Tired of hotels, Jessica takes a Manhattan apartment now that she has accepted a New York teaching position. By the time Seth visits there, he can say 'I told you so' as he did at her Cabot Cove send-off party, although she'll spend weekends there. Her apartment's previous tenant, Mike Freelander, has been murdered and her apartment ransacked. So, Seth, moves in as a temporary guardian angel and questions the neighbors. She doesn't leave snooping to the NYPD detectives but investigates Freelander's family life and their involvement in theft and contraband smuggling. After another murder, she comes up with surprising suspects and a risky trap. Written by KGF Vissers

Tired of hotels, Jessica takes a Manhattan apartment now that she has accepted a New York teaching position. By the time Seth visits there, he can say 'I told you so' as he did at her Cabot Cove send-off party, although she'll spend weekends there. Her apartment's previous tenant, Mike Freelander, has been murdered and her apartment ransacked. So, Seth, moves in as a temporary guardian angel and questions the neighbors. She doesn't leave snooping to the NYPD detectives but investigates Freelander's family life and their involvement in theft and contraband smuggling. After another murder, she comes up with surprising suspects and a risky trap. Written by KGF Vissers

Jessica agrees to teach at Manhattan University's criminology program for both students and crime fighting professionals, whose skepticism she soon overcomes. Her course predecessor, ex-cop Wallace Evans, challenges her to solve the campus' muggings as a workshop on a competitive base. When she refuses, he discloses that she was only asked to take his class as a recruiting stunt. Despite being stalked by Luke Phillips, after throwing him out of her class, Jessica starts snooping and becomes a shooting target herself as part of an elaborate display of crazy clues. Written by KGF Vissers

Jessica agrees to teach at Manhattan University's criminology program for both students and crime fighting professionals, whose skepticism she soon overcomes. Her course predecessor, ex-cop Wallace Evans, challenges her to solve the campus' muggings as a workshop on a competitive base. When she refuses, he discloses that she was only asked to take his class as a recruiting stunt. Despite being stalked by Luke Phillips, after throwing him out of her class, Jessica starts snooping and becomes a shooting target herself as part of an elaborate display of crazy clues. Written by KGF Vissers

Shortly after reputed scandal 'biographer' Jane Dawson announces the release of her book on Jessica's friend, movie actress Ellen Lombard, Ellen's husband, Arthur Brent, is seen running out of her house, where she is found electrocuted in the bath. Jessica believes he found her already dead and tries to prove his innocence by piecing together the book research, family history and forensics. Written by KGF Vissers

Shortly after reputed scandal 'biographer' Jane Dawson announces the release of her book on Jessica's friend, movie actress Ellen Lombard, Ellen's husband, Arthur Brent, is seen running out of her house, where she is found electrocuted in the bath. Jessica believes he found her already dead and tries to prove his innocence by piecing together the book research, family history and forensics. Written by KGF Vissers

Jessica realizes her New York fan on the plane home is actually Sheriff Mort Metzger's young, unruly kid brother Wayne. She agrees to keep his identity a secret at Mort's request. Mort reluctantly decides to give the guy a chance and gets him a job in Cabot Cove as fisherman Zach Franklin's deck-hand. Wayne saves him from an attack by resentful Captain Ned Keller, but because of his prison tattoo, Wayne is nonetheless forbidden to court Zach's daughter Elaine. When Zach disappears, Mort finds a bloody knife and suspects Wayne on account of his rotten New York past. Then Zach's silent majority partner Terry Montagne is found murdered. Jessica helps Mort investigate the boat case objectively. Written by KGF Vissers (ed. by gvpalazz)

Jessica realizes her New York fan on the plane home is actually Sheriff Mort Metzger's young, unruly kid brother Wayne. She agrees to keep his identity a secret at Mort's request. Mort reluctantly decides to give the guy a chance and gets him a job in Cabot Cove as fisherman Zach Franklin's deck-hand. Wayne saves him from an attack by resentful Captain Ned Keller, but because of his prison tattoo, Wayne is nonetheless forbidden to court Zach's daughter Elaine. When Zach disappears, Mort finds a bloody knife and suspects Wayne on account of his rotten New York past. Then Zach's silent majority partner Terry Montagne is found murdered. Jessica helps Mort investigate the boat case objectively. Written by KGF Vissers (ed. by gvpalazz)

