《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 4)
A Fashionable Way to Die 8.0
播出日期: 1987-09-20
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Ooh la la! Jessica travels to gay Paris to spend some time with an old friend... and finds herself entangled in a case involving fashion, finance and murder.
When Thieves Fall Out 8.0
播出日期: 1987-09-27
运行时间: 45 min
概述: A walk down memory lane is anything but pleasant for Jessica when she re-examines a 20 year-old case involving her close friends and former students.
Witness for the Defense 7.5
播出日期: 1987-10-04
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Jessica goes to Quebec to testify at the trial of a friend who is accused of killing his wife and burning his house.
Old Habits Die Hard 7.5
播出日期: 1987-10-11
运行时间: 45 min
概述: A terminally ill nun seems to have committed suicide which would be an unacceptable sin.
The Way To Dusty Death 6.7
播出日期: 1987-10-25
运行时间: 45 min
概述: After the 'accidental' death of a tycoon, his associates battle for position to succeed him.
It Runs In The Family 8.0
播出日期: 1987-11-01
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Cousin Emma in London has a new problem when someone serves her lover poisoned herring.
If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly 6.5
播出日期: 1987-11-08
运行时间: 45 min
概述: When Deputy Martin becomes a widower by murder, the investigation turns up some surprising activity.
Steal Me a Story 6.3
播出日期: 1987-11-15
运行时间: 45 min
概述: The special effects used by a TV producer are a real bomb.
Trouble in Eden 5.3
播出日期: 1987-11-22
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Hostility and other surprises await Jessica in a town where she's posing as her friend to investigate the rumoured murder of the friend's sister.
Indian Giver 7.0
播出日期: 1987-11-29
运行时间: 45 min
概述: A resident of Cabot Cove threatens the Native American who claims to own the land, and later is found dead.
Doom with a View 7.0
播出日期: 1987-12-13
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Grady gets into a spot again when he is found with the body of woman known from college days and now had been dating a frat brother who was married.
Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder? 7.5
播出日期: 1988-01-03
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Somebody laced Mrs. Fletcher's chowder and Amos' brutish brother-in-law was in for the long sleep.
Harbinger of Death 6.5
播出日期: 1988-01-24
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Jessica is thrilled to be visiting her niece Carrie and her husband Leonard, an astronomer dreaming of seeing a long-lost comet, but when Carrie's ex-boyfriend Drake Eaton is murdered in the home she's been staying in, Jessica has to prove not only her niece but also her husband innocent of murder.
Curse of the Daanav 7.5
播出日期: 1988-02-07
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Seth's family is touched by an ancient curse attached to the history of a ruby.
Mourning Among the Wisterias 7.5
播出日期: 1988-02-14
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Jessica visits her old friend Eugene McClendon, who soon stands accused of the murder of an old friend, Jonathan Keeler. While helping clear Eugene's name, Jessica learns that her friend believes he is dying, and is surprised when he asks her to marry him so that she can look after his affairs once he's gone. Jessica agrees, but only so that they can expose Jonathan's true killer.
Murder Through the Looking Glass 7.7
播出日期: 1988-02-21
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Jessica gets herself into a mess of trouble after overhearing the dying words of a professional hitman. When she investigates the murder of Adam Cosgrove, she soon discovers that no one seems to want to admit he's missing, let alone dead. With the help of a prickly police sergeant and a priest who isn't quite what he seems, Jessica discovers that the man who was killed was in charge of leading a top-secret government mission to protect a foreign diplomat, and that someone in the safehouse has gone to the other side.
A Very Good Year for Murder 7.5
播出日期: 1988-02-28
运行时间: 45 min
概述: The Gambini family gathers to celebrate the 75th birthday of the patriarch and a murder.
Benedict Arnold Slipped Here 8.0
播出日期: 1988-03-13
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Someone wants the old historic house enough to kill for it and its supposed hidden treasure AND Jessica is executor of the late owner's will.
Just Another Fish Story 7.0
播出日期: 1988-03-27
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Somebody put the maitre d' on ice. Jessica wonders if she has made a bad investment.
Showdown in Saskatchewan 7.0
播出日期: 1988-04-10
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Arson is intended to remove the Rodeo doctor and his patient permanently.
Deadpan 8.0
播出日期: 1988-05-01
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Two critics take opposite views of a play based on one of Jessica's novels, 'Mainly Murder'. One is suspected of the murder of the other.
The Body Politic 5.8
播出日期: 1988-05-08
运行时间: 45 min
概述: The suicide of a campaign manager who is suspected of having an affair with a married woman excites the press.
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