Welcome to the definitive guide to "Murder, She Wrote" (1984 - 1996), one of the longest running drama series in television history. This site is a work in progress, evolving and growing as we get our hands on new material, so bookmark us and visit often!
NEW! The Complete Tenth Season DVD set is coming! - According to Ryan, my source for all things DVD, Universal is releasing Season 10 on DVD on July 7th, 2009 - which is only fair, considering how long they made us wait for Season 9. The release date in the UK is 31 August. (Thanks again, Ryan and John!)
New Murder, She Wrote Interactive Computer Game to be Released This Fall! - Legacy Interactive, in conjunction with Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group (a unit of Universal Studios Home Entertainment and Universal Pictures), is bringing Jessica to a PC screen near you! Read about the game and check back here for updates as they become available!
Gin and Daggers Turns 20! - Donald Bain's first MSW book, Gin and Daggers, was released twenty years ago this year. In honor of this anniversary, I have created A Walking Tour of Gin and Daggers London, a then-and-now retrospective of many of the locations from the book. Pull out your original copy (or the reissued version) and take a visual tour down memory lane.
New to the Book Reviews page! - The covers of Donald Bain's MSW books have become more and more intricate of late, and the little thumbnail pictures of them on the Book Reviews page really can't do them justice. So I have now made each thumbnail a link to a larger picture of the front cover of each book. Now you can look at each cover in greater detail, or play "Find the Skull" with the older covers (alas, the later books in the series do not feature a skull hidden somewhere in the background, a tradition I wish they'd resume).
Angela Lansbury just won her fifth Tony Award for her role in the Noel Coward play Blithe Spirit on Broadway - Congratulations!
> Check out the Blithe Spirit official website.
> Listen to an interview with Ms. Lansbury about this production on Playbill Radio.
Good news, everyone! - Donald Bain has been granted another four book contract, which means at least two more years of MSW novels to come. Meantime, Madison Avenue Shoot, the 31st novel in the Donald Bain MSW book series, was released in April 2009. My review of it is now up on the Book Reviews page. Look for the next book, A Fatal Feast, sometime this fall.
The FanFic 100 Writing Challenge! - One hundred words. One hundred fan fiction stories. Are we up to the task? To find out, go to the Writer's Workshop page. New authors are always welcome!
A complete listing of every MSW episode ever aired, chronologically and in alphabetical order. Expanded guides with cast lists and synopses for each episode are also available, linked to each season.
The crown jewel of this website, this page displays the works of several talented MSW fan writers, all for your enjoyment. (PS: We are once again taking fan fiction submissions - click on the Fan Fiction page link for details.)
Now big enough to deserve a main index link of its own, the Writer's Workshop is home to writing challenges and other exercises for novice and experienced writers alike.
"Postcards from Cabot Cove," the Definitive Guide's MSW blog, is open and ready for comments.
A collection of images from my personal archives, grouped by season.
There's a surprisingly large body of MSW related literature out there, and it's all listed here, with a little book review of each one by yours truly.
Enjoy crunching the numbers? The statistics page has a nice collection of them, along with some interesting trivia, a list of my personal favorite episodes, and a Who's Who-style guide to recurring characters.
Providing a concise biography of the legendary actress that brought Jessica to life, including complete film, theater, and television credits, and a listing of awards that she has been nominated for and won.
The most comprehensive chronology detailing the history of MSW, from its inception to the present day.
Can you find Cabot Cove on a map? Sure, depending on whose map you use. Check out this photo collection, and see for yourself.
The Corpse Danced at Midnight may have launched Jessica's career, but it would prove to be only the first of many, many titles written by this prolific author. The ones we know about are all listed here.
A page of peer-reviewed links to other interesting websites and pages related to MSW.
Share your list of favorite MSW episodes, and see which episodes other readers picked!
Just an idea I thought I would try out, this page has available for viewing all the TV Guide articles written about MSW that I could dig out of my personal collection.
How well do you think you know Murder, She Wrote? Test your knowledge of all things trivial, then score yourself and see how much you really know. (Maybe you know too much!)
Frequently Asked Questions: We try to answer the burning questions asked by MSW fans - and other questions that are just kind of interesting.
"A Walking Tour of Gin and Daggers London" - When we went to London in 2008 we checked out some of the landmarks mentioned in Donald Bain's first MSW book, Gin and Daggers. Check out our photo album and see how we did.
A brief bio about your humble webmaster.
A complete list of the source material used to make this website what it is.
Now that I have an e-mail address with an adequate spam filter, you can once again make your voice heard to the webmaster. E-mail your questions, comments, complaints, and suggestions - if I'm not too busy dealing with my Real Life, I'll try to respond.
DISCLAIMER: None of the persons responsible for this fan website have any official ties to anyone involved in the production of Murder, She Wrote or with CBS, Universal Studios, or Corymore Productions. Despite this lack of connections, I guess we've done a pretty fair job, don't you think?