Best Episodes
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.
Written by Sophie and last updated on jan 26, 2023.
PS: The following content contains spoilers!
PPS: I will admit that parts of this page was written with the help of AI - it makes my work so much easier to not start from a blank page!
Cousin Emma in London has a new problem when someone serves her lover poisoned herring.
The episode was rated 7.74 from 47 votes.
A terminally ill nun seems to have committed suicide which would be an unacceptable sin.
The episode was rated 7.75 from 59 votes.
The special effects used by a TV producer are a real bomb.
The episode was rated 7.76 from 49 votes.
Ooh la la! Jessica travels to gay Paris to spend some time with an old friend... and finds herself entangled in a case involving fashion, finance and murder.
The episode was rated 7.76 from 62 votes.
A walk down memory lane is anything but pleasant for Jessica when she re-examines a 20 year-old case involving her close friends and former students.
The episode was rated 7.79 from 62 votes.
Jessica is thrilled to be visiting her niece Carrie and her husband Leonard, an astronomer dreaming of seeing a long-lost comet, but when Carrie's ex-boyfriend Drake Eaton is murdered in the home she's been staying in, Jessica has to prove not only her niece but also her husband innocent of murder.
The episode was rated 7.82 from 49 votes.
Jessica visits her old friend Eugene McClendon, who soon stands accused of the murder of an old friend, Jonathan Keeler. While helping clear Eugene's name, Jessica learns that her friend believes he is dying, and is surprised when he asks her to marry him so that she can look after his affairs once he's gone. Jessica agrees, but only so that they can expose Jonathan's true killer.
The episode was rated 7.83 from 42 votes.
Arson is intended to remove the Rodeo doctor and his patient permanently. Jessica jumps through hoops to find the travelling rodeo's killer.
The episode was rated 7.86 from 37 votes.
Jessica gets herself into a mess of trouble after overhearing the dying words of a professional hitman. When she investigates the murder of Adam Cosgrove, she soon discovers that no one seems to want to admit he's missing, let alone dead. With the help of a prickly police sergeant and a priest who isn't quite what he seems, Jessica discovers that the man who was killed was in charge of leading a top-secret government mission to protect a foreign diplomat, and that someone in the safehouse has gone to the other side.
The episode was rated 7.88 from 43 votes.
After the 'accidental' death of a tycoon, his associates battle for position to succeed him.
The episode was rated 7.94 from 51 votes.
Hostility and other surprises await Jessica in a town where she's posing as her friend to investigate the rumoured murder of the friend's sister.
The episode was rated 7.96 from 52 votes.
Jessica goes to Quebec to testify at the trial of a friend who is accused of killing his wife and burning his house.
The episode was rated 7.98 from 53 votes.
Somebody laced Mrs. Fletcher's chowder and Amos' brutish brother-in-law was in for the long sleep.
The episode was rated 8.02 from 50 votes.
When Deputy Martin becomes a widower by murder, the investigation turns up some surprising activity.
The episode was rated 8.13 from 60 votes.
Seth's family is touched by an ancient curse attached to the history of a ruby.
The episode was rated 8.45 from 42 votes.
