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Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for August 2015

July 20, 2015

If you’re a fan of the new Hallmark mystery movies, then you’ll be happy to see there will be two premieres during August 2015. Last month, the second Aurora Teagarden mystery movie debuted (on July 26), and this month we will be treated to the second in the Gourmet Detective mystery movies (Sunday – Aug. 2) and the fourth in the Garage Sale mystery movies (Sunday – Aug 9). Actually, for those of you who haven’t seen any of the Garage Sale mystery movies, on Sunday (August 9) you can watch all of them back-to-back starting at 2:00 PM (Central), culminating with the premiere of the fourth.

Now let’s see what Turner Classic Movies and the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channels have in store for us mystery-lovers!

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August 2015 Turner Classic Movies Channel Mystery Movies (Central time zone):

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Saturday – August 1, 2015

8:45 AM
THE EGYPTIAN (1954)
An ancient Egyptian doctor uses court intrigue to discover his birthright.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast:  Jean Simmons, Victor Mature, Gene Tierney.
C-139 mins

11:15 AM
BLACK WIDOW (1954)
The murder of a scheming female writer throws a group of theatrical friends into turmoil.
Dir: Nunnally Johnson Cast:  Ginger Rogers, Van Heflin, Gene Tierney.
C-95 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

2:45 PM
LAURA (1944)
A police detective falls in love with the woman whose murder he’s investigating.
Dir: Otto Preminger Cast:  Gene Tierney, Dana Andrews, Clifton Webb.
BW-88 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Sunday – August 2, 2015

11:00 PM
HUSH … HUSH, SWEET CHARLOTTE (1964)
A wealthy southern spinster fights to keep her family’s secrets hidden.
Dir: Robert Aldrich Cast:  Bette Davis, Olivia De Havilland, Joseph Cotten.
BW-133 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
(*****Wow-Zee, Ka-Tau-Zee! This is a terrific creeper! Sort of an Eeee-Beee Geee-Bee mystery delight!*****)

***** ***** ***** *****

Tuesday – August 4, 2015

2:00 AM
THE TALL TARGET (1951)
A detective tries to prevent the assassination of President Lincoln during a train ride.
Dir: Anthony Mann Cast: Dick Powell, Paula Raymond, Adolphe Menjou.
BW-78 mins, CC

8:15 AM
THE STEEL TRAP (1952)
When he has second thoughts, an embezzler races the clock to return what he stole.
Dir: Andrew Stone Cast:  Joseph Cotten, Teresa Wright, Jonathan Hale.
BW-85 mins, CC

7:00 PM
THE LITTLE FOXES (1941)
An ambitious woman takes on her corrupt brothers and honest husband in her drive for wealth.
Dir: William Wyler Cast:  Bette Davis, Herbert Marshall, Teresa Wright.
BW-116 mins, CC
(*****Not a mystery. Just terrific!)

9:15 PM
SHADOW OF A DOUBT (1943)
A young girl fears her favorite uncle may be a killer.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast:  Teresa Wright, Joseph Cotten, MacDonald Carey.
BW-108 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Wednesday – August 5, 2015

3:30 AM
COUNT THE HOURS (1953)
A lawyer defends a migrant worker in a sensational murder trial.
Dir: Don Siegel Cast:  Teresa Wright, MacDonald Carey, Dolores Moran.
BW-75 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Thursday – August 6, 2015

4:45 PM
DEATHTRAP (1982)
A blocked playwright plots to kill a beginner and steal his script.
Dir: Sidney Lumet Cast:  Michael Caine, Christopher Reeve, Dyan Cannon.
C-116 mins

11:00 PM
GET CARTER (1971)
A small-time gangster searches for the truth behind his brother’s death.
Dir: Mike Hodges Cast:  Michael Caine, Ian Hendry, Britt Ekland.
C-112 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Friday – August 7, 2015

5:00 AM
LITTLE WOMEN (1933)
The four March sisters fight to keep their family together and find love while their father is off fighting the Civil War.
Dir: George Cukor Cast:  Katharine Hepburn, Joan Bennett, Paul Lukas.
BW-116 mins, CC
(*****My favorite of all the Little Women movies.*****)

2:00 PM
ADAM’S RIB (1949)
Husband-and-wife lawyers argue opposite sides in a sensational women’s rights case.
Dir: George Cukor Cast:  Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Judy Holliday.
BW-101 mins, CC
(*****Not a mystery. Anything with these three in the cast has to be a terrific movie, and it is!)

9:00 PM
THE LION IN WINTER (1968)
England’s Henry II and his estranged queen battle over the choice of an heir.
Dir: Anthony Harvey Cast:  Peter O’Toole, Katharine Hepburn, Jane Merrow.
C-134 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
(*****Not a mystery. Superb movie.)

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Saturday – August 8, 2015

3:00 AM
UNDERCURRENT (1946)
A sheltered woman realizes that either her husband or his mysterious brother is a psychopath.
Dir: Vincente Minnelli Cast:  Katharine Hepburn, Robert Taylor, Robert Mitchum.
BW-116 mins, CC

4:45 PM
ARSENIC AND OLD LACE (1944)
A young man about to be married discovers the two aunts who raised him have been poisoning lonely old men.
Dir: Frank Capra Cast:  Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Raymond Massey.
BW-118 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Sunday – August 9, 2015

7:00 PM
STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951)
A man’s joking suggestion that he and a chance acquaintance trade murders turns deadly.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast:  Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker.
BW-101 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Tuesday – August 11, 2015

12:45 AM
WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (1962)
A crazed, aging star torments her sister in a decaying Hollywood mansion.
Dir: Robert Aldrich Cast:  Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Victor Buono.
BW-134 mins, CC
(*****Another creeper, eeee-beee geee-beee type of movie!*****)

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Wednesday – August 12, 2015

11:30 PM
THE YAKUZA (1975)
Trying to help a kidnapped girl puts a private eye on the wrong side of the Yakuza.
Dir: Sydney Pollack Cast:  Robert Mitchum, Ken Takakura, Brian Keith.
C-112 mins

***** ***** ***** *****

Thursday – August 13, 2015

9:00 AM
ONCE A THIEF (1965)
A young ex-con trying to go straight gets caught up in another criminal scheme.
Dir: Ralph Nelson Cast:  Alain Delon, Ann-Margret, Van Heflin.
BW-106 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:00 PM
THE CHEAP DETECTIVE (1978)
A private dick tackles two tough cases while trying to clear himself of a murder charge.
Dir: Robert Moore Cast:  Peter Falk, Ann-Margret, Eileen Brennan.
C-92 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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Saturday – August 15, 2015

6:15 AM
UNION DEPOT (1932)
An out-of-luck con artist discovers a suitcase full of money at a train station.
Dir: Alfred E. Green Cast:  Douglas Fairbanks, Joan Blondell, Guy Kibbee.
BW-67 mins

9:00 AM
THE NARROW CORNER (1933)
A man on the run for murder tries to escape fate in the Pacific islands.
Dir: Alfred E. Green Cast:  Douglas Fairbanks, Patricia Ellis, Ralph Bellamy.
BW-69 mins

9:00 PM
THE CORSICAN BROTHERS (1941)
Siamese twins, separated in infancy, join forces to avenge their parents’ murder.
Dir: Gregory Ratoff Cast:  Douglas Fairbanks, Ruth Warrick, Akim Tamiroff.
BW-111 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Monday – August 17, 2015

8:45 PM
12 ANGRY MEN (1957)
A jury holdout tries to convince his colleagues to vote not guilty.
Dir: Sidney Lumet Cast:  Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley.
BW-96 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

***** ***** ***** *****

Tuesday – August 18, 2015

2:45 AM
THEY CAME TO ROB LAS VEGAS (1969)
A casino blackjack dealer plots to hijack and rob an armored car.
Dir: Antonio Isasi Isasmendi Cast:  Gary Lockwood, Elke Sommer, Lee J. Cobb.
C-129 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

***** ***** ***** *****

Wednesday – August 19, 2015

1:15 AM
21 DAYS TOGETHER (1940)
After accidentally killing his mistress’ husband, a man must decide whether to let another man hang for his crime.
Dir: Basil Dean Cast: Vivien Leigh, Laurence Olivier, Leslie Banks.
BW-72 mins

3:00 PM
MCQ (1974)
A police lieutenant tackles corruption when his best friend is killed.
Dir: John Sturges Cast:  John Wayne, Eddie Albert, Diana Muldaur.
C-111 mins

