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Season One

1: The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (double-length)
2: Deadly Lady
3: Birds of a Feather: Jessica sees a family wedding turn into a murder investigation when the bridegroom, a struggling actor, winds up on the list of suspects for the murder of a cabaret owner.
4: Hooray for Homicide
5: It's a Dog's Life
6: Lovers and Other Killers
7: Hit, Run and Homicide: Jessica sets out to prove the innocence of her neighbor and friend Daniel O'Brien, an eccentric inventor, when he is accused of the attempted murder of a former employee.
8: We're Off to Kill the Wizard
9: Death Takes a Curtain Call: Jessica helps to solve the backstage murder of a young dancer when she attends a special presentation of the famous Rostov Ballet.
10: Death Casts a Spell
11: Capitol Offense
12: Broadway Malady
13: Murder to a Jazz Beat
14: My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean
15: Paint Me a Murder
16: Tough Guys Don't Die
17: Sudden Death
18: Footnote to Murder
19: Murder Takes the Bus
20: Armed Response
21: Murder at the Oasis
22: Funeral at Fifty Mile

Season Two

1: Widow, Weep for Me: A letter from an old friend brings Jessica to a luxury island hotel, where she arrives just in time to investigate the sender's murder.
2: Joshua Peabody Died Here...Possibly: Tempers flare in the otherwise peaceful community of Cabot Cove over the planned construction of a hotel.
3: Murder in the Afternoon: Jessica's actress niece is the prime suspect in the murder of a daytime-drama writer.
4: School for Scandal
5: Sing a Song of Murder
6: Reflections of the Mind
7: A Lady in the Lake
8: Dead Heat
9: Jessica Behind Bars
10: Sticks and Stones
11: Murder Digs Deep
12: Murder by Appointment Only
13: Trial by Error
14: Keep the Home Fries Burning
15: Powder Keg
16: Murder in the Electric Cathedral
17: One Good Bid Deserves a Murder
18: If a Body Meet a Body
19: Christopher Bundy -- Died on Sunday
20: Menace, Anyone?
21: The Perfect Foil
22: If the Frame Fits...

Season Three

1, 2: Death Stalks the Big Top (two-parter)
3: Unfinished Business
4: One White Rose for Death
5: Corned Beef and Carnage
6: Dead Man's Gold
7: Deadline for Murder
8: Magnum on Ice (part 2 of a crossover with Magnum, P.I.)
9: Obituary for a Dead Anchor
10: Stage Struck
11: Night of the Headless Horseman
12: The Corpse Flew First Class
13: Crossed Up
14: Murder in a Minor Key
15: The Bottom Line is Murder
16: Death Takes a Dive
17: Simon Says, "Color Me Dead"
18: No Laughing Murder
19: No Accounting for Murder
20: The Cemetery Vote
21: The Days Dwindle Down
22: Murder, She Spoke

Season Four

Season Five

Season Six

Season Seven

Season Eight

Season Nine

Season Ten

Season Eleven

Season Twelve

TV Movies

Expanded Universe novels

These novels, consisting of original stories written by Donald Bain, were credited as being co-written by he and Jessica Fletcher, and later by he, his real-life co-writers (from books 44-47) and Jessica Fletcher. From book 48 to 52, the series was written by Jon Land, but credited as being co-written by he and Jessica Fletcher; in July 2020, it was announced that Terrie Farley Moran would take over starting with book 53.

1. Gin and Daggers (1st edition) (1989) ^note
2. Manhattans and Murder (1994)
3. Rum and Razors (1995)
4. Brandy and Bullets (1995)
5. Martinis and Mayhem (1995)
6. A Deadly Judgment (1996)
7. A Palette for Murder (1996)
8. The Highland Fling Murders (1997)
9. Murder on the QE2 (1997)
10. Murder in Moscow (1998)
11. A Little Yuletide Murder (1998)
12. Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch (1999)
13. Knock 'em Dead (1999)
Gin and Daggers (2nd edition) (2000)
14. Trick or Treachery (2000)
15. Blood on the Vine (2001)
16. Murder in a Minor Key (2001) ^note
17. Provence — to Die for (2002)
18. You Bet Your Life (2002)
19. Majoring in Murder (2003)
20. Destination Murder (2003)
21. Dying to Retire (2004)
22. A Vote for Murder (2004)
23. The Maine Mutiny (2005)
24. Margaritas and Murder (2005)
25. A Question of Murder (2006)
26. Three Strikes and You're Dead (2006)
27. Coffee, Tea, or Murder? (2007)
28. Panning For Murder (2007)
29. Murder on Parade (2008)
30. A Slaying in Savannah (2008)
31. Madison Avenue Shoot (2009)
32. A Fatal Feast (2009)
33. Nashville Noir (2010)
34. The Queen's Jewels (2010)
35. Skating on Thin Ice (2011)
36. The Fine Art of Murder (2011)
37. Trouble At High Tide (2012)
38. Domestic Malice (2012)
39. Prescription For Murder (2013)
40. Close-Up On Murder (2013)
41. Aloha Betrayed (2014)
42. Death of a Blue Blood (2014)
43. Killer in the Kitchen (2015)
44. The Ghost and Mrs. Fletcher (2015) ^note
45. Design for Murder (2016) ^note
46. Hook, Line and Murder (2016) ^note
47. A Date With Murder (2018) ^note
48. Manuscript for Murder (2018) ^noteFirst novel written only by Jon Land
49. Murder in Red (2019)
50. A Time For Murder (2019)
51. The Murder of Twelve (2020)
52. Murder in Season (2020) ^noteLast novel written by Jon Land
53. Killing in a Koi Pond (2021) ^note
54. Debonair in Death (2021)
55. Killer on the Court (2022)
56. Death on the Emerald Isle (2023)
57. Fit for Murder (2024)
58. Murder Backstage (announced for April 2024)
59. A Killer Christmas (announced for October 2024)

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