The Fletcher Files: A Murder, She Wrote Podcast

A beer baron, a book maker, a P.I., a crooked lawyer, a retired cop and a beer mascot all converge on Cabot Cove to get a devastating manuscript.

A Season 7 wrap up at the end!

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There is no place like home but sometimes returning home is the worst thing you could do.

Ellen has already been through a murder accusation in Boston now she faces three murders in her safe space in her hometown. Jessica must again prove Ellen is innocent but Dry Well is definitely not Boston.

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Murder comes to Amish Country.

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Jessica is disheartened to find out that her late husband Frank may have fathered a child while stationed in Korea. Despite her heartbreak and confusion, she does her best to prove this illegitimate son is innocent of arson and the mistress is innocent of murder.

Let’s be pissed at Nancy together.

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Dennis and Rhoda are the ONLY saving grace in this episode. 🙄 This episode is more watchable than I remember but still a struggle.

A bit of a rant about Thursday’s Child at the end of this review.

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A thieving father returns from the dead to claim what’s due to him but someone else is willing to kill to keep their money and dead men tell no tales.

Even when the victim is a criminal, Jessica will make sure justice is served and a murderer is held accountable.

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Friends turn to enemies when the parentage of race horse foals become an issue. Millions are at stake but the Sterling name and legacy is priceless.

Let’s place our bets and watch two old men tussle and Jessica and Harry reveal a high dollar scam.

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Death and Taxes befall Aunt Edna’s Pies.

Let’s grab our calculators and a big piece of pie and watch Jessica out smart the IRS and uncover a $2 million embezzlement.

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Jessica is surprised to find out she’s been arrested for theft in Texas. Imagine her further surprise when she reads in the paper that she’d been killed!

Let’s gather our book club friends and practice our southern accents while we watch Jessica solve her own murder with the help of her Texas based Loretta’s Ladies.

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Mayor Booth and EVERY non Cabot Cove person on this episode is TRASH!

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Dennis Stanton is pulled into another murder when a previous lady friend tries to escape her abusive husband. Was he mad enough to kill to protect a woman he dated or was he set up?

Let’s watch Dennis outwit Lt. Catalano and two police departments as he tries to solve a murder.

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Never ask a mother to choose between you and her children.

Carmine Abruzzi wants to flee to Italy to avoid the IRS and the FBI but no one in his family is happy about it. One was mad enough to kill.

Let’s crack open our lobsters and watch Jessica solve a murder she literally stumbled upon.

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$10 million dollar hands, a cigar and slivovitz brandy don’t mix. A drunken mishap has cost Vaclav Maryska almost everything except his wife. But now he has lost her by the hands of her own son.

Let’s watch Dennis let the music play while he tries to uncover an extreme act of fraud by the most unlikely suspect.

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Bobby Diamond is now worth more dead than alive. Did he take his own life or did someone help him along the way to get it all? Was it his loving country singer wife or his business savvy daughter.

Let’s tune our guitars, sip our bourbon and eat our ice cream while we watch Jessica live out a real live country song.

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When an unpublished Mark Twain manuscript worth millions goes up in smoke Dennis is on the case with the help of Rhoda.

You can’t trick a trickster so Lawrence Erlich is no match for Dennis Stanton but let’s dusty our first edition novels and watch him royally fail.

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A recently reformed scammer is accused of murdering his scammer mentor. Was Wayne working his legitimate scam helping older ladies pump iron or was he filling his mentor full of lead?

Let’s step, step, around the world and watch Jessica expend some sweat equity and solve a murder.

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A District Attorney campaign fundraiser is interrupted by murder.

Jessica must put aside her personal feelings about Sheila Finley “stealing” jewelry from Beaumont’s so that she can ensure a real criminal is caught.

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Sixteen years of injustice? Was Lydia Grant-Thurlow murdered by her husband, her brother or a stranger? A jury said it was her husband but Pulitzer Prize winner Daniel Hannigan thinks it’s her own brother.

Let’s play the instrumental version of “Danny Boy” and watch Jessica uncover a murderer sixteen years later.

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Marriage can be murder but divorce is just as deadly.

A trail of devastated ex-husbands, angry lawyers and three ex-wives make finding Truman Calloway, Esq.’s murderer.

Let’s drive around in our cherry red Testarossa and watch Dennis outsmart the SFPD and a rival insurance investigator to find a murderer.

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Two unhappy marriages, a love sick man, and a one-night stand in Cabot Cove result in a murder.

Let’s submit our creative writing assignments so we can watch Jessica unravel a love hexagon to solve a murder.

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A $50 million dollar lawsuit, a bribery allegation and a dead prison escapee all make for an interesting MSW episode.