Learning her brightest college class student, Michael Rossari, lacks the grades but was caught only after he changed them back after being admitted to her class, she tries to help him getting accepted. After upgrading her computer, she joins a 101 class in the firm where he works to learn how to use it. His superior, Alan Miller, is found murdered. Another superior tells the two NYPD detectives that Michael supplied stolen computers. Jessica works out the technological factor and comes up with another plot. Written by KGF Vissers

Learning her brightest college class student, Michael Rossari, lacks the grades but was caught only after he changed them back after being admitted to her class, she tries to help him getting accepted. After upgrading her computer, she joins a 101 class in the firm where he works to learn how to use it. His superior, Alan Miller, is found murdered. Another superior tells the two NYPD detectives that Michael supplied stolen computers. Jessica works out the technological factor and comes up with another plot. Written by KGF Vissers

Even at his as dad's funeral, New Orleans PD detective John Coop Jr. remains bitter about the celebrated blues musician. Initially he's uncooperative, after Jessica discovers Jack Lee Johnson's strangled corpse and his family is targeted again. It all connects somehow to unsolved murder of singer Luna 'Noona' Santee (20 years ago) and the Henley mansion. Written by KGF Vissers

Even at his as dad's funeral, New Orleans PD detective John Coop Jr. remains bitter about the celebrated blues musician. Initially he's uncooperative, after Jessica discovers Jack Lee Johnson's strangled corpse and his family is targeted again. It all connects somehow to unsolved murder of singer Luna 'Noona' Santee (20 years ago) and the Henley mansion. Written by KGF Vissers

In California on a book tour, Jessica is invited to stay by her old friends, Clark and Ginny Blanchard who are celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary at their home in Santa Barbara. Clark is a highly successful businessman but Jessica soon learns that when drunk, he's also violent and beats Ginny. When Clark is found dead, beaten with a fireplace poker, suspicion immediately falls on Ginny but Jessica is certain her friend is innocent. There are several other suspects including a businessman who lost his company to Clark Blanchard and an employee whose wife was having an affair with him. Jessica puts it all together. Written by garykmcd

In California on a book tour, Jessica is invited to stay by her old friends, Clark and Ginny Blanchard who are celebrating their fifth wedding anniversary at their home in Santa Barbara. Clark is a highly successful businessman but Jessica soon learns that when drunk, he's also violent and beats Ginny. When Clark is found dead, beaten with a fireplace poker, suspicion immediately falls on Ginny but Jessica is certain her friend is innocent. There are several other suspects including a businessman who lost his company to Clark Blanchard and an employee whose wife was having an affair with him. Jessica puts it all together. Written by garykmcd

In Las Vegas to attend a major book convention, Jessica agrees to get in touch with Susan Hartley, the daughter of a friend. She's working as a cocktail waitress at McSorley's Hotel and Casino where her boyfriend Eddie Wheaton works as a card dealer. When the casino's manager, Jerry Pappas, dies from a fall from a penthouse apartment, Eddie, who's already been caught skimming chips at the blackjack table, is arrested. Working with the casino's security chief Larry Thorson and LVPD detective Lt. Walt Murphy, Jessica thinks there are a number of holes in the investigation and sets out to solve the crime. Written by garykmcd

In Las Vegas to attend a major book convention, Jessica agrees to get in touch with Susan Hartley, the daughter of a friend. She's working as a cocktail waitress at McSorley's Hotel and Casino where her boyfriend Eddie Wheaton works as a card dealer. When the casino's manager, Jerry Pappas, dies from a fall from a penthouse apartment, Eddie, who's already been caught skimming chips at the blackjack table, is arrested. Working with the casino's security chief Larry Thorson and LVPD detective Lt. Walt Murphy, Jessica thinks there are a number of holes in the investigation and sets out to solve the crime. Written by garykmcd