5:00 PM
BRANNIGAN (1975)
A Chicago police detective has to bring a crook home from London.
Dir: Douglas Hickox Cast:  John Wayne, Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson.
C-111 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

***** ***** ***** *****

Thursday – August 20, 2015

2:00 AM
BIG JIM MCLAIN (1952)
A U.S. agent takes on communists in Hawaii.
Dir: Edward Ludwig Cast:  John Wayne, Nancy Olson, James Arness.
BW-90 mins, CC

12:45 PM
PENTHOUSE (1933)
The mob frames a lawyer for murder, so he enlists a call girl’s help in finding the real killer.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast:  Warner Baxter, Myrna Loy, Charles Butterworth.
BW-89 mins, CC

5:30 PM
THE MAN WITH TWO FACES (1934)
An actor uses his skills to protect his sister from her sinister husband.
Dir: Archie Mayo Cast:  Edward G. Robinson, Mary Astor, Ricardo Cortez.
BW-73 mins, CC

11:00 PM
THE PENGUIN POOL MURDER (1932)
A feisty school teacher sets out to solve a murder in an aquarium.
Dir: George Archainbaud Cast:  Edna May Oliver, James Gleason, Robert Armstrong.
BW-65 mins, CC
******Based on Stuart Palmer‘s mystery novel.*****

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Friday – August 21, 2015

12:00 PM
WAIT UNTIL DARK (1967)
A blind woman fights against drug smugglers who’ve invaded her home.
Dir: Terence Young Cast:  Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna.
C-108 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Saturday – August 22, 2015

1:45 PM
STAGE FRIGHT (1950)
An acting student goes undercover to prove a singing star killed her husband.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast:  Jane Wyman, Marlene Dietrich, Michael Wilding.
BW-110 mins, CC

3:45 PM
JUDGMENT AT NUREMBERG (1961)
An aging American judge presides over the trial of Nazi war criminals.
Dir: Stanley Kramer Cast:  Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Richard Widmark.
BW-179 mins, CC
*****Capt. Kirk before his Capt. Kirk days!*****

7:00 PM
WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION (1958)
A British lawyer gets caught up in a couple’s tangled marital affairs when he defends the husband for murder.
Dir: Billy Wilder Cast:  Tyrone Power, Marlene Dietrich, Charles Laughton.
BW-116 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Sunday – August 23, 2015

9:30 AM
THE GAZEBO (1960)
A suburban couple tries to cope with a murder victim whose body refuses to stay put.
Dir: George Marshall Cast:  Glenn Ford, Debbie Reynolds, Carl Reiner.
BW-102 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

11:00 PM
THE CATERED AFFAIR (1956)
A working-class mother fights to give her daughter a big wedding whether the girl wants it or not.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast:  Bette Davis, Ernest Borgnine, Debbie Reynolds.
BW-94 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. Terrific movie to watch during the wedding season!*****

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Monday – August 24, 2015

5:00 PM
THE THIEF WHO CAME TO DINNER (1973)
A jewel thief worms his way into Texas society.
Dir: Bud Yorkin Cast:  Ryan O’Neal, Jacqueline Bisset, Warren Oates.
C-104 mins

***** ***** ***** *****

Tuesday – August 25, 2015

3:30 AM
CHANDLER (1971)
A former private eye lands in hot water when he agrees to protect a government witness.
Dir: Paul Magwood Cast:  Warren Oates, Leslie Caron, Alex Dreier.
C-86 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:00 AM
SHADOW OF DOUBT (1935)
Murder charges threaten an actress’s marriage plans.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast:  Ricardo Cortez, Virginia Bruce, Constance Collier.
BW-74 mins, CC

7:30 AM
ARSENE LUPIN RETURNS (1938)
A reformed jewel thief helps detectives track down a criminal.
Dir: Geo. Fitzmaurice Cast:  Melvyn Douglas, Virginia Bruce, Warren William.
BW-81 mins

10:30 AM
STRONGER THAN DESIRE (1939)
A lawyer’s wife keeps mum as her husband defends an innocent woman for the crime she committed.
Dir: Leslie Fenton Cast:  Virginia Bruce, Walter Pidgeon, Lee Bowman.
BW-78 mins, CC

12:00 PM
SOCIETY LAWYER (1939)
A lawyer plays with fire when he gets mixed up with underworld types.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast:  Walter Pidgeon, Virginia Bruce, Leo Carrillo.
BW-78 mins, CC

1:30 PM
THE MAN WHO TALKED TOO MUCH (1940)
A defense lawyer sets out to topple a powerful gangster.
Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast:  George Brent, Virginia Bruce, Brenda Marshall.
BW-76 mins

4:15 PM
THE MURDER MAN (1935)
A hard-drinking reporter specializes in murder cases, until he becomes a suspect in one himself.
Dir: Tim Whelan Cast:  Spencer Tracy, Virginia Bruce, Lionel Atwill.
BW-69 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Wednesday – August 26, 2015

12:00 PM
MATA HARI (1931)
Romantic biography of World War I’s notorious lady spy.
Dir: George Fitzmaurice Cast:  Greta Garbo, Ramon Novarro, Lionel Barrymore.
BW-89 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Thursday – August 27, 2015

10:45 PM
THE MAN WHO CAME TO DINNER (1941)
An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a midwestern family.
Dir: William Keighley Cast:  Bette Davis, Ann Sheridan, Monty Woolley.
BW-113 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. Delightful Christmas movie which is sometimes over-looked.*****

***** ***** ***** *****

Friday – August 28, 2015

12:45 AM
THE BISHOP’S WIFE (1947)
An angel helps set an ambitious bishop on the right track.
Dir: Henry Koster Cast:  Cary Grant, Loretta Young, David Niven.
BW-109 mins, CC
*****Not a mystery. Another terrific Christmas movie.*****

12:15 PM
FEAR (1954)
The wife of a prominent scientist is blackmailed after her extramarital affair is discovered.
Dir: Roberto Rossellini Cast:  Ingrid Bergman, Mathias Wieman, Renate Mannhardt.
BW-79 mins

9:00 PM
GASLIGHT (1944)
A newlywed fears she’s going mad when strange things start happening at the family mansion.
Dir: George Cukor Cast:  Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, Joseph Cotten.
BW-114 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Saturday – August 29, 2015

1:00 AM
RAGE IN HEAVEN (1941)
A jealous man plots to fake his death and incriminate his wife’s suspected lover.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke II Cast:  Robert Montgomery, Ingrid Bergman, George Sanders.
BW-85 mins, CC

7:15 AM
BANK SHOT (1974)
Crooks hatch an original plot to rob a bank temporarily housed in a mobile home.
Dir: Gower Champion Cast:  George C Scott, Clifton James, Joanna Cassidy.
C-83 mins

11:00 AM
ANATOMY OF A MURDER (1959)
A small-town lawyer gets the case of a lifetime when a military man avenges an attack on his wife.
Dir: Otto Preminger Cast:  James Stewart, Lee Remick, Ben Gazzara.
BW-161 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

***** ***** ***** *****

Sunday – August 30, 2015

3:00 AM
THE FORMULA (1980)
A detective is in jeopardy after discovering a synthetic formula for gasoline.
Dir: John G. Avildsen Cast:  George C Scott, Marlon Brando, Marthe Keller.
BW-118 mins, Letterbox Format

***** ***** ***** *****

Monday – August 31, 2015

5:00 AM
HARPER (1966)
A broken-down private eye sets out to find a rich woman’s missing husband.
Dir: Jack Smight Cast:  Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall, Julie Harris.
C-121 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

1:30 PM
HE RAN ALL THE WAY (1951)
A crook on the run hides out in an innocent girl’s apartment.
Dir: John Berry Cast:  John Garfield, Shelley Winters, Wallace Ford.
BW-78 mins

***** ***** ***** *****

(All of the above TCM descriptions were copied from the TCM site.)

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August 2015 Hallmark Movies & Mystery Channel Mystery Movies (Central time zone):

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Saturday – August 1, 2015

8:00 AM
Murder, She Wrote South-Southwest
Headed to a lecture by train, Jessica is sent on a mysterious journey after she has a brief encounter in the dining car with a woman who later vanishes. Stars Angela Lansbury and Mel Harris.

10:00 AM
My Gal Sunday
A newlywed couple must prove their crime-solving prowess when their politically-tied parents are taken hostage by a vengeful kidnapper looking for justice for the wrongful murder conviction of his brother. Based on the book by Mary Higgins Clark. Stars Jack Wagner, Cameron Mathison and Rachel Blanchard.

