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!
The owner of Edna's Pies near St. Louis, is accused of skimping on her IRS payments. She in turn blames her ex-husband who, consequently, is found murdered.
The episode was rated 7.82 from 49 votes.
A woman turns up claiming that Jessica's late husband was the father of her child and he is in deep trouble involving fraud in his construction company and murder.
The episode was rated 7.82 from 44 votes.
A locked room mystery with the missing ventriloquist's dummy found with the Club owner's corpse.
The episode was rated 7.83 from 36 votes.
A journalist died before finishing his book trying to show a man was unjustly convicted of murder 16 years ago. Jessica is asked to use his notes to finish his book.
The episode was rated 7.84 from 44 votes.
Jessica plays a tape sent to her by Dennis. Bad luck follows a famous concert pianist as he burns his hands and then loses his wife.
The episode was rated 7.84 from 38 votes.
A wealthy woman's passion for jewellery, not always hers, and her involvement with the chauffeur might be connected
The episode was rated 7.88 from 50 votes.
When Jessica visits the Amish to buy a quilt, she finds they are not immune to murder.
The episode was rated 7.90 from 40 votes.
A bank robber, long thought dead, returns to see his daughter and face the wrath of the townspeople.
The episode was rated 7.90 from 42 votes.
Jimmy Dean plays a country-music star who's the victim in this story.
The episode was rated 7.93 from 43 votes.
An argument over stud fees ends in murder.
The episode was rated 8.00 from 46 votes.
An influential father cuts no ice with Sheriff Metzger.
The episode was rated 8.00 from 47 votes.
Jessica is blamed for the death of an escapee who was wrongly convicted.
The episode was rated 8.00 from 58 votes.
Eve is appalled to find the body of a friend of the local gym owner in her bedroom, but at a loss to explain it.
The episode was rated 8.02 from 49 votes.
The brewery family is angry when they find out the writer acting as spokesperson for them has written an expose.
The episode was rated 8.09 from 35 votes.
The owner of a diner is accused of using too much 'spice' in the food, when someone finds arsenic.
The episode was rated 8.21 from 42 votes.
