Night of the Coyote
7 June 2026In New Mexico, Jessica links the murder of the owner of an Old West tourist attraction to buried treasure.
Jessica masquerades as a wealthy widow at a luxurious tropical hotel in an effort to trap the murderer of her good friend.
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In New Mexico, Jessica links the murder of the owner of an Old West tourist attraction to buried treasure.
Michael Hagarty (Len Cariou) is suspected of murdering his future son-in-law, thought to be involved in an illegal banking scheme.
At a fashion premiere in Paris, Jessica gets involved in the murder investigation of a supper-club owner.
Cabot Cove suspects a woman (Mary Crosby) playing a witch in a community play is the real thing; guest Robert Vaughn.
Jessica is convinced that a ballerina who died during her premiere performance in a new ballet was actually murdered.
Jessica probes a 20-year-old unsolved murder after attending the funeral of a New Orleans jazz great.
Jessica attempts to prove a battered wife innocent of killing her husband after failing to convince the woman to defend herself.
A murder occurs while Jessica is recording one of her novels for the Mystery Books for the Blind series.
New computer owner Jessica discovers hackers gathering information for blackmail, a crime that leads to murder.
After an eccentric recluse dies, arguments over a piece of historic Cabot Cove property and the contents of her estate lead to murder.
Jessica tries to disprove charges against her friend's boyfriend, suspected of murdering a Las Vegas casino manager.
Jessica is detained and accused of espionage while attending an international writers conference in Moscow.
Jessica investigates a murder which coincides with Doc Hazlitt's sighting of a 17th-century witch.
Jessica poses as a wealthy patient to probe the murder of a vagabond identified as the hospital's accountant.
Jessica investigates the reappearance of an heir who had been missing for over 20 years.
Things look bad when a married woman's keys are found by the body in a motel room, and she can't explain why.
Jessica investigates a murder committed at her nephew's wedding.
A psychic's (David Birney) dire predictions disrupt Jessica's visit to a friend's (Dale Robertson) Arizona ranch.
A cargo plane abandoned on an Alaskan ice field in 1952 is the scene of a murder implicating Jessica's late husband.
Searching for a stolen tiara, Jessica meets the reclusive actress (Jean Peters) for whom it was designed.
Jessica becomes embroiled in a town's tensions while investigating the shooting death of a coal mine owner.
Jessica's friend's (Ken Howard) dog-sitting assignment turns to mystery when the canine's owner doesn't return.
Jessica can't make sense of clues surrounding a real-estate developer's murder and his wife's suicide.
Sheriff Metzger assumes his younger brother, the black sheep of the family, is guilty of murder, as charged.
After Jessica speaks at an exclusive men's club, they ask her to investigate when one of their members is murdered, and they are all suspects.
A rude maitre d' (Dick Gautier) is murdered at the New York restaurant in which Jessica has just invested.
Amos Tupper must entertain his sister who has left her husband, but complications arise when his brother-in-law is murdered.
The death of a venerable female mystery writer takes Jessica back to a 1947 murder aboard the Queen Mary.
A parishioner confesses murder to a pastor, who cannot divulge the truth when an innocent man is accused.
Jessica becomes involved in a dangerous espionage case in Athens, Greece, after a chance encounter in Paris with British agent Michael Haggerty (Len Cariou).
Eudora admits she stole Jessica's notes, but denies poisoning the apples she brought or murdering the detective who was following her.
A jealous mystery-writer (Jean Simmons) creates havoc for Jessica when her own publisher tells her that her work is slipping.
Jessica investigates when her the friend (Tim Dunigan) of her nephew (Todd Bryant) is accused of murdering a female sportscaster.
In Boston Jessica calls on private detective Harry McGraw (Jerry Orbach) after running into an old friend who denies knowing her.
Jessica must find the truth when murder befalls a young writer she had recommended to edit a dead author's last novel.
Jessica's former student publishes a tell-all novel with characters resembling Cabot Cove residents, but when a murder occurs that follows the book's plot, Jessica gets involved.
Jessica encounters murder when car trouble strands her and a fellow writer at a run-down truck stop owned by a disillusioned woman.
A former sorority sister asks Jessica's help in clearing the name of a respected college professor who has confessed to murder.
While in London, Jessica becomes involved in a murder cover-up by the British Intelligence Agency when she happens upon a disappearing corpse.
When the feud of two drama critics ends in murder, Jessica has a full cast of suspects, including the surviving critic.
A coach's retirement, a stranger's arrival and deadly practical jokes cause Jessica to re-examine a 20-year-old murder.
When Seth's estranged brother is murdered, Jessica must figure out if a cursed ruby from India is responsible.
The would-be producer (Ron Leibman) of the movie adaptation of Jessica's latest book dies, leaving Jessica to identify possible suspects.
Jessica takes a teaching position in New York, gets an apartment and finds its previous tenant murdered.
While visiting an old friend (Dina Merrill) who runs a Monte Carlo hotel, Jessica investigates the murder of a ruthless businessman with numerous enemies.
A policeman-turned-professor challenges Jessica to solve a series of campus muggings that soon escalates to murder.
A friend (Bradford Dillman) is suspected of killing the author (Jessica Walter) who was writing an unauthorized biography of his wife.
After a San Francisco radio station changes its music format from classical to rock, the promoter who engineered the switch dies and Jessica searches for the killer.
While Jessica is in Atlanta to address mystery writers, a lethal virus is stolen from the Biological Research Institute.
Seth's niece returns to Cabot Cove for her wedding only to have her groom die accidentally before the event.
Jessica investigates when a wealthy yachtsman is murdered two days before a big race, and his rival's daughter is charged with the crime.
Jessica travels to Australia to prove that she is the rightful heir to 130,000 acres of grazing land, but her arrival results in two murders.
Jessica has to solve two murders to clear the name of her old friend Deputy Andy Broom (Louis Herthum), who becomes a suspect when a murder weapon is found in his car.
A vacation in the Grand Tetons turns into work when the man threatening Jessica's host with blackmail is murdered.