12:00 PM
Along Came a Nanny
Detective Mike Logan takes on a special undercover assignment as a nanny when a quiet, upscale neighborhood is turned upside down by a string of robberies. When the mystery begins to unravel, new relationships are threatened as he struggles to protect his secret identity and solve a difficult case. Stars Sarah Lancaster and Cameron Mathison.

2:00 PM
Wedding Planner Mystery
A young wedding planner is framed for a crime and struggles to clear her name as she learns that love does not always arrive in a pretty package. Based on the book by Deborah Donnelly. Stars Erica Durance, Andrew Walker and Brandon Beemer.

4:00 PM
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Aurora finds a member of her crime buff group, the Real Murders Club, killed in a manner that eerily resembles the crime the club was about to discuss. As other brutal “copycat” killings follow, Aurora will have to uncover the person behind the terrifying game. Based on the book by Charlaine Harris. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Lexa Doig, Robin Dunne and Marilu Henner.

6:00 PM
Undercover Bridesmaid
Tanya, a highly-trained security guard who lost her zest for romance after being left at the altar, takes an assignment where she poses as a bridesmaid for a woman who has been receiving death threats before her wedding day. While undercover, Tanya not only solves the mystery, but she is finally able to put the past behind her and give love a second chance. Stars Brooke Burns, Nicole Paggi, and Gregory Harrison.

8:00 PM

Gourmet Detective
A chef turned culinary sleuth is partnered with a beautiful detective to unravel the clues surrounding the unexpected death of a guest at a prestigious dinner party. Based on the book by Peter King. Stars Dylan Neal, Brooke Burns and Matthew Kevin Anderson.
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10:00 PM
My Gal Sunday
A newlywed couple must prove their crime-solving prowess when their politically-tied parents are taken hostage by a vengeful kidnapper looking for justice for the wrongful murder conviction of his brother. Based on the book by Mary Higgins Clark. Stars Jack Wagner, Cameron Mathison and Rachel Blanchard.

***** ***** ***** *****

Sunday – August 2, 2015

8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

8:00 PM *****NEW*****
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die
When Henry, the Gourmet Detective, is invited as a guest speaker at a luxury resort spa, he quickly finds himself at the center of another murder. With Maggie at his side, our favorite duo must not only find the killer but be careful they don’t become his latest victim. Based on the book by Peter King. Stars Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns.

10:00 PM
Gourmet Detective
A chef turned culinary sleuth is partnered with a beautiful detective to unravel the clues surrounding the unexpected death of a guest at a prestigious dinner party. Based on the book by Peter King. Stars Dylan Neal, Brooke Burns and Matthew Kevin Anderson.

***** ***** ***** *****

Monday – August 3, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Swan Song
A popular folk singer’s plane has crashed. Two passengers have died, and one has escaped with minor injuries. Columbo is called to determine whether the crash was merely an accident or rather, a twisted plot to murder the passengers. Stars Peter Falk.

8:00 AM
Bound by a Secret
Two old friends who share a life-long secret are forced to face the truth – and its consequences – when one is diagnosed with a terminal illness and wants to put her affairs in order. Stars Lesley Ann Warren and Meredith Baxter.

10:00 AM
Lies Between Friends
When art restorer Joss Jenner joins her old college friends for a weekend reunion, old jealousies and deeply buried secrets lead to murder. Devastated by the loss, Joss is unable to rest until she figures out who is responsible for the crime. Stars Gabrielle Anwar and Craig Sheffer.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Tuesday – August 4, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: A Friend in Deed
After killing his wife, Hugh Caldwell asks for help from his best friend Mark Halperin, the Deputy Police Commissioner of the LAPD. Mark makes the murder look like a robbery gone wrong, but the price of his assistance is more than Hugh bargained for. Stars Peter Falk.

10:00 AM
The Mystery Cruise
Alvirah, Regan and their husbands join a murder mystery cruise in honor of Regan’s mom Nora’s new book. But, when Alvirah sees a real murder attempt, she and Regan must find a way to keep the intended victim safe while trying to find proof to expose the murderer. Meanwhile, the ladies husbands have a mystery to solve as well when they run into a
counterfeiter and are also called upon to help solve a string of petty thefts. Based on the book my Mary Higgins Clark and Carol Higgins Clark. Stars Gail O’Grady and Michelle Harrison.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

4:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room
Jennifer’s real-estate agent pal dies while trying to negate rumors about a home she’s selling. The police believe there was no foul play, but Jennifer suspects that her friend was killed after she researches other deaths that occurred in the same room. Based on the book by Suzi Weinert. Stars Lori Loughlin, Steve Bacic, Sarah Strange and Kevin O’Grady.

6:00 PM
A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Librarian Aurora Teagarden is known around her small town as a master sleuth. When her friend Jane unexpectedly dies and leaves Aurora everything in her will, she also leaves a troubling murder mystery. It is up to Aurora to piece together the clues and solve the murder before she becomes the next victim. Based on the book by Charlaine Harris. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Marilu Henner and Alexa
Doig.

8:00 PM
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die
When Henry, the Gourmet Detective, is invited as a guest speaker at a luxury resort spa, he quickly finds himself at the center of another murder. With Maggie at his side, our favorite duo must not only find the killer but be careful they don’t become his latest victim. Based on the book by Peter King. Stars Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns.

***** ***** ***** *****

Wednesday – August 5, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Exercise in Fatality
After Milo tries to steal money from his own company company, his business partner learns of the plan a tries to figure out what to do. Gene turns up dead, the victim of an “accident,” and no one ever suspected Milo, especially since he has a perfect alibi for the time of the death. Columbo comes to investigate the accident and begins to see through Milo’s fit
exterior. Stars Peter Falk.

8:00 AM
A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Librarian Aurora Teagarden is known around her small town as a master sleuth. When her friend Jane unexpectedly dies and leaves Aurora everything in her will, she also leaves a troubling murder mystery. It is up to Aurora to piece together the clues and solve the murder before she becomes the next victim. Based on the book by Charlaine Harris. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Marilu Henner and Alexa Doig.

10:00 AM
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die
When Henry, the Gourmet Detective, is invited as a guest speaker at a luxury resort spa, he quickly finds himself at the center of another murder. With Maggie at his side, our favorite duo must not only find the killer but be careful they don’t become his latest victim. Based on the book by Peter King. Stars Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

4:00 PM
After All These Years
When a woman is wrongly accused of the death of her ex-husband, she sets out to solve the murder mystery and find the real killer before the day of the funeral, when she is to be taken into custody. Based on the book by best-selling author Susan Isaacs. Stars Wendie Malick Gregory Harrison.

6:00 PM
My Gal Sunday
A newlywed couple must prove their crime-solving prowess when their politically-tied parents are taken hostage by a vengeful kidnapper looking for justice for the wrongful murder conviction of his brother. Based on the book by Mary Higgins Clark. Stars Jack Wagner, Cameron Mathison and Rachel Blanchard.

8:00 PM
Wedding Planner Mystery
A young wedding planner is framed for a crime and struggles to clear her name as she learns that love does not always arrive in a pretty package. Based on the book by Deborah Donnelly. Stars Erica Durance, Andrew Walker and Brandon Beemer.

***** ***** ***** *****

Thursday – August 6, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Negative Reaction
A famous photographer, tired of his wife’s antics, has her abducted and murdered. Despite his feeling that the plan works perfectly, Lt. Columbo has a strange feeling that Paul isn’t quite as innocent as he appears. Stars Peter Falk.

8:00 AM
My Gal Sunday
A newlywed couple must prove their crime-solving prowess when their politically-tied parents are taken hostage by a vengeful kidnapper looking for justice for the wrongful murder conviction of his brother. Based on the book by Mary Higgins Clark. Stars Jack Wagner, Cameron Mathison and Rachel Blanchard.

