《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 6)
Appointment in Athens 7.0
播出日期: 1989-09-24
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Jessica's old friend, Michael Hagarty, persuades her to play a part in his scheme to free a fellow agent from captivity.
Seal of the Confessional 8.0
播出日期: 1989-10-01
运行时间: 45 min
概述: A parishioner's confession to a priest is confidential and nothing will make him break his oath.
The Grand Old Lady 5.3
播出日期: 1989-10-08
运行时间: 45 min
概述: When a famous mystery writer dies, Jessica recalls a 1947 case that the writer was personally involved in.
The Error of Her Ways 8.0
播出日期: 1989-10-15
运行时间: 45 min
概述: When the wife of a developer is accused of killing her husband and commits suicide, it leaves the whereabouts of his embezzled millions a mystery.
Jack and Bill 7.0
播出日期: 1989-10-29
运行时间: 45 min
概述: A former athlete cares for a friend's dog and, after his friend is murdered, finds the dog is a target.
Dead Letter 4.5
播出日期: 1989-11-05
运行时间: 45 min
概述: An unsent letter turns up in an old bureau bought at a rummage sale the same day arson occurs in a furniture store. Are these events connected?
Night of the Tarantula 7.0
播出日期: 1989-11-12
运行时间: 45 min
概述: A voodoo curse of death caused by the marriage of a plantation heir to the wrong person, sets off a string of events in Jamaica.
When the Fat Lady Sings 8.0
播出日期: 1989-11-19
运行时间: 45 min
概述: The backstage activities are more exciting than the opera as a famous tenor suffers a heart attack after a shooting.
Test of Wills 7.0
播出日期: 1989-11-26
运行时间: 45 min
概述: A wealthy lumberman invites Jessica to his island retreat to discover which of his relatives is trying to kill him.
Class Act 7.0
播出日期: 1989-12-03
运行时间: 45 min
概述: A homicide detective is farmed out to teach a class. His opening speech reduces his class to two. Together they work on a special 'closed' case as their term project.
Town Father 7.7
播出日期: 1989-12-17
运行时间: 45 min
概述: The town gets a shock when bachelor Mayor Sam is confronted on the speaker's platform by a young woman claiming he is the father of her five children. Julie Adams, Gloria De Haven, Kathryn Grayson and Ruth Roman return as gossips Eve, Phyllis, Idal and Loretta.
Goodbye Charlie 6.7
播出日期: 1990-01-07
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Three sets of people try to claim the body found on the railroad track--a nephew, a daughter and a wife. Jessica narrates this story.
If the Shoe Fits 7.0
播出日期: 1990-01-21
运行时间: 45 min
概述: A single mother is accused of killing the landlord that is always harassing her.
How To Make a Killing Without Really Trying 7.5
播出日期: 1990-02-04
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Jessica is trying to learn to invest, but this wasn't the best day for it.
The Fixer-upper 7.0
播出日期: 1990-02-11
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Jessica's niece, who is a real estate broker, arrives at the mansion and finds a body instead of a buyer.
The Big Show of 1965 7.0
播出日期: 1990-02-25
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Twenty five years after a show in which a stabbing occurred, the cast is reunited and a mystery woman reappears, seeming to accuse Barry.
Murder: According to Maggie 6.0
播出日期: 1990-03-04
运行时间: 45 min
概述: The producer of a police drama investigates the murder of a programmer who differed with her.
O'Malley's Luck 7.0
播出日期: 1990-03-25
运行时间: 45 min
概述: An Irish detective does not believe the death of a real estate mogul was suicide.
Always a Thief 6.5
播出日期: 1990-04-08
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Insurance investigator Dennis Stanton, who uses his skills as an ex-thief to solve crimes, returns to investigate a theft and two murders.
Shear Madness 7.0
播出日期: 1990-04-29
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Jessica's cousin is left waiting at the church when her fiancée is murdered in a similar fashion to a murder 15 years ago for which her brother was blamed.
The Szechuan Dragon 7.0
播出日期: 1990-05-06
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Grady and his pregnant wife are tending Jessica's house in her absence when an old seaman is killed in her front room.
The Sicilian Encounter 5.0
播出日期: 1990-05-20
运行时间: 45 min
概述: Michael Hagarty is involved in a case in Sicily which has many twists and turns including the Mafia.
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