After Jessica's story for children becomes a television puppet show; she must find the fiend who used one of the puppets as a murder weapon.
When the producer of a hit twenty-something series is murdered, Jessica does some directing of her own.
Details in a manuscript convince a young editor (Tracy Middendorf) that the author (Richard Beymer) kidnapped her 11 years earlier, but when the author is found dead, the editor becomes the primary suspect.
Seth Hazlitt's benefit concert to save the woods near Cabot Cove is endangered when the lead singer is permanently silenced.
Jessica works hard to get her friend's (Tony Plana) Latino band a recording contract, until a murder rocks her plans.
In Japan, Jessica gets involved in the murder of a motorcycle racer, the son of an international CEO (Pat Morita).
After being subpoenaed to testify at the jury probe of a brokerage house, Jessica is charged with contempt for speaking to a witness who is killed.
When Jessica arrives at an ice cream company to get a check for charity, the funds have melted away and the company's co-founder is iced.
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Detective Charlie Garrett's (Wayne Rogers) high bid on a mediocre painting puzzles Jessica; then, its second-rate artist is found dead.
Jessica travels to Rome to help rewrite the script for the filming of one of her books, but the filming takes a tragic turn when a stuntman dies.
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Jessica escapes from the dungeon and works with Inspector Lanahan to uncover the killer of an American investor.
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Jessica's investigation into ghost stories lands her in the dungeon.
After losing two elderly patients, a young nurse (Megan Porter Follows) is found holding a syringe containing poison and charged with murder.
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A research trip to New Orleans plunges Jessica into the world of the occult, when a businessman dies, and a voodoo doll is evidence.
Jessica helps an inexperienced sheriff investigate a murder in a small desert town where the government may have conducted dangerous chemical experiments.
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An insurance investigation reunites detective Garrett (Wayne Rogers) with Jessica who is in Aspen visiting her recently widowed friend (Leigh Taylor-Young).
After convincing the star stylist at Jessica's beauty salon to jump ship, a sneaky entrepreneur turns up dead in the hair dresser's chair.
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Jessica finds no mourners, but plenty of suspects after a young tennis pro's domineering father is killed.
Jessica finds no mourners, but plenty of suspects after a young tennis pro's domineering father is killed.
Jessica visits Ireland soon after an American tourist's corpse lands in a wishing well near Tom Dempsey's (Rod Taylor) fishing lodge.
Jessica visits Ireland soon after an American tourist's corpse lands in a wishing well near Tom Dempsey's (Rod Taylor) fishing lodge.
An ambitious professor (Nicholas Surovy) at a New England prep school campaigns for the retiring headmaster's (Roy Dotrice) position, only to wind up as a murder victim after winning the post.
An ambitious professor (Nicholas Surovy) at a New England prep school campaigns for the retiring headmaster's (Roy Dotrice) position, only to wind up as a murder victim after winning the post.
A plan to develop Cabot Cove ends badly when the chief financial investor's wife takes a nose dive into the bay.
A plan to develop Cabot Cove ends badly when the chief financial investor's wife takes a nose dive into the bay.
The murder of a French designer's estranged son leads Jessica into the world of smuggling and sweatshops.
Homicide haunts the release of a restored movie, and Jessica investigates the current crime and the 1960 murder that prevented the original release.
Pressured by corporate sponsors, a Nobel Prize-winning scientist (Bruce Weitz) fakes his death, then turns up dead.
A stalker threatens a gifted soprano (Khrystyne Haje) about to make her debut, and Jessica steps in to help with the investigation.
Jessica takes a trip to Egypt to finalize a cultural exchange program and ends up searching for a killer and a stolen artifact.
The pervasive stench of death looms over Jessica and Seth's visit to his cousin's South Carolina plantation.
Jessica helps a Russian police officer (David Ogden Stiers) capture the elusive mastermind behind the theft of a Faberge egg.
While working on an infomercial, Jessica helps a detective friend (George DiCenzo) probe a strangulation, and tries to find out why a member of her studio audience (Gale Hansen) is found dead during the taping.
Jessica seeks a link between the electrocution of the town bully and the hanging of a teacher who was his lover.
The mysterious deaths of a winery matriarch's son and a rival vintner lead Jessica into a world of greed and betrayal.
While vacationing in Martinique, Jessica is called on to help an acquaintance (Wayne Rogers) accused of a woman's (Cassie Yates) murder.
Accidentally tapped into a closed-circuit video surveillance system, Jessica's neighbor witnesses scheming, a robbery and then a murder.
Jessica investigates when, during a visit to San Francisco, an advice columnist (Eileen Brennan) falls victim to a crazed gunman.
Jessica's vacation to Honolulu becomes chaotic when the son of her host, power broker Matt Kinkaid, vanishes during a hotly contested U.S. Senate election.
Jessica's discovery that Cabot Cove's Revolutionary War hero was actually a traitor results in a TV director's murder.
Jessica's probe of a friend's kidnapping in Amsterdam leads to two murders and a diamond-smuggling ring.
Internal strife at an earthquake-shaken California zoo culminates in an employee's death from snake bite.
Burglaries and a murder occur when the carnival comes to Cabot Cove but doesn't seem to bring in a great deal of money.
Jessica searches for a motive when a legendary maestro, who is about to lose control of his protege, is found murdered.
A Texas trucker (Earl Holliman) is charged with insurance fraud; his son (Patrick Cassidy) is accused of murder.
Fresh blood stains indicate foul play when Seth (William Windom) disappears; a proliferation of strangers in town raises Jessica's suspicions.
The closing of a family-owned department store leads to a double murder in New York, and Jessica has no shortage of suspects in the crime.
Infrared cameras seem to prove Jessica's writing student is guilty of killing his abusive stepfather.
Jessica refuses to believe that the editor of her latest book has committed suicide and is determined to find out the truth.
Jessica attempts to clear the name of a Cabot Cove fisherman who is suspected of murdering a Chicago hit man.
An art gallery owner is stabbed to death with a sculpture belonging to Jessica's friend (Loretta Swit).