10:00 AM
Wedding Planner Mystery
A young wedding planner is framed for a crime and struggles to clear her name as she learns that love does not always arrive in a pretty package. Based on the book by Deborah Donnelly. Stars Erica Durance, Andrew Walker and Brandon Beemer.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

4:00 PM;
Mystery Woman: Oh Baby
When a baby boy is left at the door of the Mystery Woman book store, Samantha gets involved in solving a murdered tied to the baby’s missing parents. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

6:00 PM
Mystery Woman: Redemption
Although the Mystery Woman Bookstore is under construction, Samantha and Philby are busier than ever …that is, investigating the murder of a mysterious visitor. Surprisingly, most of the clues to his death are hidden in the bookstore, right under their noses. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

8:00 PM
Mystery Woman: In the Shadows
While searching for a KGB double agent who was about to be exposed by another Russian spy-turned-successful author, mystery bookstore owner Samantha Kinsey and her secretive friend and store manager, Philby are thrust into the murderous world of international espionage. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

***** ***** ***** *****

Friday – August 7, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: By Dawn’s Early Light
A proud Commandant of a military academy is incensed that William Haynes, the owner of the property, wants to turn it into a co-ed college. Los Angeles Police Department’s Lt. Columbo comes to the academy to investigate Haynes’ death and instantly suspects that Rumford had something to do with the explosion, which Columbo believes was not accidental. Stars Peter Falk.

8:00 AM
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die
When Henry, the Gourmet Detective, is invited as a guest speaker at a luxury resort spa, he quickly finds himself at the center of another murder. With Maggie at his side, our favorite duo must not only find the killer but be careful they don’t become his latest victim. Based on the book by Peter King. Stars Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns.

10:00 AM
Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery
Free spirited cookie baker Hannah Swensen jumps in to help a handsome new detective track down the culprit and uncover the mystery surrounding the death of her friend and local milk delivery man. Based on the book by Joanne Fluke. Stars Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison and Barbara Niven.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

4:00 PM
Gourmet Detective
A chef turned culinary sleuth is partnered with a beautiful detective to unravel the clues surrounding the unexpected death of a guest at a prestigious dinner party. Based on the book by Peter King. Stars Dylan Neal, Brooke Burns and Matthew Kevin Anderson.

6:00 PM
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die
When Henry, the Gourmet Detective, is invited as a guest speaker at a luxury resort spa, he quickly finds himself at the center of another murder. With Maggie at his side, our favorite duo must not only find the killer but be careful they don’t become his latest victim. Based on the book by Peter King. Stars Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns

8:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery
Free spirited cookie baker Hannah Swensen jumps in to help a handsome new detective track down the culprit and uncover the mystery surrounding the death of her friend and local milk delivery man. Based on the book by Joanne Fluke. Stars Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison and Barbara Niven.

***** ***** ***** *****

Sunday – August 9, 2015

6:00 AM – 2:00 PM
Murder, She Wrote marathon

2:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery

Jennifer loves scouring garage sales to look for items to sell in her resell shop, but when she realizes a series of burglaries and a friend’s murder may have a connection to the sales, she not only helps the cops, but does some undercover sleuthing of her own. Based on the book by Suzi Weinert. Stars Lori Loughlin and Andrew Dunbar.

4:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters
Jennifer Shannon has an eye for antiques and a mind for solving mysteries. When she buys a storage unit at auction, she has no idea she’s opening the door to murder, and realizes the killer is after something in the storage unit. Stolen diamonds, antique Teddy Bears and handsome strangers are the clues to solving the crime. Based on the book by Suzi Weinert. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange, and Steve Bacic.

6:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room
Jennifer’s real-estate agent pal dies while trying to negate rumors about a home she’s selling. The police believe there was no foul play, but Jennifer suspects that her friend was killed after she researches other deaths that occurred in the same room. Based on the book by Suzi Weinert. Stars Lori Loughlin, Steve Bacic, Sarah Strange and Kevin O’Grady.

8:00 PM *****NEW*****

Garage Sale Mystery: The Wedding Dress

In Jennifer Shannon’s latest quest, she stumbles upon a 30 year-old cold case when she comes across a vintage wedding dress containing a clue. As Jenn tracks down the owner, she finds that the Groom mysteriously disappeared and was never heard from again. Was this a case of cold feet or cold blooded murder? Based on the book by Suzi Weinert. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange, and Steve Bacic.

***** ***** ***** *****

Monday – August 10, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Troubled Waters
A vacationing Columbo investigates the death of a performer while on a cruise ship. Stars Peter Falk and Robert Vaughn.

8:00 AM
Citizen Jane
Jane Alexander is enjoying a comfortable life in San Francisco with the man she loves. But her idyllic life is shattered when her beloved aunt is murdered in San Jose. Jane’s heartbreak turns to horror when police detective Jack Morris, finally convinces her that the killer is none other than her boyfriend, Tom O’Donnell. Jane embarks on an epic journey to track down and convict O’Donnell. A true story based on the book by James Dalessandro. Stars Ally Sheedy, Meat Loaf Aday, and Sean Patrick Flanery.

10:00 AM
Murder 101
Juggling a career as a University professor and on-call criminologist, Dr. Jonathan Maxwell teams up with a private investigator to clear a young woman accused of murdering her boss. Stars Dick Van Dyke.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Tuesday – August 11, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Forgotten Lady
Columbo investigates the alleged suicide of a famous actress’ husband. Stars Peter Falk and Janet Leigh.

8:00 AM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Wedding Dress
In Jennifer Shannon’s latest quest, she stumbles upon a 30 year-old cold case when she comes across a vintage wedding dress containing a clue. As Jenn tracks down the owner, she finds that the Groom mysteriously disappeared and was never heard from again. Was this a case of cold feet or cold blooded murder? Based on the book by Suzi Weinert. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange, and Steve Bacic.

10:00 AM
Murder 101: College Can Be Murder
College professor Archer Coe has been poisoned and the suspects are piling up: the student with whom he was having an affair, Coe’s jealous wife, the student’s vengeful father, and above all, fellow teacher Stuart Evans whose career was in Coe’s vindictive hands. Lucky for Stuart, he has Jonathan Maxwell, fellow professor and on-call criminologist and in his
corner. Stars Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

8:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Wedding Dress
In Jennifer Shannon’s latest quest, she stumbles upon a 30 year-old cold case when she comes across a vintage wedding dress containing a clue. As Jenn tracks down the owner, she finds that the Groom mysteriously disappeared and was never heard from again. Was this a case of cold feet or cold blooded murder? Based on the book by Suzi Weinert. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange, and Steve Bacic.

***** ***** ***** *****

Wednesday – August 12, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Identity Crisis
Lieutenant Columbo investigates a dark secret and a secret group after a man is murdered. Stars Peter Falk and Patrick
McGoohan.

8:00 AM
Dear Prudence
Prudence Macintyre is a humorous Martha Stewart-like advice columnist and TV personality, who escapes on a much needed vacation from her work-driven life. While on her vacation, she finds herself embroiled in solving a murder mystery by using her own quick wit and good housekeeping tips. Stars Jane Seymour and Jamey Sheridan.

10:00 AM
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
Criminology professor Jonathan Maxwell is called upon to help when a prize racehorse is kidnapped. But the case turns deadly when a member of the family that owns the horse dies in a suspicious fire. What the case yields is a family embroiled in jealousy and greed. Stars Dick Van Dyke, Barry Van Dyke, and Stacy Edwards.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Thursday – August 13, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Now You See Him
Lt. Columbo investigates an expert magician who is hiding the murder of his employer. Stars Peter Falk.

8:00 AM
Missing Pieces
A Colorado rancher uncovers a bed of lies and unanswered questions as he investigates his son’s apparent suicide.
Stars James Coburn.

10:00 AM
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Samuel is a spiritual “healer” with a large and influential following. But when he locks himself in a meditation chamber with four students, only to turn up dead with his students still deep in their meditative trance, it’s up to Professor Maxwell to figure out the why and how. Stars Dick Van Dyke, Barry Van Dyke and Mia Cottet.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

4:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Wedding Dress
In Jennifer Shannon’s latest quest, she stumbles upon a 30 year-old cold case when she comes across a vintage wedding dress containing a clue. As Jenn tracks down the owner, she finds that the Groom mysteriously disappeared and was never heard from again. Was this a case of cold feet or cold blooded murder? Based on the book by Suzi Weinert. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange, and Steve Bacic.

***** ***** ***** *****

Friday – August 14, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Last Salute to the Commodore
Lieutenant Columbo investigates the disappearance of an old navy Commodore who vanishes at sea. Stars Peter Falk.