Jessica happily accepts her New York friend Winston Devermore's invitation to be the first female author/guest speaker at the previously exclusive male bastion Avernus club. Ruthless, rude businessman Lawrence Cayle is ostracized for 'un-brotherly' (adulterous) conduct, but Harcourt Fenton refuses to join the collective vendetta proclaimed. Lawrence gets wind and still agrees to meet the secretly selected 'enforcer' at midnight in Avernus, but is shot with a club sports gun. Winston asks Jessica to help him find the killer before NYPD lieutenant Howard Tartarus collectively charges the executive committee. Shortly after, Harcourt dies in a car accident, his passenger Winston is seriously hurt (the accident is a result of sabotage). Written by KGF Vissers

Jessica happily accepts her New York friend Winston Devermore's invitation to be the first female author/guest speaker at the previously exclusive male bastion Avernus club. Ruthless, rude businessman Lawrence Cayle is ostracized for 'un-brotherly' (adulterous) conduct, but Harcourt Fenton refuses to join the collective vendetta proclaimed. Lawrence gets wind and still agrees to meet the secretly selected 'enforcer' at midnight in Avernus, but is shot with a club sports gun. Winston asks Jessica to help him find the killer before NYPD lieutenant Howard Tartarus collectively charges the executive committee. Shortly after, Harcourt dies in a car accident, his passenger Winston is seriously hurt (the accident is a result of sabotage). Written by KGF Vissers

US Congressman Arthur Prouty insists that Jessica attend a Washington trade reception where he can hand her a copy of his own fly-fishing book. Actually, a short encrypted note is slipped into it by Soviet embassy trade representative Yuri Lermentov. At night, he slips into her hotel suite to retrieve it, but is killed by someone else. Jessica and police Lt. Blaisdell get little out of her British intelligence friend Michael Hagarty, who was in rough negotiations for a crucial list with Lermontov. He's arrested, leaving Jessica to find and trap the killer. Written by KGF Vissers

US Congressman Arthur Prouty insists that Jessica attend a Washington trade reception where he can hand her a copy of his own fly-fishing book. Actually, a short encrypted note is slipped into it by Soviet embassy trade representative Yuri Lermentov. At night, he slips into her hotel suite to retrieve it, but is killed by someone else. Jessica and police Lt. Blaisdell get little out of her British intelligence friend Michael Hagarty, who was in rough negotiations for a crucial list with Lermontov. He's arrested, leaving Jessica to find and trap the killer. Written by KGF Vissers

Geoffrey Presser's struggling San Francisco company has choreographer Edward Hale recreate the legendary Diabolical Dance, originally created for a czar's mistress. The dance has been performed exactly twice, each time abandoned after the lead ballerina died. (Jessica Fletcher correctly diagnoses a heart attack from a film made during an attempted 2nd production.) Jessica also discovers a curtain 'accident' is staged by Presser for publicity during the first rehearsal, viewed by prospective investors. Presser's wife, Claudia Cameron, is pushed from the lead role by a younger and craftier Lily Roland, to the exasperation of the lead male, Damien Bolo, who prefers the mature dancer and barely tolerates the upstart's awkwardness. Lily dies during the premiere; she was poisoned, but not from the real rose that Bolo had substituted for a prop. Jessica examines the company and events with a critically sharper eye for ballet than SFPD detective Lieutenant Martin Kinicki. Written by KGF Vissers (edited by GVP)

Geoffrey Presser's struggling San Francisco company has choreographer Edward Hale recreate the legendary Diabolical Dance, originally created for a czar's mistress. The dance has been performed exactly twice, each time abandoned after the lead ballerina died. (Jessica Fletcher correctly diagnoses a heart attack from a film made during an attempted 2nd production.) Jessica also discovers a curtain 'accident' is staged by Presser for publicity during the first rehearsal, viewed by prospective investors. Presser's wife, Claudia Cameron, is pushed from the lead role by a younger and craftier Lily Roland, to the exasperation of the lead male, Damien Bolo, who prefers the mature dancer and barely tolerates the upstart's awkwardness. Lily dies during the premiere; she was poisoned, but not from the real rose that Bolo had substituted for a prop. Jessica examines the company and events with a critically sharper eye for ballet than SFPD detective Lieutenant Martin Kinicki. Written by KGF Vissers (edited by GVP)