Jessica discovers clues to a puzzling murder when she is a guest star on a friend's television cooking show.
Her plane laid-over in a small British Columbia town, Jessica probes two murders related to a local mining company.
A London friend invites Jessica to rewrite a play based on her novel and is accused of murdering a manipulative producer/financier.
A London friend invites Jessica to rewrite a play based on her novel and is accused of murdering a manipulative producer/financier.
A man (George Segal) who claims Jessica's novel closely resembles the story of his first wife's murder sues Jessica.
Jessica investigates her accountant and uncovers his gambling, an illegal casino and a police officer's murder.
In Ireland, the son of Jessica's friend (Fionnula Flanagan) is accused of killing another family member (Andrew Robinson).
Researching a novel, Jessica unravels the mystery of a Thoroughbred trainer's (Mickey Rooney) murder.
Jessica happens on a computerized clue to a murder while writing a mystery story for a friend's interactive video game company.
Jessica comes to the aid of a promising young reporter when he is suspected of murdering a rival magazine's unscrupulous publisher.
A stranger obsessed with restoring a Cabot Cove landmark is killed after he is suspected of being a vampire.
Jessica's editor is accused of murdering a developer opposed to the preservation of a historic New York brownstone.
Jessica's trip to Hong Kong is interrupted by the murder of an American businessman negotiating a merger with a Chinese tycoon.
Jessica investigates the murder of a visiting romance novelist's assistant, who was having an affair with the writer's publisher husband.
Jessica becomes involved in an internal police investigation when a colleague is left for dead in an accident in which a rookie policeman is killed.
Jessica is enjoying a Caribbean cruise on a ship where her old friend (Keith Michell) is chief of security when a woman is found dead in the ship's cargo net.
A delivery boy (Neil Patrick Harris) who witnessed a murder becomes the prime suspect and disappears.
Jessica agrees to help clear a former research assistant of killing her new employer, despite the fact the woman is a pathological liar.
The CEO (Chad Everett) of a struggling high-tech defense firm is suspected of killing a banker and a fisherman.
The CEO (Chad Everett) of a struggling high-tech defense firm is suspected of killing a banker and a fisherman.
Jessica investigates a cold case to help an agoraphobic woman (Cynthia Nixon) who is haunted by dreams of her mother's murder five years earlier.
At a dinner party with a gossip magazine editor (Penny Fuller), Jessica imagines the plot for her next novel.
At a dinner party with a gossip magazine editor (Penny Fuller), Jessica imagines the plot for her next novel.
The owner of a Midwest radio station (Lyman Ward) is found murdered at a new transmitter site, and Jessica must weed out the suspects to find the killer.
While attending a writers' conference in Florida, Jessica stumbles onto old photos that may be linked to the JFK assassination.
While attending a writers' conference in Florida, Jessica stumbles onto old photos that may be linked to the JFK assassination.
One of Jessica's students is framed for murder when someone uses information from her creative writing class to kill a local crime boss.
One of Jessica's students is framed for murder when someone uses information from her creative writing class to kill a local crime boss.
Seth's friend (Peter Donat), an actor coming out of retirement to launch a play is implicated in the murder of his ex-manager (Bradford Dillman).
Jessica uses her knowledge of music to investigate the murder of the owner of the record company that is producing one of her mysteries on tape.
The future son-in-law (Sean O'Bryan) of a prominent Cabot Cove family is suspected in the shooting of a hardware store employee.
Jessica investigates the mysterious disappearance of her editor's millionaire father along with $150 million from his corporate account.
Michael Hagarty (Len Cariou) is suspected of murdering his future son-in-law, thought to be involved in an illegal banking scheme.
In New Mexico, Jessica links the murder of the owner of an Old West tourist attraction to buried treasure.
Jessica is sued for libel after a comic strip version of her accuses prominent New Yorkers of crimes.
Jessica is sued for libel after a comic strip version of her accuses prominent New Yorkers of crimes.
While in Ireland to research a new book, Jessica is called in to help solve the crime when a tycoon's murder is linked to a local legend.
While in Ireland to research a new book, Jessica is called in to help solve the crime when a tycoon's murder is linked to a local legend.
Officials hesitate to confront Jessica's kidnapper (Ken Howard), a philanthropist who mistook her for a government informant.
Officials hesitate to confront Jessica's kidnapper (Ken Howard), a philanthropist who mistook her for a government informant.
One of Jessica's former students is murdered when he returns to Cabot Cove to write a book exposing new information on a 30-year-old town scandal.
One of Jessica's former students is murdered when he returns to Cabot Cove to write a book exposing new information on a 30-year-old town scandal.
A film based on Jessica's book opens at a film festival in Milan, and the opening is followed by the murder of the film's producer (Susan Blakely).
A film based on Jessica's book opens at a film festival in Milan, and the opening is followed by the murder of the film's producer (Susan Blakely).
Jessica is in the process of designing a murder-mystery board game for a toy company when an executive (Barbara Babcock) is murdered.
Jessica is in the process of designing a murder-mystery board game for a toy company when an executive (Barbara Babcock) is murdered.
Seth's old Army pal (Gerald S. O'Loughlin) is accused of murdering his new employer (Cliff DeYoung), a yacht dealer.
Seth's old Army pal (Gerald S. O'Loughlin) is accused of murdering his new employer (Cliff DeYoung), a yacht dealer.
Jessica consoles a playwright (Darren McGavin) after his wife's suicide, then realizes that he was the intended victim of a family member's murder.
Jessica consoles a playwright (Darren McGavin) after his wife's suicide, then realizes that he was the intended victim of a family member's murder.
While in Mexico City, Jessica researches two crimes when a mask stolen from the National Museum is found on the face of a murder victim.
While in Mexico City, Jessica researches two crimes when a mask stolen from the National Museum is found on the face of a murder victim.
Jessica tries to clear Dr. Hazlitt after he is threatened with a possible malpractice suit when the owner of Cabot Cove's computer company dies.