10:00 AM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Wedding Dress
In Jennifer Shannon’s latest quest, she stumbles upon a 30 year-old cold case when she comes across a vintage wedding dress containing a clue. As Jenn tracks down the owner, she finds that the Groom mysteriously disappeared and was never heard from again. Was this a case of cold feet or cold blooded murder? Based on the book by Suzi Weinert. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange, and Steve Bacic.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Saturday – August 15, 2015

6:00 AM – 10:00 AM
Murder, She Wrote marathon

***** ***** ***** ***** *****

Sunday – August 16, 2015

6:00 – 10:00 AM
Murder, She Wrote marathon

***** ***** ***** ***** *****

Monday – August 17, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Make Me a Perfect Murder
Columbo unravels the murder of a televison network executive and his seemingly innocent assistant. Stars Peter Falk.

8:00 AM
Mystery Woman: Sing Me A Murder
Samantha offers her quaint shop as the perfect venue for a once-famous folk/rock trio to benefit a charity drive. But when a murder brings all-new meaning to Top Ten Hit, Samantha and her partner in crime, Philby, decide it’s time to investigate. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

***** ***** ***** ***** *****

Tuesday – August 18, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: The Conspirators
A terrorist posing as a wealthy philanthropist, befriends Columbo thinking that he will be safe from investigation. Stars Peter Falk.

8:00 AM
Mystery Woman: Vision of a Murder
Invited to a health spa for the weekend, Samantha Kinsey becomes embroiled in murder when a fellow guest is found dead. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

***** ***** ***** ***** *****

Wednesday – August 19, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Columbo Goes to the Guillotine
An egocentric psychic murders his old mentor, a magician charged to expose him as fraud, by beheading him while he’s rehearsing his guillotine trick.

8:00 AM
Mystery Woman: Game Time
Samantha is thrilled when she finally gets the reclusive mystery writer Donald Fiske to agree to a book signing in her store. But when Mr. Fiske is found dead, Samantha and the team must solve his latest mystery, his own murder. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

***** ***** ***** ***** *****

Thursday – August 20, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Murder, Smoke and Shadows
An egocentric wunderkind director murders a childhood friend who threatens to expose his negligent complicity in the death of his sister years earlier.

8:00 AM
Mystery Woman: At First Sight
When Samantha receives news of a hereditary health problem, she must go in search her birth mother to find answers. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

***** ***** ***** ***** *****

Friday – August 21, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Sex and the Married Detective
When a successful sex therapist with a best selling book and a hit TV show is crushed to learn her business partner/lover is cheating on her, she plots appropriate revenge.

8:00 AM
Mystery Woman: Wild West Mystery
When a traveling Wild West Show comes into town, Samantha gets involved in solving the murder of one of the cowboys. Stars Kellie Martin and Clarence Williams III.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

***** ***** ***** ***** *****

Saturday – August 22, 2015

6:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Murder, She Wrote marathon

***** ***** ***** ***** *****

Sunday – August 23, 2015

8:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

8:00 PM
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die
When Henry, the Gourmet Detective, is invited as a guest speaker at a luxury resort spa, he quickly finds himself at the center of another murder. With Maggie at his side, our favorite duo must not only find the killer but be careful they don’t become his latest victim. Stars Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns.

10:00 PM
Gourmet Detective
A chef turned culinary sleuth is partnered with a beautiful detective to unravel the clues surrounding the unexpected death of a guest at a prestigious dinner party. Stars Dylan Neal, Brooke Burns and Matthew Kevin Anderson.

***** ***** ***** ***** *****

Monday – August 24, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Grand Deceptions
After the head of a private paramilitary think tank who is embezzling funds murders a blackmailer, he has to match wits with the persistent Lieutenant Columbo.

8:00 AM
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
Jesse Stone and Captain Healy are shot during an unauthorized stake-out in Boston. Meanwhile, a cryptic letter sent from Paradise leads the mother of a kidnapped child to Stone. Though her son was declared dead, she hopes he will reopen the case. Stars Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker and William Devane.

10:00 AM
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
Jesse Stone and Captain Healy are shot during an unauthorized stake-out in Boston. Meanwhile, a cryptic letter sent from Paradise leads the mother of a kidnapped child to Stone. Though her son was declared dead, she hopes he will reopen the case. Stars Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker and William Devane.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

***** ***** ***** ***** *****

Tuesday – August 25, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Murder, a Self Portrait
Columbo investigates the apparent drowning of a famous painters first wife.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

4:00 PM
Undercover Bridesmaid
Tanya, a highly-trained security guard who lost her zest for romance after being left at the altar, takes an assignment where she poses as a bridesmaid for a woman who has been receiving death threats before her wedding day. While undercover, Tanya not only solves the mystery, but she is finally able to put the past behind her and give love a second chance. Stars Brooke Burns, Nicole Paggi, and Gregory Harrison.

6:00 PM
Gourmet Detective
A chef turned culinary sleuth is partnered with a beautiful detective to unravel the clues surrounding the unexpected death of a guest at a prestigious dinner party. Stars Dylan Neal, Brooke Burns and Matthew Kevin Anderson.

8:00 PM
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die
When Henry, the Gourmet Detective, is invited as a guest speaker at a luxury resort spa, he quickly finds himself at the center of another murder. With Maggie at his side, our favorite duo must not only find the killer but be careful they don’t become his latest victim. Stars Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns.

***** ***** ***** ***** *****

Wednesday – August 26, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Columbo Cries Wolf
When the business-savvy publisher of a “Playboy”-type men’s magazine wants to sell her stock to a Rupert Murdoch-like media tycoon, she apparently disappears on a London-bound flight.

8:00 AM
Undercover Bridesmaid
Tanya, a highly-trained security guard who lost her zest for romance after being left at the altar, takes an assignment where she poses as a bridesmaid for a woman who has been receiving death threats before her wedding day. While undercover, Tanya not only solves the mystery, but she is finally able to put the past behind her and give love a second chance. Stars Brooke Burns, Nicole Paggi, and Gregory Harrison.

10:00 AM
Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die
When Henry, the Gourmet Detective, is invited as a guest speaker at a luxury resort spa, he quickly finds himself at the center of another murder. With Maggie at his side, our favorite duo must not only find the killer but be careful they don’t become his latest victim. Stars Dylan Neal and Brooke Burns.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

4:00 PM
A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Librarian Aurora Teagarden is known around her small town as a master sleuth. When her friend Jane unexpectedly dies and leaves Aurora everything in her will, she also leaves a troubling murder mystery. It is up to Aurora to piece together the clues and solve the murder before she becomes the next victim. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Marilu Henner and Alexa Doig.

6:00 PM
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Aurora finds a member of her crime buff group, the Real Murders Club, killed in a manner that eerily resembles the crime the club was about to discuss. As other brutal “copycat” killings follow, Aurora will have to uncover the person behind the terrifying game. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Lexa Doig, Robin Dunne and Marilu Henner.

8:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery
Free spirited cookie baker Hannah Swensen jumps in to help a handsome new detective track down the culprit and uncover the mystery surrounding the death of her friend and local milk delivery man. Stars Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison and Barbara Niven.

***** ***** ***** ***** *****

Thursday – August 27, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Agenda for Murder
This time Columbo is put on a murder that was made to look like a suicide. However, he notices some loose ends, and asks a lawyer and a governor to clear these problems up.

8:00 AM
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Aurora finds a member of her crime buff group, the Real Murders Club, killed in a manner that eerily resembles the crime the club was about to discuss. As other brutal “copycat” killings follow, Aurora will have to uncover the person behind the terrifying game. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Lexa Doig, Robin Dunne and Marilu Henner.

10:00 AM
Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery
Free spirited cookie baker Hannah Swensen jumps in to help a handsome new detective track down the culprit and uncover the mystery surrounding the death of her friend and local milk delivery man. Stars Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison and Barbara Niven.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

4:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters
Jennifer Shannon has an eye for antiques and a mind for solving mysteries. When she buys a storage unit at auction, she has no idea she’s opening the door to murder, and realizes the killer is after something in the storage unit. Stolen diamonds, antique Teddy Bears and handsome strangers are the clues to solving the crime. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange, and Steve Bacic.

6:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room
Jennifer’s real-estate agent pal dies while trying to negate rumors about a home she’s selling. The police believe there was no foul play, but Jennifer suspects that her friend was killed after she researches other deaths that occurred in the same room. Stars Lori Loughlin, Steve Bacic, Sarah Strange and Kevin O’Grady.

8:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Wedding Dress
In Jennifer Shannon’s latest quest, she stumbles upon a 30 year-old cold case when she comes across a vintage wedding dress containing a clue. As Jenn tracks down the owner, she finds that the Groom mysteriously disappeared and was never heard from again. Was this a case of cold feet or cold blooded murder? Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange, and Steve Bacic.