While Doctor Hazlett is looking for the lead in an amateur play about a falsely accused witch's burning, Mariah Osborn arrives and auditions. Some people believe she's an actual witch, and she gets blamed for every crime or weirdness from then on. That includes when Circuit Court Judge Willard Clinton was pushed from the bell tower and also the fire at insurance agent Nate Parsons's home. Jessica digs into both crimes' hidden past and connects it all with a jewel theft years ago from Charles and Lydia Winthrop. Written by KGF Vissers

While Doctor Hazlett is looking for the lead in an amateur play about a falsely accused witch's burning, Mariah Osborn arrives and auditions. Some people believe she's an actual witch, and she gets blamed for every crime or weirdness from then on. That includes when Circuit Court Judge Willard Clinton was pushed from the bell tower and also the fire at insurance agent Nate Parsons's home. Jessica digs into both crimes' hidden past and connects it all with a jewel theft years ago from Charles and Lydia Winthrop. Written by KGF Vissers

Universal Studio bosses invite Jessica to plan a movie adaptation of her recent novel Messengers at Midnight, to be adapted for the screen by John Cavershaw. Producer Darryl Heyward accepts her objections to mutilating a true story, dumps John, actress mistress Monica Chase and most of the production team. Then he's clobbered to death in the Hitchcock Psycho house, where Jessica noticed someone hiding earlier after Willy Montego showed her around speculating general belief can make something evil. Jessica works out potentially motivating Hollywood interests. She finds weird fan Oliver Thissle, who claims he hid on the murder night in the Bates house and snoops there to set a trap. Written by KGF Vissers

Universal Studio bosses invite Jessica to plan a movie adaptation of her recent novel Messengers at Midnight, to be adapted for the screen by John Cavershaw. Producer Darryl Heyward accepts her objections to mutilating a true story, dumps John, actress mistress Monica Chase and most of the production team. Then he's clobbered to death in the Hitchcock Psycho house, where Jessica noticed someone hiding earlier after Willy Montego showed her around speculating general belief can make something evil. Jessica works out potentially motivating Hollywood interests. She finds weird fan Oliver Thissle, who claims he hid on the murder night in the Bates house and snoops there to set a trap. Written by KGF Vissers

Jessica is in Monte Carlo visiting her good friend, hotelier Annie Floret. They haven't seen each other for 10 years and Jessica quickly realizes that her friend is under a great deal of pressure. She learns from police Inspector Morel that Annie owes a great deal of money to businessman Earl Harper and will lose everything if she doesn't come up with the payment within a few days. When Harper is found in his suite stabbed in the chest with a pair of scissors and a very expensive piece of jewelry goes missing, the police arrest Peter Templeton, a one-time jewel thief who worked in the hotel. Annie, however, fears that her son Richie, who had earlier threatened Harper, is behind the killing. A second murder points Jessica in the right direction. Written by garykmcd

Jessica is in Monte Carlo visiting her good friend, hotelier Annie Floret. They haven't seen each other for 10 years and Jessica quickly realizes that her friend is under a great deal of pressure. She learns from police Inspector Morel that Annie owes a great deal of money to businessman Earl Harper and will lose everything if she doesn't come up with the payment within a few days. When Harper is found in his suite stabbed in the chest with a pair of scissors and a very expensive piece of jewelry goes missing, the police arrest Peter Templeton, a one-time jewel thief who worked in the hotel. Annie, however, fears that her son Richie, who had earlier threatened Harper, is behind the killing. A second murder points Jessica in the right direction. Written by garykmcd

In London, Jessica meets an old friend, U.S. Embassy Vice Consul John Thurston, who introduces her, in passing, to Nigel Atkins from the Home Office. When Jessica later finds Atkins dead, she immediately contacts the police but by the time they arrive, the body is nowhere to be found. Police inspector Stillwell later assures her that he's spoken to Atkins who is still quite alive and now on his way out of the country. It doesn't take her very long to figure out that she's in the of some type of intelligence operation. Written by garykmcd