Jessica tries to clear Dr. Hazlitt after he is threatened with a possible malpractice suit when the owner of Cabot Cove's computer company dies.
Jessica suspects a setup when her Irish colleague is charged with murdering his longtime nemesis, who is killed shortly after moving to the United States.
Jessica suspects a setup when her Irish colleague is charged with murdering his longtime nemesis, who is killed shortly after moving to the United States.
After her husband (Kevin McCarthy) is murdered, an actress neighbor (Kate Mulgrew) involves Jessica in the investigation into the crime.
While in London, Jessica becomes involved in a murder cover-up by the British Intelligence Agency when she happens upon a disappearing corpse.
While visiting an old friend (Dina Merrill) who runs a Monte Carlo hotel, Jessica investigates the murder of a ruthless businessman with numerous enemies.
The would-be producer (Ron Leibman) of the movie adaptation of Jessica's latest book dies, leaving Jessica to identify possible suspects.
Cabot Cove suspects a woman (Mary Crosby) playing a witch in a community play is the real thing; guest Robert Vaughn.
Jessica is convinced that a ballerina who died during her premiere performance in a new ballet was actually murdered.
Jessica finds herself amid international espionage while attending a trade reception in Washington, D.C.
Jessica finds herself amid international espionage while attending a trade reception in Washington, D.C.
After Jessica speaks at an exclusive men's club, they ask her to investigate when one of their members is murdered, and they are all suspects.
Jessica tries to disprove charges against her friend's boyfriend, suspected of murdering a Las Vegas casino manager.
Jessica attempts to prove a battered wife innocent of killing her husband after failing to convince the woman to defend herself.
Jessica probes a 20-year-old unsolved murder after attending the funeral of a New Orleans jazz great.
After her husband (Kevin McCarthy) is murdered, an actress neighbor (Kate Mulgrew) involves Jessica in the investigation into the crime.
New computer owner Jessica discovers hackers gathering information for blackmail, a crime that leads to murder.
Sheriff Metzger assumes his younger brother, the black sheep of the family, is guilty of murder, as charged.
A friend (Bradford Dillman) is suspected of killing the author (Jessica Walter) who was writing an unauthorized biography of his wife.
A policeman-turned-professor challenges Jessica to solve a series of campus muggings that soon escalates to murder.
Jessica takes a teaching position in New York, gets an apartment and finds its previous tenant murdered.
A writer is murdered after sending Jessica a manuscript exposing a kidnapping scam, and Jessica's friend, private investigator Harry McGraw (Jerry Orbach) is caught near the body.
Jessica comes to the aid of a small-town diner's owner (Dee Wallace Stone), who becomes an outcast when she is blamed for three arsenic poisoning deaths.
While traveling with her publisher's assistant in Amish country, Jessica's involvement in a traffic mishap leads her to a murder.
Jessica is pulled into a murder investigation by a woman (Vera Miles) who claims Jessica's husband fathered her son.
Insurance investigator Dennis Stanton becomes involved in a murder case while delving into the disappearance of a shy ventriloquist's (Grant Shaud) dummy.
The presumed-dead perpetrator (Donnelly Rhodes) of a 20-year-old bank robbery resurfaces, then is murdered.
Jessica and detective Harry McGraw (Jerry Orbach) investigate the murder of a Thoroughbred owner whose prize horse has sired two unplanned foals.
Jessica's old friend (Phyllis Newman) is accused of murder when $2 million in tax payments disappears and her ex-husband is found dead.
A member of Jessica's fan club mysteriously dies while impersonating her to investigate cheating at a dog show.
Sheriff Metzger (Ron Masak) defies political pressure and arrests an ambassador's son for murder, then is accused of the crime.
Dennis Stanton (Keith Michell) investigates when he is accused of murdering his girlfriend's estranged husband.
Jessica and Seth inadvertently get entangled in a crime family's power struggle after a sniper attack in Boston wounds a mob boss.
Insurance investigator Dennis Stanton confronts murder and arson while on a case involving a famous pianist (Ricardo Montalban).
Jessica becomes enmeshed in feuds, infidelity and murder in Nashville when visiting her friend, blues singer Patti Sue Diamond (Florence Henderson), whose country-singer husband, Bobby (Jimmy Dean) is having trouble with his manager.
Jessica's friend Dennis Stanton (Keith Michell) is called to investigate when a purported Mark Twain manuscript leads to murder.
Jessica's first publisher (Arthur Hill), imprisoned for murder, is paroled and requires her help when he is suspected of a similar crime.
A physical-fitness instructor (Jason Beghe) who has captivated Cabot Cove's female population is linked to the murder of a con artist.
Jessica attends a political fundraiser with her friend Drew (Mike Farrell), but the focus turns to murder when another guest's chauffeur is murdered.
Jessica reopens a 16-year-old murder case at the urging of a dying author (Van Johnson) who felt injustice was done.
Dennis Stanton (Keith Michell) tries to clear a man of charges he murdered an unscrupulous divorce attorney.
When Jessica suffers a broken arm, she hires a typist to meet her deadline, but she must clear the woman of a murder charge.
Jessica is accused of false testimony and bribery in the death of an escaping murderer, and the man's daughter (Carrie Hamilton) takes Jessica to court.
Michael Haggerty (Len Cariou) falls for a widow (Deidre Hall) whose volatile brothers-in-law pose a threat.
Jessica's nephew and his wife enjoy housesitting in Cabot Cove until they discover the body of a peg-legged murder victim on the living room floor.
While Jessica is in Texas to attend her cousin Ann's wedding, the bridegroom is murdered, as was Ann's first fiance 15 years earlier.
Jessica's old friend, former jewel thief turned insurance agent Dennis Stanton (Keith Michell), becomes involved in a high-society murder.
Jessica's old friend, NYPD Detective Lt. O'Malley (Pat Hingle), investigates the suspicious suicide of a wealthy New York developer's wife.
One of Jessica's former students, a scriptwriter for a TV show, must find the killer of a network executive or look for another job.
