happened.
Lovers and Other Killers 8.0
播出日期: 1984-11-18
运行时间: 45 min
概述: 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 8.0
播出日期: 1984-11-25
运行时间: 45 min
概述: 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 7.5
播出日期: 1984-12-09
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Jessica is asked to help solve the "impossible" murder of a wealthy, and much disliked, amusement park owner.
Death Takes a Curtain Call 7.0
播出日期: 1984-12-16
运行时间: 45 min
概述: While attending a special ballet performance, Jessica helps solve the backstage murder of a young dancer by a defecting ballerina.
Death Casts a Spell 8.0
播出日期: 1984-12-30
运行时间: 45 min
概述: 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 7.0
播出日期: 1985-01-06
运行时间: 45 min
概述: 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 7.5
播出日期: 1985-01-13
运行时间: 45 min
概述: 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 5.0
播出日期: 1985-02-03
运行时间: 45 min
概述: 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 7.5
播出日期: 1985-02-10
运行时间: 45 min
概述: 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 7.5
播出日期: 1985-02-17
运行时间: 45 min
概述: The life of a famous artist is threatened on what would be otherwise an idyllic Mediterranean island.
Tough Guys Don't Die 8.0
播出日期: 1985-02-24
运行时间: 45 min
概述: 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 7.0
播出日期: 1985-03-03
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Jessica suddenly must learn all about football when she inherits an interest in a professional team.
Footnote to Murder 7.0
播出日期: 1985-03-10
运行时间: 45 min
概述: An unpublished manuscript is stolen and its author murdered during an awards convention.
Murder Takes the Bus 8.0
播出日期: 1985-03-17
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Bus trips are not always as relaxing as they should be. In this case, one passenger had a one-way ticket.
Armed Response 7.0
播出日期: 1985-03-31
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Over Jessica's protests, she is taken to a hospital after a minor accident in the airport.
Murder at the Oasis 7.5
播出日期: 1985-04-07
运行时间: 45 min
概述: An unpopular show-business personality discovers that elaborate security systems are no guarantee of safety.
Funeral at Fifty-Mile 7.0
播出日期: 1985-04-21
运行时间: 45 min
概述: A Wyoming rancher leaves all to an ill-fated stranger, to the disgust of his disinherited daughter.
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