In London, Jessica meets an old friend, U.S. Embassy Vice Consul John Thurston, who introduces her, in passing, to Nigel Atkins from the Home Office. When Jessica later finds Atkins dead, she immediately contacts the police but by the time they arrive, the body is nowhere to be found. Police inspector Stillwell later assures her that he's spoken to Atkins who is still quite alive and now on his way out of the country. It doesn't take her very long to figure out that she's in the of some type of intelligence operation. Written by garykmcd

Shortly after his high-profile second marriage with Jessica's neighbor, soap star Joanna Rollins, Walter Bowman fires his personal trainer Bo Wilder (for having slept with his former wife, Miriam) and later that night is shot dead at home. Unlike Sheriff Beals' department, Jessica soon suspects a set-up. Suspects include Joanna's jealous ex-wife, Devon 'Sonny' Lane, who tried to stop the wedding, and agent Teddy Cardozo. Written by KGF Vissers (edited by canadazbest)

Shortly after his high-profile second marriage with Jessica's neighbor, soap star Joanna Rollins, Walter Bowman fires his personal trainer Bo Wilder (for having slept with his former wife, Miriam) and later that night is shot dead at home. Unlike Sheriff Beals' department, Jessica soon suspects a set-up. Suspects include Joanna's jealous ex-wife, Devon 'Sonny' Lane, who tried to stop the wedding, and agent Teddy Cardozo. Written by KGF Vissers (edited by canadazbest)

Jessica's friend, retired Irish police officer Sean Cullane, started, with her help, teaching crime classes. Michael O'Connor, a serial Ulster criminal, who just migrated to New York, provokes him, promising 'revenge', and manages to get threatened in Patrick MacNair's Irish pub, so Sean is warned by the NYPD. Michael's even shadier nephew Ian O'Connor, who desires Sean's daughter Kathleen, is dangerously in debt with loan shark Finn Dawley, yet Michael refuses further financial help. Next, Michael is found shot in the head, Sean the sole suspect. Jessica is determined to 'help' NYPD Lt. Parnell dig deeper, examining the very accusing 'testament' tape Michael left. Written by KGF Vissers

Jessica's friend, retired Irish police officer Sean Cullane, started, with her help, teaching crime classes. Michael O'Connor, a serial Ulster criminal, who just migrated to New York, provokes him, promising 'revenge', and manages to get threatened in Patrick MacNair's Irish pub, so Sean is warned by the NYPD. Michael's even shadier nephew Ian O'Connor, who desires Sean's daughter Kathleen, is dangerously in debt with loan shark Finn Dawley, yet Michael refuses further financial help. Next, Michael is found shot in the head, Sean the sole suspect. Jessica is determined to 'help' NYPD Lt. Parnell dig deeper, examining the very accusing 'testament' tape Michael left. Written by KGF Vissers

Jessica applauds the arrival in Cabot Cove of young MD Jonas Beckwith, but Seth claims a 'technology-obsessed' doc lacks heart and experience. Harriet Wooster's computer programs are about to get her family company sold for a fortune, having obtained seed money from her brother Doug Simmons. Harriet dies from an ulcer, which Seth didn't test for, treating her instead for indigestion, as a result of Beckwith's diagnosis. It turns out a transfusion with what was supposed to be her own blood was fatal and Jessica suspects part of an elaborate murder. Jessica finds out how and why, bringing her 'medical advisers' together in the process. Written by KGF Vissers

Jessica applauds the arrival in Cabot Cove of young MD Jonas Beckwith, but Seth claims a 'technology-obsessed' doc lacks heart and experience. Harriet Wooster's computer programs are about to get her family company sold for a fortune, having obtained seed money from her brother Doug Simmons. Harriet dies from an ulcer, which Seth didn't test for, treating her instead for indigestion, as a result of Beckwith's diagnosis. It turns out a transfusion with what was supposed to be her own blood was fatal and Jessica suspects part of an elaborate murder. Jessica finds out how and why, bringing her 'medical advisers' together in the process. Written by KGF Vissers