Jessica attends a variety-show reunion to research the 25-year-old unsolved murder of TV host Richie King (Kim Strauss), and while she's investigating, a show writer (Gavin MacLeod) is shot backstage.
Jessica's niece (Genie Francis) is a suspect in the murder of a real-estate client, a rich movie heiress in Beverly Hills.
Jessica enters the world of high finance when she attempts to solve the murder of her stockbroker, a partner in a prestigious Wall Street firm.
Jessica befriends a Cabot Cove newcomer who is a murder suspect.
The questionable identity of a body found by a railroad track leads to murder and becomes the inspiration for Jessica's latest novel.
Jessica may be forced into public office when a woman arrives in town claiming Cabot Cove's bachelor mayor is the father of her five children.
Jessica's friend, a top-flight homicide detective (Barry Newman), investigates the cover-up of a young woman's murder.
Jessica spends the weekend on a remote island with a tycoon (Gene Barry) who thinks his life is in danger.
Jessica becomes involved in a double-murder investigation when she attends an opera opening with old friend Dennis Stanton (Keith Michell) in San Francisco.
While visiting a friend in Jamaica, Jessica encounters voodoo and black magic when a family celebration is marred by murder.
An undelivered letter that Jessica finds in an antique bureau, purchased at a rummage sale, unleashes arson and murder.
Jessica's friend's (Ken Howard) dog-sitting assignment turns to mystery when the canine's owner doesn't return.
Jessica can't make sense of clues surrounding a real-estate developer's murder and his wife's suicide.
The death of a venerable female mystery writer takes Jessica back to a 1947 murder aboard the Queen Mary.
A parishioner confesses murder to a pastor, who cannot divulge the truth when an innocent man is accused.
Jessica becomes involved in a dangerous espionage case in Athens, Greece, after a chance encounter in Paris with British agent Michael Haggerty (Len Cariou).
Eudora admits she stole Jessica's notes, but denies poisoning the apples she brought or murdering the detective who was following her.
A jealous mystery-writer (Jean Simmons) creates havoc for Jessica when her own publisher tells her that her work is slipping.
Jessica investigates when her the friend (Tim Dunigan) of her nephew (Todd Bryant) is accused of murdering a female sportscaster.
In Boston Jessica calls on private detective Harry McGraw (Jerry Orbach) after running into an old friend who denies knowing her.
Jessica must find the truth when murder befalls a young writer she had recommended to edit a dead author's last novel.
Jessica's former student publishes a tell-all novel with characters resembling Cabot Cove residents, but when a murder occurs that follows the book's plot, Jessica gets involved.
Jessica encounters murder when car trouble strands her and a fellow writer at a run-down truck stop owned by a disillusioned woman.
A former sorority sister asks Jessica's help in clearing the name of a respected college professor who has confessed to murder.
Jessica is detained and accused of espionage while attending an international writers conference in Moscow.
Jessica investigates a murder which coincides with Doc Hazlitt's sighting of a 17th-century witch.
Jessica poses as a wealthy patient to probe the murder of a vagabond identified as the hospital's accountant.
Jessica investigates the reappearance of an heir who had been missing for over 20 years.
Things look bad when a married woman's keys are found by the body in a motel room, and she can't explain why.
Jessica investigates a murder committed at her nephew's wedding.
A psychic's (David Birney) dire predictions disrupt Jessica's visit to a friend's (Dale Robertson) Arizona ranch.
A cargo plane abandoned on an Alaskan ice field in 1952 is the scene of a murder implicating Jessica's late husband.
Searching for a stolen tiara, Jessica meets the reclusive actress (Jean Peters) for whom it was designed.
Jessica becomes embroiled in a town's tensions while investigating the shooting death of a coal mine owner.
Jessica investigates the murders of U.S. World Cup skiers while snowed in at a ski area holding tryouts.
Jessica investigates when bodies start turning up in the Appletree sisters' (Joan Leslie, Teresa Wright) house and garden.
Jessica attends a fund-raiser for a New York publisher, and he is found dead, and his wife's diamond necklace is missing from his safe.
When Jessica is arrested for murder, secret agent Michael Haggerty (Len Cariou) and her nephew Grady conspire to keep her safely in jail while they seek the real killer.
Jessica is caught in a game of deadly politics when a close friend's campaign is threatened by scandal.
When the feud of two drama critics ends in murder, Jessica has a full cast of suspects, including the surviving critic.
Jessica probes a suspicious accident while visiting her niece (Kristy McNichol) on the Canadian rodeo circuit.
A rude maitre d' (Dick Gautier) is murdered at the New York restaurant in which Jessica has just invested.
After an eccentric recluse dies, arguments over a piece of historic Cabot Cove property and the contents of her estate lead to murder.
Jessica suspects heirs and employees when a corpse appears in an elderly vintner's (Eli Wallach) cellar.
Jessica suspects heirs and employees when a corpse appears in an elderly vintner's (Eli Wallach) cellar.
Jessica hears the confession of a dying hit man who has just completed an assignment, only to find the victim isn't dead.
Jessica hears the confession of a dying hit man who has just completed an assignment, only to find the victim isn't dead.
When Jessica visits a celebrated playwright friend, she encounters murder and an unexpected marriage proposal.
When Jessica visits a celebrated playwright friend, she encounters murder and an unexpected marriage proposal.
When Seth's estranged brother is murdered, Jessica must figure out if a cursed ruby from India is responsible.
An unhappy wife, a government official, a lovesick assistant and a self-centered astronomer are suspects in the murder of a young executive.
An unhappy wife, a government official, a lovesick assistant and a self-centered astronomer are suspects in the murder of a young executive.
Amos Tupper must entertain his sister who has left her husband, but complications arise when his brother-in-law is murdered.
Visiting her nephew Grady in New York, Jessica probes a murder involving the family of his college buddy.
Visiting her nephew Grady in New York, Jessica probes a murder involving the family of his college buddy.
The descendant of a tribe once inhabiting Cabot Cove has a land grant claiming the town as Indian territory.