***** ***** ***** ***** *****

Friday – August 28, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: A Case of Immunity
Columbo has to solve a crime at the embassy of a middle-east nation. Between the difficulties of a distant culture and diplomatic immunity, Columbo has his hands full. Stars Peter Falk and Hector Elizondo.

7:30 AM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room
Jennifer’s real-estate agent pal dies while trying to negate rumors about a home she’s selling. The police believe there was no foul play, but Jennifer suspects that her friend was killed after she researches other deaths that occurred in the same room. Stars Lori Loughlin, Steve Bacic, Sarah Strange and Kevin O’Grady.

9:30 AM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Wedding Dress
In Jennifer Shannon’s latest quest, she stumbles upon a 30 year-old cold case when she comes across a vintage wedding dress containing a clue. As Jenn tracks down the owner, she finds that the Groom mysteriously disappeared and was never heard from again. Was this a case of cold feet or cold blooded murder? Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange, and Steve Bacic.

11:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

***** ***** ***** ***** *****

Saturday – August 29, 2015

8:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Matlock marathon

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Sunday – August 30, 2015

8:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Perry Mason marathon

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(All of the above Hallmark Movies & Mysteries descriptions were copied from the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries site.)

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Please post a comment if you know of any other TV mystery movies that will be airing during August 2015.

Here is the July 2015 television mystery movies schedule:

Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for July 2015

Here is the page on my site with lots and lots of entries of movies and television shows you may enjoy:

Cozy Mystery List TV and Movie Section

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Inspector Lynley Mystery Series Television Mystery Series

July 11, 2015

I was an avid fan of Elizabeth George (even though they aren’t Cozy Mysteries) when I first attempted to watch the Inspector Lynley Mysteries, a British police procedural mystery show. Because I had read all of the novels, and felt I “knew” George’s well-defined main characters, I could not embrace this BBC television series when I first tried watching it. (It originally aired 2001-2007.)

My favorite Elizabeth George character was Sergeant Barbara Havers – a very unattractive, over-weight, socially inept police detective who wore too-tight clothes, and could not keep her opinions to herself. She was brusque, to the point of being rude, but an incredibly quick learner and an incredibly astute detective. Although she was terse and opinionated, she also had a more tender, giving side to her personality, which George was able to show every time Havers interacted with her little neighbor.

I felt that the Inspector Lynley Mysteries took all of George’s well-defined, complex characters and tossed them aside… This television mystery series had a classical beauty portraying Sgt. Barbara Havers. They had this beautiful actress wear an over-sized pea coat & no make-up. Yikes! I would have thought this was a North American production rather than a British one. (I had pictured an unattractive, overweight actress playing Barbara Havers >>> certainly not svelte Sharon Small without makeup!)

However…

My husband decided he wanted to watch the Inspector Lynley Mysteries series. Once he convinced me to look at the series as if it was NOT based on the Elizabeth George mysteries I enjoyed so much, I actually enjoyed the shows! I found myself looking forward to the next time we would be able to watch one!

Nathaniel Parker (aristocratic police inspector) and Sharon Small (blue collar Havers) were perfect in their roles. (Remember, I am no longer basing them on Elizabeth George‘s very complex, three-dimensional characters!)

As with the Elizabeth George mysteries, this made-for-television series is gritty. It is not a series that you would want to watch with children. It is also not a Cozy series, so don’t watch it if you don’t want to see graphic violence!

Again, once I was able to divorce the Inspector Lynley Mysteries television series from Elizabeth George’s mystery books, I enjoyed the shows. I am sure I would have watched them when they originally aired on PBS had they titled them something like “The Inspector Smith Mysteries” and had not mentioned Elizabeth George as the author.

If you would like to see more TV & Movies entries, here is the link to that page on my Cozy Mystery site: TV and Movies page,

*** This series is available on Netflix.

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Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for July 2015

June 25, 2015

The weather down here in San Antonio, Texas has been moving from hot and humid, to humidly hot! (I don’t think “humidly” is even a word, but that’s how I feel about it!) Now that the weather is unbearably hot for some of us, it’s a great time to take in a mystery movie! Actually, any time is a great time to do that! Here is the schedule of television mystery movies I have been able to find that will be showing during July 2015.

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July 2015 Turner Classic Movies Channel Mystery Movies (Central time zone):

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Wednesday – July 1, 2015

5:00 AM
PAYMENT DEFERRED (1932)
A milquetoast kills for money and finds it a hard habit to break.
Dir: Lothar Mendes Cast:  Charles Laughton, Maureen O’Sullivan, Dorothy Peterson.
BW-81 mins

***** ***** ***** *****

Thursday – July 2, 2015

11:30 AM
BEWITCHED (1945)
A girl enlists a psychic to get rid of her murderous alternate personality.
Dir: Arch Oboler Cast:  Edmund Gwenn, Phyllis Thaxter, Harry H. Daniels Jr..
BW-65 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Friday – July 3, 2015

12:15 PM
SCENE OF THE CRIME (1949)
A detective tries to solve a policeman’s murder.
Dir: Roy Rowland Cast:  Van Johnson, Arlene Dahl, Gloria De Haven.
BW-94 mins, CC

7:00 PM
THE BIG CLOCK (1948)
A corrupt publisher tries to frame a career-driven editor for murder.
Dir: John Farrow Cast:  Ray Milland, Charles Laughton, Maureen O’Sullivan.
BW-95 mins, CC

8:45 PM
THE WINDOW (1949)
A boy who always lies witnesses a murder but can’t get anyone but the killer to believe him.
Dir: Ted Tetzlaff Cast:  Barbara Hale, Arthur Kennedy, Paul Stewart.
BW-73 mins, CC

10:15 PM
SHADOW ON THE WALL (1950)
A child is left mute by the sight of her stepmother’s murder.
Dir: Patrick Jackson Cast:  Ann Sothern, Zachary Scott, Gigi Perreau.
BW-84 mins

11:45 PM
HIGH WALL (1947)
Psychiatry provides the key to proving a veteran flyer innocent of his wife’s murder.
Dir: Curtis Bernhardt Cast:  Robert Taylor, Audrey Totter, Herbert Marshall.
BW-99 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Saturday – July 4, 2015

1:30 AM
THE LONG GOODBYE (1973)
Detective Phillip Marlowe investigates shady characters involved in a long-lost friend’s murder.
Dir: Robert Altman Cast:  Elliott Gould, Nina Van Pallandt, Sterling Hayden.
C-112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:30 AM
MARLOWE (1969)
Detective Philip Marlowe probes the seedy underbelly of Los Angeles in search of a woman’s missing sister.
Dir: Paul Bogart Cast:  James Garner , Gayle Hunnicutt, Carroll O’Connor.
C-96 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

7:00 PM
YANKEE DOODLE DANDY (1942)
Spirited musical biography of the song-and-dance man who kept America humming through two world wars.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast:  James Cagney, Joan Leslie, Walter Huston.
BW-126 mins, CC
***Happy Fourth of July!*** (not a mystery)

9:15 PM
THE MUSIC MAN (1962)
A con artist hawks musical instruments and band uniforms to small-town America.
Dir: Morton DaCosta Cast:  Robert Preston, Shirley Jones, Buddy Hackett.
C-151 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
***Gotta love a big marching band on the Fourth of July! Also, little Ronny Howard is absolutely precious!*** (not a mystery)

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Sunday – July 5, 2015

5:30 AM
A FAMILY AFFAIR (1936)
In the first Hardy Family film, a small-town judge fights for re-election while dealing with family problems.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast:  Lionel Barrymore, Cecilia Parker, Eric Linden.
BW-69 mins, CC
***I didn’t watch the Hardy movies until about a year ago, and I have since then watched every one of them.*** (not a mystery)

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Wednesday – July 8, 2015

9:00 PM
NORTH BY NORTHWEST (1959)
An advertising man is mistaken for a spy, triggering a deadly cross-country chase.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast:  Cary Grant, Eva Marie Saint, James Mason.
C-136 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Thursday – July 9, 2015

7:15 AM
FINGER OF GUILT (1956)
Blackmail threatens an American filmmaker’s attempts to rebuild his career in England.
Dir: Joseph Losey Cast:  Richard Basehart, Mary Murphy, Constance Cummings.
BW-84 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Friday – July 10, 2015