Jesscia is on a working holiday with her friend Cyrus Ramsey, archaeologist at the Mexico City museum, whose exposition's prize piece (the Aztec emperor Montezuma's golden death mask) was just stolen. It's found with the reputed illegal collector Enrico Montejano, a self-made tycoon whose young lover's (Rosa) father, Juan Garcia, was just fired after a row over that affair. US DEA Agent Ramirez warns her not to hinder their drug investigation. She inquires about Rosa's dead fiancé Jason Powel. Written by KGF Vissers

Jesscia is on a working holiday with her friend Cyrus Ramsey, archaeologist at the Mexico City museum, whose exposition's prize piece (the Aztec emperor Montezuma's golden death mask) was just stolen. It's found with the reputed illegal collector Enrico Montejano, a self-made tycoon whose young lover's (Rosa) father, Juan Garcia, was just fired after a row over that affair. US DEA Agent Ramirez warns her not to hinder their drug investigation. She inquires about Rosa's dead fiancé Jason Powel. Written by KGF Vissers

Jessica travels to Carmel to read the new play of her friend Martin Tremaine, but his real reason for asking her is the strange events haunting him after the suicide of his wife, and his fear that he is losing his mind. Someone may be pushing him towards madness, but why? Written by mama.sylvia

Jessica travels to Carmel to read the new play of her friend Martin Tremaine, but his real reason for asking her is the strange events haunting him after the suicide of his wife, and his fear that he is losing his mind. Someone may be pushing him towards madness, but why? Written by mama.sylvia

Seth is thrilled that Ben Oliver, an old Army buddy long thought dead, is alive and coming to Cabot Cove. Then PI Lawrence Jarvis turns up, claiming that Ben robbed a jewelry store. Ben does so well at the mechanic job Seth got for him that owner Mason Porter promotes him to boat salesman, to which his nephew objects. Jarvis tells Jessica he will catch Ben, no matter what it takes. When Mason Porter is found dead with $60,000 missing from his company safe, and $10,000 is found in Ben's room, it is up to Jessica to clear him by finding the real killer. Written by mama.sylvia

Seth is thrilled that Ben Oliver, an old Army buddy long thought dead, is alive and coming to Cabot Cove. Then PI Lawrence Jarvis turns up, claiming that Ben robbed a jewelry store. Ben does so well at the mechanic job Seth got for him that owner Mason Porter promotes him to boat salesman, to which his nephew objects. Jarvis tells Jessica he will catch Ben, no matter what it takes. When Mason Porter is found dead with $60,000 missing from his company safe, and $10,000 is found in Ben's room, it is up to Jessica to clear him by finding the real killer. Written by mama.sylvia

In New York City, Jessica is helping to develop a mystery board game for Marathon Toys, run by legendary eccentric Edgar Greenstreet, although Meredith Delaney tells Jessica she is really running the company. Meredith fires a long-time Marathon employee. Meredith's husband Devery McFarlane tells her he knows about the affair and asks when he'll be fired. Two ad agencies are competing for the Marathon account; Meredith is having an affair with the president of one, Boris Steloff, until she sees him kiss an agent of the other he is trying to hire on her orders. Only Meredith's longtime secretary seems unqualifiedly loyal. When Meredith is found dead in Greenstreet's high-security lab, Brian Singer's fingerprints are on the murder weapon. Written by mama.sylvia

In New York City, Jessica is helping to develop a mystery board game for Marathon Toys, run by legendary eccentric Edgar Greenstreet, although Meredith Delaney tells Jessica she is really running the company. Meredith fires a long-time Marathon employee. Meredith's husband Devery McFarlane tells her he knows about the affair and asks when he'll be fired. Two ad agencies are competing for the Marathon account; Meredith is having an affair with the president of one, Boris Steloff, until she sees him kiss an agent of the other he is trying to hire on her orders. Only Meredith's longtime secretary seems unqualifiedly loyal. When Meredith is found dead in Greenstreet's high-security lab, Brian Singer's fingerprints are on the murder weapon. Written by mama.sylvia