The descendant of a tribe once inhabiting Cabot Cove has a land grant claiming the town as Indian territory.
Jessica's friend is hit by a car shortly after being notified of her sister's death.
Jessica's friend is hit by a car shortly after being notified of her sister's death.
A bomb kills a TV producer (Ken Swofford) who stole a plot from one of Jessica's books, making Jessica a suspect in his death.
A bomb kills a TV producer (Ken Swofford) who stole a plot from one of Jessica's books, making Jessica a suspect in his death.
Jessica helps Sheriff Tupper (Tom Bosley) when his seemingly harmless deputy (Rick Lenz) is accused of murder.
Jessica helps Sheriff Tupper (Tom Bosley) when his seemingly harmless deputy (Rick Lenz) is accused of murder.
Jessica's cousin Emma (Angela Lansbury in a dual role) must clear herself in the murder of a nobleman who loved her decades ago.
Jessica's cousin Emma (Angela Lansbury in a dual role) must clear herself in the murder of a nobleman who loved her decades ago.
Murder is on the agenda when top executives and their wives meet at a powerful tycoon's country estate.
Murder is on the agenda when top executives and their wives meet at a powerful tycoon's country estate.
Jessica visits a convent to see a former sorority sister (Jane Powell) and winds up searching for a nun's killer.
Jessica visits a convent to see a former sorority sister (Jane Powell) and winds up searching for a nun's killer.
An attorney (Patrick McGoohan) asks Jessica to testify for a colleague accused of murder on circumstantial evidence in Quebec.
An attorney (Patrick McGoohan) asks Jessica to testify for a colleague accused of murder on circumstantial evidence in Quebec.
A coach's retirement, a stranger's arrival and deadly practical jokes cause Jessica to re-examine a 20-year-old murder.
At a fashion premiere in Paris, Jessica gets involved in the murder investigation of a supper-club owner.
A murder occurs while Jessica is recording one of her novels for the Mystery Books for the Blind series.
Jessica looks into a 30-year-old murder in a continuation of the story from the 1949 film ``Strange Bargain.``
Jessica looks into a 30-year-old murder in a continuation of the story from the 1949 film ``Strange Bargain.``
Jessica investigates when an old friend is killed in a car accident in Idaho -- the man's widow (Ellen Bry) believes it was an accident, but the victim's father (John McLiam) is sure it was murder.
Jessica investigates when an old friend is killed in a car accident in Idaho -- the man's widow (Ellen Bry) believes it was an accident, but the victim's father (John McLiam) is sure it was murder.
Grady Fletcher is in big trouble when his boss, a specialist in tax shelters, is found dead and he is the main suspect.
Grady Fletcher is in big trouble when his boss, a specialist in tax shelters, is found dead and he is the main suspect.
A 25-year comedy feud hampers Jessica's probe of a stabbing murder at her goddaughter's engagement party.
A 25-year comedy feud hampers Jessica's probe of a stabbing murder at her goddaughter's engagement party.
Jessica investigates the murder of one of Cabot Cove's most illustrious citizens, a world-famous artist (Foster Brooks).
Jessica investigates the murder of one of Cabot Cove's most illustrious citizens, a world-famous artist (Foster Brooks).
Jessica's trainer friend, Harry McGraw (Jerry Orbach), faces charges of killing a shady fight promoter.
Jessica's trainer friend, Harry McGraw (Jerry Orbach), faces charges of killing a shady fight promoter.
Jessica pores through a long list of enemies and possible suspects when a janitor (George Takei) finds an obnoxious TV host dead in his office.
Jessica pores through a long list of enemies and possible suspects when a janitor (George Takei) finds an obnoxious TV host dead in his office.
Jessica shares the plot of her new book, in which a law student (Shaun Cassidy) seeks the killer of an arrogant professor (George Grizzard) with many enemies.
Jessica shares the plot of her new book, in which a law student (Shaun Cassidy) seeks the killer of an arrogant professor (George Grizzard) with many enemies.
While bedridden, Jessica overhears a telephone conversation between two men who are plotting a murder.
While bedridden, Jessica overhears a telephone conversation between two men who are plotting a murder.
A London-bound plane is the setting for the murder of an heiress's bodyguard and the theft of a valuable necklace.
Jessica comes to the aid of a shy poet (Thom Bray) who is the prime suspect when his tormentor (Barry Williams) is found dead.
Jessica probes the murder by poison of an ex-colleague's understudy (Ann Turkel), after the leading lady (Eleanor Parker) is unable to go on at a small-town theater.
Jessica reluctantly agrees to a television interview for an old friend but is surprised when a different reporter arrives to conduct the taping; a boat explosion leads everyone to believe the journalist (Chad Everett) has been killed.
Feeling professionally threatened, detective Magnum (Tom Selleck) resists Jessica's efforts to prove he was framed.
Jessica joins old friend Haskell Drake (Harry Guardino) to investigate a corrupt publisher's unexpected death.
An old beau of Jessica's (Leslie Nielsen) incites murder and greed when he seeks sunken treasure in Cabot Cove.
With a corned beef sandwich as the only clue, Jessica works to clear her niece (Genie Francis) of an ad executive's murder.
A mysterious man involves Jessica in the defection of two European musicians and the murder of a British intelligence agent.
A police retiree tries to solve a 10-year-old murder case reopened by a mistaken-identity shooting.
An attacker tries to stop Jessica when her investigation of two circus murders may clear Neil (Jackie Cooper).
An attacker tries to stop Jessica when her investigation of two circus murders may clear Neil (Jackie Cooper).
Jessica discovers a circus clown arrested for murder is actually her long-lost brother-in-law (Jackie Cooper).
Jessica discovers a circus clown arrested for murder is actually her long-lost brother-in-law (Jackie Cooper).
Jessica's old friend (Christopher Allport) faces charges of abetting a well-versed art thief and is suspected of having murdered his wife.
Jessica's old friend (Christopher Allport) faces charges of abetting a well-versed art thief and is suspected of having murdered his wife.
