Every Fourth of July, the town of Cabot Cove hosts an elaborate celebration?and no one is more enthusiastic than the town's newest resident, corporate mogul Joseph Lennon. He's desperate to give the town an unwanted 21st century makeover, including financing a fireworks extravaganza to rival New York City?s. But when Lennon's lifeless body is found floating in the water outside his office, Jessica Fletcher has no choice but to...

Jessica is surprised to learn that her old friend, Tillie Mortelaine, has bequeathed Jessica one million dollars--as long as she solves a decades-old mystery. She must find out who murdered Tillie's fiance, Wanamaker Jones, who'd been shot to death during a New Year's Eve party in Tillie's home.

As instructed by Tillie's lawyer, Jessica arrives in Savannah and settles into Tillie's mansion. There she discovers that the spirit of Wanamaker Jones...

Jessica Fletcher would like to relax as Thanksgiving comes to Cabot Cove, but she's hosting a bountiful dinner for an ever-growing guest list. She couldn't be happier with the results-until she stumbles upon a body with a carving knife stuck in its chest...

After a national book tour, Jessica lands in sunny Bermuda for some well-earned relaxation. But when she arrives, the local population is abuzz over a trio of brutal murders, each bearing an eerie resemblance to the infamous Jack the Ripper killings.

With the Ripper on everyone's mind, Jessica attends a lavish party at the waterfront mansion of her friend and host, Judge Thomas Betterton. But when Jessica takes a walk on the pink-sanded beach, she stumbles upon the body of one of the partygoers.

Jessica contemplates heading home, but decides against it when...