Asmos's sister makes the surprise announcement that she has left her husband, but things really take an unexpected turn when Jessica's consolatory chowder causes her guests to pass out at the dinner table!

A temporary black-out at a recording studio leaves Jessica in the dark when the wealthy soon-to-be-owner is stabbed to death.  When the murder weapon matches the cutlery set of an old friend, Jessica takes on the case with a plan to put the real culprit on the record.

Things heat up in Cabot Cove when the diary of a sex symbol is up for auction, and some of the bidders will do anything to get it.

Cesar Romero and Broadway legend Robert Goulet co-star in this intriguing episode of a famous artist who is haunted by a murderer on his otherwise idyllic Mediterranean island.

A book fair in Florida becomes the backdrop for a case of international intrigue when Jessica and a mysterious Russian detective investigate the strange link between a stolen Faberge egg and a family member of one of the show attendees.

Truth is stranger than fiction when one of Jessica's storylines eerily mirrors a real-life case involving a storeowner who was charged with the murder of his wife.

When a tycoon disappears, a psychic declares that he has been murdered - and then is found dead herself.

The death of the "King of Rhythm and Blues" and the subsequent murder of his bass player lead to the re-opening of a 20-year-old homicide case.

Jessica is surprised and dismayed when her first publisher - a man she helped to put behind bars - is paroled and rehired by his old firm.

When a lecherous landord is found dead, his struggling tenant becomes the prime suspect, and Jessica works to find the real killer.

Jessica's nephew is traded to a major-league baseball team, but when he becomes the prime suspect in a murder case, it's clear that a different kind of game is being played.

When the wife of Amos' deputy is found dead from what appears to be a self-inflicted gunshot wound, Jessica makes some surprising discoveries about their marriage - and about the women of Cabot Cove.

Someone is cooking the books at accounting firm Carlisle & Associates, but when one of the partners is strangled, the employees explain that there is a phantom in the building who may be guilty of the crime.

All bets are off when Jessica's day at the races becomes a murder investigation after a horse's owner is killed.

In a case of art imitating life, a disagreeable amusement park owner is found murdered after he tries to hire Jessica to design his House of Horrors.

A chance meetingn on a train embroils Jessica with foreign spies and stolen government secrets.

A terrifying ghost story threatens to become all too real when Jessica investigates the killing of wealthy American in Ireland and his connections to a haunted castle.

It's a case of publish or perish when Jessica must prove that a hard-drinking fellow mystery writer, who hasn't produced a book in years, is not responsible for a brutal crime.

Hoping for a little luck of the Irish, Jessica flies to County Cork to solve a murder involving an ancient Celtic myth, a broken affair, and a secret hidden in the mist.

The owner of a tourist attraction in New Mexico is killed and Jessica works with the local sheriff to catch the murderer.

When a software expert suddenly dies on the operating table, Jessica suspects that the cause was more than bleeding ulcers.

Cabot Cove's new gym owner prompts the women in town to rededicate themselves to physical fitness, but his shady past soon catches up with him.

Dennis Stanton, a former jewel thief turned insurance investigator, finds himself involved in a high-society murder.

It's time to walk down the aisle for Jessica's nephew and his wealthy fiancee, but will a mysterious death disturb their nuptial bliss?

The business world can be murder, as Jessica learns when her position as a board member leads her into a scenario of cutthroat business tactics, hostile takeovers, and homicide.

Jessica must read between the lines when her friend makes a sudden recovery from a heart attack upon hearing that his sensation-hungry newspaper boss has suddenly died.

A tennis star is killed in his girlfriend's car, but who was the intended victim?  Linda Hamilton guest stars.

After the successful publication of her first murder mystery novel, Jessica is invited to a costume ball at her publisher's mansion.  When a guest dressed as Sherlock Holmes is murdered, all eyes turn to her to out-sleuth the assassin of the deceased "detective."

Beauty is only skin deep when a business entrepreneur is stabbed with a famous hair stylist's scissors and Jessica finds the culprit by following a string of ugly break-ins.

The best-laid travel plans go seriously awry when Jessica puts her holiday in Amsterdam on hold in order to look into the disappearance of a friend and, shockingly, becomes the main suspect in an even more serious crime.

Scotland Yard comed calling when a theatre producer putting on an adaptation of one of Jessica's stories is killed and the prime suspect is one of the greatest actresses of the London stage.

When her restful Caribbean cruise is disrupted by a shocking death, Jessica investigates her fellow passengers and finds that all of them have leaky alibis.

A famous playwright is plagued with guilt about his wife's suicide, but when another family member is murdered, Jessica believes that he was the intended victim.

A romantic dinner turns deadly when Dennis finds himself framed for the murder of his date's husband.

Sean and Steve make an appearance on The Novice Elitists podcast to discuss the classic Columbo episode "Double Exposure", starring Peter Falk and Robert Culp.

Sean and Steve make an appearance on The Novice Elitists podcast to discuss the classic Columbo episode "Try and Catch Me", starring Peter Falk and Ruth Gordon.

En route to a book convention in Cairo, Jessica sees how real life can be stranger than fiction when a chance meeting with an old friend leads to her own involvement in espionage...and murder.

The line between fact and fiction blurs when one of Jessica's students writes a bestseller exposing the hidden lives and secrets of the seemingly idyllic Cabot Cove.

Am elderly Cabot Cove woman is found dead in her dilapadated home, and Jessica is surprised to find that she has been named executor of the estate - and even more shocked to hear rumors that the house contains a hidden treasure.

A bad back causes Jessica more than just physical grief when she overhears a murder plot on the phone.  She sends Grady to do some snooping for her, not realizing that by being home alone she is putting herself at risk of becoming a victim.

Life imitates art when the producer of a soap opera is found dead.  Mackenzie Phillips guest stars.

There's black magic at work in New Orleans when Jessica must solve the murder of a popular jazz musician who suddenly died onstage.

While helping a friend launch a new TV show in Aspen, Jessica and investigator Charlie Garrett look into a mysterious death with a multi-million dollar payout.

A birthday present of free cable TV ends up being more trouble than it's worth when Jessica witnesses an on-camera murder, and her investigation of the crime leads to a potential diamond robbery.

The opening of a new restaurant is marred by two murders, and the detective working the case feels there are too many cooks in the kitchen when Jessica steps in to help.

A successful reporter - who is also Jessica's former student - returns to Cabot Cove with new evidence on a 30-year-old case involving two of the town's founding families.

When a powerful businessman is found dead, his battered wife appears to be the obvious suspect, but Jessica discovers a long list of people who wished him harm.