Trying to clear a relative's (Peter Bonerz) name, Jessica unmasks murder suspects at a Mardi Gras celebration.
Trying to clear a relative's (Peter Bonerz) name, Jessica unmasks murder suspects at a Mardi Gras celebration.
Jessica trades passing shots with a murderer during a tennis-tournament fund-raiser hosted by one of Jessica's former students (Linda Hamilton).
Jessica trades passing shots with a murderer during a tennis-tournament fund-raiser hosted by one of Jessica's former students (Linda Hamilton).
The ruthless new owner (Bert Convy) of a formerly classy periodical is murdered, and Jessica takes on the case.
The ruthless new owner (Bert Convy) of a formerly classy periodical is murdered, and Jessica takes on the case.
A corpse, returned to Cabot Cove for burial, turns out to be misidentified.
A corpse, returned to Cabot Cove for burial, turns out to be misidentified.
Jessica and Boston private detective Harry McGraw (Jerry Orbach) seek a murderer and the thief of a dead sex-symbol's diary.
Jessica and Boston private detective Harry McGraw (Jerry Orbach) seek a murderer and the thief of a dead sex-symbol's diary.
Murder plays a part in the death of a wealthy woman who leaves her fortune to an evangelist instead of her family.
Murder plays a part in the death of a wealthy woman who leaves her fortune to an evangelist instead of her family.
Jessica and a colleague (Craig Stevens) encounter a mob ready to lynch a man suspected of murdering a bully.
Jessica and a colleague (Craig Stevens) encounter a mob ready to lynch a man suspected of murdering a bully.
Tainted strawberry preserves make several patrons ill and seem to be the cause of one woman's death at a popular inn.
Tainted strawberry preserves make several patrons ill and seem to be the cause of one woman's death at a popular inn.
Jury foreman Jessica doubts a married man's (Tony Bill) self-defense claim in the death of his lover's husband.
Jury foreman Jessica doubts a married man's (Tony Bill) self-defense claim in the death of his lover's husband.
Jessica suspects a murderous cover-up in a cosmetics firm run by volatile siblings (Jayne Meadows, Robert Culp).
Jessica suspects a murderous cover-up in a cosmetics firm run by volatile siblings (Jayne Meadows, Robert Culp).
Jessica investigates when murder fells a local Navajo Indian guide who opposed an archaeologist's desecration of tribal lands.
Jessica investigates when murder fells a local Navajo Indian guide who opposed an archaeologist's desecration of tribal lands.
A woman is electrocuted in the bathtub, and the chaos that follows makes things difficult for Amos as he prepares to turn the reins over to a new sheriff.
A woman is electrocuted in the bathtub, and the chaos that follows makes things difficult for Amos as he prepares to turn the reins over to a new sheriff.
While teaching an English class at a women's prison, Jessica steps in when a murder leads to a hostage situation.
Jessica must help her niece, a jockey whose first victory is followed by charges of murdering the horse's owner.
While staying at a lakeside inn, Jessica investigates the drowning of a championship swimmer.
Jessica's friend (Ann Blyth) fears she is going insane and may have murdered her husband.
Jessica heads to London in answer to a foreboding message from her cousin (Angela Lansbury in a dual role).
Jessica is drawn into the investigation when an obnoxious man is murdered on the weekend she visits a college campus.
Jessica's actress niece (Alice Krige) is the prime suspect in the murder of a daytime-drama writer (Jessica Walter).
A cheap tycoon with many enemies is found dead on the construction site of his high-rise hotel.
Jessica masquerades as a wealthy widow at a luxurious tropical hotel in an effort to trap the murderer of her good friend.
At a Wyoming rancher's grave, a man shocks mourners -- including the deceased's daughter -- by claiming to be the true heir.
Jessica reunites with her college roommate at a desert resort and probes the murder of the woman's ex-husband.
Hospitalized in Dallas after an airport accident, Jessica endures the inconvenience of a leg cast to probe an in-patient murder.
Stranded at a roadside diner by a storm, bus passengers Jessica and Sheriff Tupper investigate the murder of a fellow traveler.
Jessica opposes an ambitious district attorney (Pat Harrington) who believes her poet friend (Paul Sand) killed a novelist.
Jessica inherits part of a pro football team, but the owner's murder convinces her there is more roughness off the field than on.
Jessica cooperates with private detective Harry McGraw (Jerry Orbach), whose partner died while researching a murder trial.
Murder is part of a legendary artist's (Cesar Romero) birthday celebration on a Mediterranean island paradise.
On a pleasure cruise, Jessica's niece (Belinda Montgomery) receives flowers and messages from her late husband.
A talk-show host (Clive Revill) and a cab driver (Garrett Morris) help Jessica solve the murder of a New Orleans jazz musician.
A Broadway legend's (Vivian Blaine) life is threatened after her daughter (Lorna Luft) is seriously injured in a mugging.
Jessica is asked to complete the last weeks of an expired congressman's term, and discovers politics is murder.
A hypnotist (Jose Ferrer) is murdered before a host of would-be witnesses who all were in a deep trance at the time.
A friend (Hurd Hatfield) asks Jessica to help two Soviet dancers defect, unaware one (George de la Pena) is a murder suspect.
Murder ends a tycoon's (James Coco) plan to have Jessica design a house of horrors for one of his theme parks.
Jessica helps clear her neighbor (Van Johnson), an eccentric suspected of murdering with one of his inventions.
Jessica sets out to prove her secretary isn't a murder suspect.
Jessica delves into two investigations when both her wealthy Southern cousin and his daughter die mysteriously.
Jessica is suspected of a producer's murder after people hear her threatening to stop the victim from filming her new novel.
Jessica travels to San Francisco for a family wedding and discovers that the groom (Jeff Conaway) faces a murder charge.
A financier (Howard Duff), reportedly swept overboard during a hurricane, turns up in Jessica's yard disguised as a handyman.
Newly successful mystery writer J.B. Fletcher gets involved in a murder at a New York publisher's costume bash.
While staying at a lakeside inn, Jessica investigates the drowning of a championship swimmer.