Let’s eat our cheesecake as we watch Jessica prove her innocence against the claims of the daughter of a man she helped convict for murder six years ago.

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We survived this season!
Let’s discuss how watchable each episode was and rank some of the recurring characters who finished their run this season.

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MI-6 and the CIA join forces to take down a mafia family.

A fake mafia widow, a gigilo fiancé, a fake priest and weapon wielding cousins who believe in a woman’s virtue make for one hell of a season finale.

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Jessica solves the murder of a mysterious peg legged “sea captain” in her living room while she is across the pond meeting the Queen of England. Need I say more?!?!

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A second wedding ruined by murder.

Let’s place our jewelry in the false bottom of our shaving cream and watch as Jessica proves her mentally fragile cousin George was not a murderer 15 years ago and he’s not one now.

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Dennis Stanton is the embodiment of “It takes a thief to catch a thief.” He’s put his criminal mind to good use in spotting an inside job and saving his company one million dollars.

Let’s put away our dart shooting umbrellas and watch the charming Dennis Stanton solve two murders, a burglary and a forgery in 48 minutes.

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Half of a fortune is at stake resulting in a woman’s death. Was she distraught over the ending of her marriage or was she murdered to prevent her from collecting millions in a divorce?

Lt. James Ignatius O’Malley and his rookie cop niece are determined to expose a murderer who staged this suicide.

Let’s shine our bookends as we watch O’Malley and Frances dodge desk duty, handsy political assistants and matching pink slips as they uncover the truth of Gretchen Trent’s death.

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Maggie must go from writing lines for a fictional detective to solving a real life murder.

The mind behind Beat Cop and the inspiration for Beat Cop are on opposite sides when the star is the main suspect. Will Maggie saving her show cost her a relationship with Lt. Palermo?

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The Barry Barnes variety show that launched the Haley sisters’ career is reuniting them with hopes of a comeback for all of them. But this reunion revives the trauma of the unsolved murder of Richie King in that very theater 25 years before. Now Jessica must solve a 25 year old mystery as well as a fresh murder with all the original suspects and a few new ones.

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Victoria is still trying to support substitute Howard, a failed actor. Now she’s facing a major rider charge.

Let’s block the number of our ex-lovers, take our diet pills and watch as Jessica saves yet another niece from another murder charge.

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When the future of the oldest investment firm on Wall Street is at stake, murder may be the only choice with the best dividends.

Let’s butter our fresh rolls from Bianco’s Bakery and watch a secretary do her bosses job while Jessica tries to keep her and her fiancé out of jail.

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A desperate mother crosses paths with a rich bully. Did it result in murder? She’s on the run and is the prime suspect. Her son is willing to drop everything to find her and prove her innocence.

Let’s watch as Jessica takes Kevin under her wing and helps him to safely investigate the murder his mother is accused of committing.

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An unidentified body goes from unclaimed to being claimed by three people. Everyone has an ulterior motive, even Jessica’s main character, a private eye named Frank Albertson.

Was the deceased murder or was it an accident? Is the deceased Uncle Charlie, Mort Bascomb or Roper Bailey or someone else? Frank will have to get to the bottom of this while ensuring he collects the millions in inheritance.

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Is Mayor Sam Booth living a double life? Is he a deadbeat dad? Or is his opponent tipping the votes through a smear campaign built on lies?

Let’s put on the merch of our favorite candidate and gather at the rally as Jessica tries to separate facts from fake news.

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Lt. Ballinger is being diverted from a regular homicide that clearly more than met the eyes. He refuses to let Leo Gunderson be scared into a false confession and railroaded into a prison sentence.

Let’s get our seat in the lecture hall and watch Jake and his rag tag crew solve a murder and save an innocent man.

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When $50 million is at stake, no one is safe especially an outsider. The death of the Reynard patriarch reveals a new will leaving his entire estate to Jessica Beatrice Fletcher.

Let’s check our home surveillance cameras and watch Jessica solve one fake death and one real death while stuck with a conniving family on a remote island.

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Jessica is front row center when the drama reserved for the opera stage is playing out in real life.

Let’s take out our opera glasses and watch as Jessica and Dennis Stanton try to unravel a convoluted storyline before the final curtain falls on star Tenor Rosanno Bertolucci.

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Three to four extra episodes a month related to cozy mysteries and Hallmark themes with movie and book reviews.

When legacy, tradition and inheritance are threatened, things can turn deadly.

Jessica must separate black magic and reality to find a murderer.

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Three to four extra episodes a month related to cozy mysteries and Hallmark themes with movie and book reviews.