5:00 AM
FOLLOW ME QUIETLY (1949)
Police track a mysterious killer nicknamed “The Judge.”
Dir: Richard O. Fleischer Cast:  William Lundigan, Dorothy Patrick, Jeff Corey.
BW-60 mins, CC

11:15 AM
ARMORED CAR ROBBERY (1950)
A police officer tries to find half a million dollars stolen by gangsters.
Dir: Richard Fleischer Cast:  Charles McGraw, Adele Jergens, William Talman.
BW-68 mins, CC

2:15 PM
D.O.A. (1950)
The victim of a slow-acting poison tracks down his own killer.
Dir: Rudolph Maté Cast:  Edmond O’Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler.
BW-84 mins, CC

3:45 PM
DESTINATION MURDER (1950)
A woman infiltrates the mob to find her father’s killer.
Dir: Edward L. Cahn Cast:  Joyce MacKenzie, Stanley Clements, Hurd Hatfield.
BW-73 mins, CC

5:15 PM
THE TATTOOED STRANGER (1950)
Detectives investigate the Central Park murder of a young woman with a Marine Corps tattoo.
Dir: Edward J. Montagne Cast:  John Miles, Patricia White, Walter Kinsella.
BW-64 mins

8:45 PM
KISS ME DEADLY (1955)
Detective Mike Hammer fights to solve the murder of a beautiful hitchhiker with a mysterious connection to the Mob.
Dir: Robert Aldrich Cast:  Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart.
BW-106 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Saturday – July 11, 2015

1:45 AM
THE BLUE DAHLIA (1946)
A veteran fights to prove he didn’t kill his cheating wife.
Dir: George Marshall Cast:  Alan Ladd, Veronica Lake, William Bendix.
BW-100 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Sunday – July 12, 2015

3:00 PM
BALL OF FIRE (1942)
A group of professors takes in a nightclub singer hiding from the law to protect her gangster boyfriend.
Dir: Howard Hawks Cast:  Gary Cooper, Barbara Stanwyck, Oscar Homolka.
BW-112 mins, CC
***If you like Barbara Stanwyck comedies, then you have got to see this one!*** (not a mystery)

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Wednesday – July 15, 2015

6:30 AM
NIGHT NURSE (1931)
A nurse discovers that the children she’s caring for are murder targets.
Dir: William A. Wellman Cast:  Barbara Stanwyck, Ben Lyon, Joan Blondell.
BW-72 mins, CC

1:15 PM
GAMBLING LADY (1934)
Two gamblers fall in love but one is already married to a possible murderer.
Dir: Archie Mayo Cast:  Barbara Stanwyck, Joel McCrea, Pat O’Brien.
BW-66 mins, CC

11:30 PM
THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955)
A bogus preacher marries an outlaw’s widow in search of the man’s hidden loot.
Dir: Charles Laughton Cast:  Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters, Lillian Gish.
BW-93 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
***Robert Mitchum is absolutely creeeeeeepy!***

***** ***** ***** *****

Thursday – July 16, 2015

2:30 PM
THE RETURN OF DOCTOR X (1939)
A murderer returns from the grave with a thirst for blood.
Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast:  Humphrey Bogart, Rosemary Lane, Wayne Morris.
BW-63 mins, CC

3:45 PM
THE MAN WHO TALKED TOO MUCH (1940)
A defense lawyer sets out to topple a powerful gangster.
Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast:  George Brent, Virginia Bruce, Brenda Marshall.
BW-76 mins

5:15 PM
FLIGHT FROM DESTINY (1941)
An elderly professor with six months to live plots a murder to reunite two young lovers.
Dir: Vincent Sherman Cast:  Geraldine Fitzgerald, Thomas Mitchell, Jeffrey Lynn.
BW-75 mins, CC

7:00 PM
BRANNIGAN (1975)
A Chicago police detective has to bring a crook home from London.
Dir: Douglas Hickox Cast:  John Wayne, Richard Attenborough, Judy Geeson.
C-111 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

***** ***** ***** *****

Friday – July 17, 2015

6:45 AM
TENSION (1950)
A man who had planned to murder his wife’s lover becomes the prime suspect when somebody beats him to it.
Dir: John Berry Cast:  Richard Basehart, Audrey Totter, Cyd Charisse.
BW-91 mins, CC

8:30 AM
WHERE DANGER LIVES (1950)
A psychopath draws her doctor into her murderous schemes.
Dir: John Farrow Cast:  Robert Mitchum, Faith Domergue, Claude Rains.
BW-80 mins, CC

1:00 PM
CAUSE FOR ALARM (1951)
A woman fights to intercept a letter in which her husband tries to prove her guilty of murder.
Dir: Tay Garnett Cast:  Loretta Young, Barry Sullivan, Bruce Cowling.
BW-74 mins, CC

2:15 PM
NO QUESTIONS ASKED (1951)
A young lawyer’s primrose path to success gets him framed for murder.
Dir: Harold F. Kress Cast:  Barry Sullivan, Arlene Dahl, George Murphy.
BW-81 mins

3:45 PM
STRANGERS ON A TRAIN (1951)
A man’s joking suggestion that he and a chance acquaintance trade murders turns deadly.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast:  Farley Granger, Ruth Roman, Robert Walker.
BW-101 mins, CC

9:00 PM
THE STRANGE LOVE OF MARTHA IVERS (1946)
Years after a murder drove them apart, an heiress tries to win back her lost love.
Dir: Lewis Milestone Cast:  Barbara Stanwyck, Van Heflin, Lizabeth Scott.
BW-116 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Saturday – July 18, 2015

1:00 AM
CONFLICT (1945)
A man murders his wife so he can be free to marry her sister.
Dir: Curtis Bernhardt Cast:  Humphrey Bogart, Alexis Smith, Sydney Greenstreet.
BW-85 mins, CC

2:30 AM
KLUTE (1971)
A small-town detective searches for a missing man linked to a high-priced prostitute.
Dir: Alan J. Pakula Cast:  Jane Fonda, Donald Sutherland, Charles Cioffi.
C-114 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

7:15 AM
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT (1935)
A young student murders for money then tries to escape his guilt and a brilliant detective.
Dir: Josef von Sternberg Cast:  Peter Lorre, Edward Arnold, Marian Marsh.
BW-88 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Sunday – July 19, 2015

1:00 AM
ALICE, SWEET ALICE (1977)
When people in an Italian-American neighborhood are murdered, suspicion falls on a lonely 12-year-old.
Dir: Alfred Sole Cast:  Linda Miller, Mildred Clinton, Paula Sheppard.
C-98 mins

***** ***** ***** *****

Tuesday – July 21, 2015

5:30 AM
STAR OF MIDNIGHT (1935)
A New York lawyer tries to track down a kidnapped actress.
Dir: Stephen Roberts Cast:  William Powell, Ginger Rogers, Paul Kelly.
BW-90 mins, CC

12:45 PM
TWO O’CLOCK COURAGE (1945)
An amnesiac discovers he’s wanted for murder.
Dir: Anthony Mann Cast:  Tom Conway, Ann Rutherford, Richard Lane.
BW-66 mins

***** ***** ***** *****

Thursday – July 23, 2015

7:15 AM
IT’S A WONDERFUL WORLD (1939)
A runaway poetess helps a fugitive prove himself innocent of murder charges.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke II Cast:  Claudette Colbert, James Stewart, Guy Kibbee.
BW-86 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Friday – July 24, 2015

5:45 AM
ROADBLOCK (1951)
An insurance agent’s greedy wife leads him to a life of crime.
Dir: Harold Daniels Cast:  Charles McGraw, Joan Dixon, Lowell Gilmore.
BW-73 mins, CC

7:00 AM
THE STRIP (1951)
A jazz drummer fights to clear his name when he’s accused of killing a racketeer.
Dir: Leslie Kardos Cast:  Mickey Rooney, Sally Forrest, William Demarest.
BW-86 mins, CC

8:30 AM
BEWARE, MY LOVELY (1952)
A widow discovers her handyman is an escaped mental patient.
Dir: Harry Horner Cast:  Ida Lupino, Robert Ryan, Taylor Holmes.
BW-77 mins, CC

12:15 PM
KANSAS CITY CONFIDENTIAL (1952)
To commit the perfect crime, a former detective keeps his colleagues’ identities secret from each other.
Dir: Phil Karlson Cast:  John Payne, Coleen Gray, Preston Foster.
BW-99 mins

***** ***** ***** *****

Saturday – July 25, 2015

12:30 AM
ANGEL FACE (1953)
An unscrupulous woman murders her loved ones for profit.
Dir: Otto Preminger Cast:  Robert Mitchum, Jean Simmons, Mona Freeman.
BW-91 mins, CC

2:30 AM
ELEVATOR TO THE GALLOWS (1958)
A businessman kills his boss to cover up his affair with the man’s wife.
Dir: Louis Malle Cast:  Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly.
BW-91 mins, Letterbox Format (This might be in French with subtitles.)