Jessica must help her niece, a jockey whose first victory is followed by charges of murdering the horse's owner.
While teaching an English class at a women's prison, Jessica steps in when a murder leads to a hostage situation.
A cheap tycoon with many enemies is found dead on the construction site of his high-rise hotel.
Jessica's actress niece (Alice Krige) is the prime suspect in the murder of a daytime-drama writer (Jessica Walter).
Jessica's friend (Ann Blyth) fears she is going insane and may have murdered her husband.
Jessica is drawn into the investigation when an obnoxious man is murdered on the weekend she visits a college campus.
Jessica heads to London in answer to a foreboding message from her cousin (Angela Lansbury in a dual role).
Jessica masquerades as a wealthy widow at a luxurious tropical hotel in an effort to trap the murderer of her good friend.
With a corned beef sandwich as the only clue, Jessica works to clear her niece (Genie Francis) of an ad executive's murder.
An old beau of Jessica's (Leslie Nielsen) incites murder and greed when he seeks sunken treasure in Cabot Cove.
Jessica joins old friend Haskell Drake (Harry Guardino) to investigate a corrupt publisher's unexpected death.
Feeling professionally threatened, detective Magnum (Tom Selleck) resists Jessica's efforts to prove he was framed.
Jessica comes to the aid of a shy poet (Thom Bray) who is the prime suspect when his tormentor (Barry Williams) is found dead.
Jessica reluctantly agrees to a television interview for an old friend but is surprised when a different reporter arrives to conduct the taping; a boat explosion leads everyone to believe the journalist (Chad Everett) has been killed.
A mysterious man involves Jessica in the defection of two European musicians and the murder of a British intelligence agent.
Jessica probes the murder by poison of an ex-colleague's understudy (Ann Turkel), after the leading lady (Eleanor Parker) is unable to go on at a small-town theater.
A London-bound plane is the setting for the murder of an heiress's bodyguard and the theft of a valuable necklace.
A police retiree tries to solve a 10-year-old murder case reopened by a mistaken-identity shooting.
Jessica attends a fund-raiser for a New York publisher, and he is found dead, and his wife's diamond necklace is missing from his safe.
When Jessica is arrested for murder, secret agent Michael Haggerty (Len Cariou) and her nephew Grady conspire to keep her safely in jail while they seek the real killer.
Jessica investigates when bodies start turning up in the Appletree sisters' (Joan Leslie, Teresa Wright) house and garden.
Jessica probes a suspicious accident while visiting her niece (Kristy McNichol) on the Canadian rodeo circuit.
Jessica investigates the murders of U.S. World Cup skiers while snowed in at a ski area holding tryouts.
Jessica is caught in a game of deadly politics when a close friend's campaign is threatened by scandal.
The future son-in-law (Sean O'Bryan) of a prominent Cabot Cove family is suspected in the shooting of a hardware store employee.
Jessica agrees to help clear a former research assistant of killing her new employer, despite the fact the woman is a pathological liar.
Jessica's trip to Hong Kong is interrupted by the murder of an American businessman negotiating a merger with a Chinese tycoon.
Seth's friend (Peter Donat), an actor coming out of retirement to launch a play is implicated in the murder of his ex-manager (Bradford Dillman).
Jessica's editor is accused of murdering a developer opposed to the preservation of a historic New York brownstone.
The owner of a Midwest radio station (Lyman Ward) is found murdered at a new transmitter site, and Jessica must weed out the suspects to find the killer.
A delivery boy (Neil Patrick Harris) who witnessed a murder becomes the prime suspect and disappears.
Jessica investigates the murder of a visiting romance novelist's assistant, who was having an affair with the writer's publisher husband.
Jessica is enjoying a Caribbean cruise on a ship where her old friend (Keith Michell) is chief of security when a woman is found dead in the ship's cargo net.
Jessica investigates the mysterious disappearance of her editor's millionaire father along with $150 million from his corporate account.
A stranger obsessed with restoring a Cabot Cove landmark is killed after he is suspected of being a vampire.
Jessica uses her knowledge of music to investigate the murder of the owner of the record company that is producing one of her mysteries on tape.
Jessica becomes involved in an internal police investigation when a colleague is left for dead in an accident in which a rookie policeman is killed.
Jessica investigates a cold case to help an agoraphobic woman (Cynthia Nixon) who is haunted by dreams of her mother's murder five years earlier.
In Ireland, the son of Jessica's friend (Fionnula Flanagan) is accused of killing another family member (Andrew Robinson).
Jessica happens on a computerized clue to a murder while writing a mystery story for a friend's interactive video game company.
Researching a novel, Jessica unravels the mystery of a Thoroughbred trainer's (Mickey Rooney) murder.
Jessica comes to the aid of a promising young reporter when he is suspected of murdering a rival magazine's unscrupulous publisher.
Jessica's friend, a top-flight homicide detective (Barry Newman), investigates the cover-up of a young woman's murder.
An undelivered letter that Jessica finds in an antique bureau, purchased at a rummage sale, unleashes arson and murder.
The questionable identity of a body found by a railroad track leads to murder and becomes the inspiration for Jessica's latest novel.
Jessica enters the world of high finance when she attempts to solve the murder of her stockbroker, a partner in a prestigious Wall Street firm.
Jessica befriends a Cabot Cove newcomer who is a murder suspect.
While visiting a friend in Jamaica, Jessica encounters voodoo and black magic when a family celebration is marred by murder.
Jessica spends the weekend on a remote island with a tycoon (Gene Barry) who thinks his life is in danger.
Jessica may be forced into public office when a woman arrives in town claiming Cabot Cove's bachelor mayor is the father of her five children.
Jessica becomes involved in a double-murder investigation when she attends an opera opening with old friend Dennis Stanton (Keith Michell) in San Francisco.
Jessica investigates her accountant and uncovers his gambling, an illegal casino and a police officer's murder.
A man (George Segal) who claims Jessica's novel closely resembles the story of his first wife's murder sues Jessica.
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