A long forgotten letter full of lies about a new lover gets the writer attention but not the attention she wanted. Did her lies lead to her husband’s murder.

A man lying to his fiancé about his finances must take drastic measures to keep a woman who loves the luxuries he can provide more than who he is.

Jessica must wade through the lovers’ lies to get to the awful truth.

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Three to four extra episodes a month related to cozy mysteries and Hallmark themes with movie and book reviews.

With friends like Johnny Wheeler who needs enemies. He leaves his dog and goes and gets himself killed leaving Bill to find his murderer and finish his assignment.

Let’s curl up with our federally trained pets and watch a retired football star turned private investigator turned owner of a CIA trained poodle save the life of a foreign president.

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Three to four extra episodes a month related to cozy mysteries and Hallmark themes with movie and book reviews.

A open and shut case of murder. A millionaire’s wife killed him and then herself once she was caught. But where is the missing $3 million?

Was Jessica mistaken, did she point the finger at an innocent person?

Let’s review our investment portfolio while we watch Lt. Hanna’s rock solid case crumble before our very eyes.

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Two extra episodes a month with pop culture themes

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Three to four extra episodes a month related to cozy mysteries and Hallmark themes with movie and book reviews.

Jessica introduces us to the true story of
a fading mystery writing queen and a plucky struggling reporter who join forces to help a detective solve a murder and a suicide on the Queen Mary post WWII.

Let’s dress for dinner at the captain’s table as Christy McGinn lets Lady Abigail Austin have the spotlight and reveal the murderer despite her being off base.

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Two extra episodes a month with pop culture themes.

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Three to four extra episodes a month related to cozy mysteries and Hallmark themes with movie and book reviews.

Forgive me Father, for I have sinned…
A visiting priest hears an admission to murder but the confessor refuses to go to the police. A moral dilemma that isn’t discussed in seminary. Now an innocent man is being railroaded and the priest and Jessica’s hands are tied.

Let’s prepare to attend our weekly religious BINGO session as we watch Jessica try to navigate this moral dilemma and make sure justice is served.

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Two extra episodes a month with pop culture themes premiering in April 2023.

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Three to four extra episodes a month related to cozy mysteries and Hallmark themes with movie and book reviews.

Our fave Michael Haggerty is back in action and taking Jessica along for the ride. Even when Jessica is unknowingly thrown into a spy mission, she easily adjusts and adapts with style, grace and quick thinking.

Let’s try to catch some of the sights in Athens while we watch a double cross, a kidnapping and a murder all in 48 hours.

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Two extra episodes a month with pop culture themes premiering in April 2023.

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Three to four extra episodes a month related to cozy mysteries and Hallmark themes with movie and book reviews.

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Another season is in the books!
Let’s relive the laughs and talk about the best and worst of this season, memorable quotes and six degrees of Angela Lansbury.

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Jessica, your grace is unmatched as you handle the mentally unwell Eudora, a poisoned Seth and an unsolved murder.

Let’s pay our gambling debts and watch Jessica solve a murder, attempted murder and a conspiracy.

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Two extra episodes a month with pop culture themes premiering in April 2023.

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Three to four extra episodes a month related to cozy mysteries and Hallmark themes with movie and book reviews.

Jessica, you’re in danger girl!
Eudora is looking to eliminate the competition and doesn’t care who gets in the way. Her vengeance is set against YOU!

Will this be the time Jessica is finally outwitted? Let’s shine our apples and watch two great mystery writers try to solve a murder before the other.

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Two extra episodes a month with pop culture themes premiering in April 2023.

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Three to four extra episodes a month related to cozy mysteries and Hallmark themes with movie and book reviews.

When ambition meets desperation Jessica ends up with another murder on her hands.

A planned stop in Tucson to see her nephew at Major League Baseball practice turns into scandal ridden murder investigation in Scottsdale.

Let’s grab a hotdog and popcorn and watch Jessica knock another murder investigation out of the park and bring a murderer into Home Base.

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Two extra episodes a month with pop culture themes premiering in April 2023.

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Three to four extra episodes a month related to cozy mysteries and Hallmark themes with movie and book reviews.

If you are hiding out under an assumed identity DO NOT CROSS PATHS WITH JESSICA FLETCHER!! If you do, immediately explain what’s going on or she will hire a P.I. to find out what’s going on, exposing you and a secondary crime.

Let’s watch Jessica stubble on and reveal a secret plot or two because she will not be lied to by a former Cabot Cover.

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Two extra episodes a month with pop culture themes premiering in April 2023.

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Three to four extra episodes a month related to cozy mysteries and Hallmark themes with movie and book reviews.