Jessica jaunts to Paris at the beckon of an old friend whose fashion boutique is in financial trouble. When a local loan shark is murdered, Jessica must dig deep to find the truth.

When a prisoner is released from jail after serving 20 years, he returns to Cabot Cove to prove he was wrongly convicted.

Jessica goes to Quebec to testify at the trial of a friend who is accused of killing his wife and burning his house.

Jessica visits a convent to see a former sorority sister and winds up searching for a nun's killer.

A tyrant's demise puts Jessica on the trail of several of his betrayed executives.

Jessica's British cousin, Emma MacGill (played by Angela Lansbury), is charged with an old flame's murder.

The night deputy, who has been paying attention to various Cabot Cove ladies, needs Jessica's help when he becomes the prime suspect in his wife's murder.

A bomb kills a TV producer who stole a plot from one of Jessica's books.

To look into a small-town murder, Jessica poses as the sister of the slain woman.

A Native Indian lays claim to Cabot Cove, throwing the town into chaos. When a local with valuable property is found murdered, all signs point to the town's supposed new land owner.

Jessica and her nephew get more than they expect while staying at a posh New York hotel managed by Grady's old fraternity buddy.

When Amos' sister & her in-laws descend upon Cabot Cove, Jessica hosts a dinner party with homicidal results, leaving the finger pointing at the Sheriff's sister.

When a defense contractor is found murdered, Jessica must prove her nephew-in-law is innocent.

When Seth's estranged brother is murdered, Jessica must figure out if a cursed ruby from India is responsible.

Jessica is summoned to Savannah to help a friend with his play and receives an offer of marriage she didn't expect. Even more surprised are the man's plotting family.

While in Connecticut for a convention, Jessica hears the dying confession of a hit man and uncovers a mysterious safe house housing an important foreign dignitary.

The Gambini family winery is the take-over target of organized crime and it's up to Jessica to uncover who is behind the murder of a mafia hit man.

The death of an eccentric shut-in brings the burden of executing her will to Jessica. How does the legend that Benedict Arnold once slept in the woman's house and a possible "treasure" fit into the puzzle?

Jessica is delighted to return to New York City with the announcement of her nephew's impending engagement. But when a restaurant employee is killed, the engagement is threatened.

Jessica's niece is smitten with a rodeo rider and refuses to believe he could have committed a murder.

When one of Jessica's former students brings a play based on her novel to Broadway, she finds herself in the middle of a war between two rival critics.

Jessica comes to the aid of yet another dear old friend running as a senatorial candidate. When the candidate's campaign manager is murdered, Jessica must help prove her innocence.