***** ***** ***** *****

Sunday – July 26, 2015

5:15 PM
12 ANGRY MEN (1957)
A jury holdout tries to convince his colleagues to vote not guilty.
Dir: Sidney Lumet Cast:  Henry Fonda, Lee J. Cobb, Ed Begley.
BW-96 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

***** ***** ***** *****

Monday – July 27, 2015

5:00 AM
THE PHANTOM OF PARIS (1931)
A magician is charged with killing his fiancee’s father.
Dir: John S. Robertson Cast:  John Gilbert, Leila Hyams, Lewis Stone.
BW-74 mins

7:45 AM
MIRACLES FOR SALE (1939)
A magician turns detective to investigate murder and a phony seance.
Dir: Tod Browning Cast:  Robert Young, Florence Rice, Frank Craven.
BW-71 mins

12:30 PM
HAVING WONDERFUL CRIME (1945)
Three amateur detectives try to find a missing magician.
Dir: Eddie Sutherland Cast:  Pat O’Brien, George Murphy, Carole Landis.
BW-70 mins

***** ***** ***** *****

Tuesday – July 28, 2015

5:15 AM
THE THIN MAN (1934)
A husband-and-wife detective team takes on the search for a missing inventor and almost get killed for their efforts.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast:  William Powell, Myrna Loy, Maureen O’Sullivan.
BW-91 mins, CC

7:00 AM
AFTER THE THIN MAN (1936)
Married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles try to clear Nora’s cousin of a murder charge.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast:  William Powell, Myrna Loy, James Stewart.
BW-112 mins, CC

8:00 AM
ANOTHER THIN MAN (1939)
Not even the joys of parenthood can stop married sleuths Nick and Nora Charles from investigating a murder on a Long Island estate.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke II Cast:  William Powell, Myrna Loy, Virginia Grey.
BW-103 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Wednesday – July 29, 2015

7:30 AM
THE KENNEL MURDER CASE (1933)
Society sleuth Philo Vance investigates a murder tied to a Long Island dog show.
Dir: Michael Curtiz Cast:  William Powell, Mary Astor, Eugene Pallette.
BW-73 mins, CC

9:00 PM
SEPARATE TABLES (1958)
The boarders at an English resort struggle with emotional problems.
Dir: Delbert Mann Cast:  Deborah Kerr, Rita Hayworth, David Niven.
BW-100 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
***This isn’t a mystery, but I remember it being very, very good.***

***** ***** ***** *****

Thursday – July 30, 2015

11:15 AM
AFTER OFFICE HOURS (1935)
A society newspaperwoman tries to prove to her editor that she can crack a murder case.
Dir: Robert Z. Leonard Cast:  Constance Bennett, Clark Gable, Stuart Erwin.
BW-72 mins, CC
***** ***** ***** *****

Friday – July 31, 2015

5:00 AM
THE BIG HEAT (1953)
A police detective whose wife was killed by the mob teams with a scarred gangster’s moll to bring down a powerful gangster.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast:  Glenn Ford, Gloria Grahame, Jocelyn Brando.
BW-90 mins, CC

10:30 AM
BEYOND A REASONABLE DOUBT (1956)
A novelist frames himself for murder to prove the fallibility of circumstantial evidence.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast:  Dana Andrews, Joan Fontaine, Sidney Blackmer.
BW-80 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

1:45 PM
WHILE THE CITY SLEEPS (1956)
Reporters compete to catch a serial killer.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast:  Dana Andrews, Rhonda Fleming, George Sanders.
BW-100 mins, CC

3:45 PM
THE BLUE GARDENIA (1953)
A telephone operator kills in self-defense but can’t remember the details of the encounter.
Dir: Fritz Lang Cast:  Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern.
BW-88 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

Saturday – August 1, 2015

2:00 AM
THE WRONG MAN (1956)
A musician is mistaken for a vicious thief, with devastating results.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast:  Henry Fonda, Vera Miles, Anthony Quayle.
BW-105 mins, CC

***** ***** ***** *****

(All of the above TCM descriptions were copied from the TCM site.)

***** ***** ***** ***** ***** *****

July 2015 Hallmark Movies & Mystery Channel Mystery Movies (Central time zone):

***** ***** ***** *****

Wednesday – July 1, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Rest in Peace, Mrs. Columbo
A woman who blames Lt. Columbo for the loss of her husband sets out to get back at him. But before she goes after him, she first goes after the man who informed on her husband and by showing the Lt. how it feels to lose a love one; by going after his wife.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Thursday – July 2, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Uneasy Lies the Crown
The unsuccessful junior partner in a dental group, a bad husband and degenerate gambler, faces divorce and ostracism from his father-in-law’s firm.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Friday – July 3, 2015

6:00 am
Columbo: Murder in Malibu
A successful writer of romance novels who is involved with a young, ambitious womanizer, is found shot to death in her Malibu home.

8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Christmas movie marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Saturday – July 4, 2015

4:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Christmas movie marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Sunday – July 5, 2015

12:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Christmas movie marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Monday – July 6, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Columbo Goes to College
Two arrogant college students in Columbo’s class on criminology kill a professor that discovers they are cheating.

8:00 AM – 10:00 PM

Christmas movie marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Tuesday – July 7, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health
Wade Anders host of a highly popular anti-crime television show, has to murder a blackmailer.

8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Christmas movie marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Wednesday – July 8, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star
Lt. Columbo matches wits with a defense lawyer who has never lost a case in his career.

8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Christmas movie marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Thursday – July 9, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Death Hits the Jackpot
A struggling photographer is murdered in an elaborate scheme to get hold of his lottery winnings.

8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Christmas movie marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Friday – July 10, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: No Time to Die
Columbo attends his nephew’s wedding and as the couple get ready to leave on their honeymoon, the bride disappears. Columbo investigates, thinking his nephew may have made a few enemies on the police force.

8:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Christmas movie marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Saturday – July 11, 2015

4:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Christmas movie marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Sunday – July 12, 2015

12:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Christmas movies marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Monday – July 13, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: A Bird in the Hand…
A rich man disliked by his family has a bomb planted in his car, but before it explodes, he is run over and killed, but by who?

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Tuesday – July 14, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: It’s All in the Game
Nick Franco is a violent, two-timing gigolo and his current paramour, Laura Stanton, has had enough. With the help of a young woman named Lisa, she murders her lover and sets herself up with an airtight alibi. When Columbo starts sniffing on her trail, Laura quickly works to seduce the married detective, hoping that her sex appeal will throw the usually stubborn Lieutenant off the scent.

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Wednesday – July 15, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Butterfly in Shades of Grey
Ego-maniac Fielding Chase, is a radio talk show host who in order to prevent his daughter from moving to New York, murders a member of his staff.

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Thursday – July 16, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Undercover
A photograph is the only clue for Columbo when two dead men and a seven year old mystery with $4 million dollars involved as well as an obnoxious insurance investigator come into play.

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Friday – July 17, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Strange Bedfellows
A corrupt horse breeder and the gambling syndicate are fixing the horse races puts Columbo into a double investigation while investigating a very clever killer.

12:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

4:00 PM
Gourmet Detective
A chef turned culinary sleuth is partnered with a beautiful detective to unravel the clues surrounding the unexpected death of a guest at a prestigious dinner party. Stars Dylan Neal, Brooke Burns and Matthew Kevin Anderson.

***** ***** ***** *****

Saturday – July 18, 2015

8:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Perry Mason marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Sunday – July 19, 2015

8:00 AM – 11:50 PM
Mystery Woman marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Monday – July 20, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: A Trace of Murder
Millionaire Clifford Calvert is framed for murdering a man he did business with and who in turn filed a lawsuit against him. Columbo investigates and finds out that Mrs. Calvert has been having an affair and has lots of motive to set up her husband.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Tuesday – July 21, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Ashes to Ashes
Columbo is called in to solve the murder of Hollywood gossip journalist Verity Chandler whose last target was Eric Prince, mortician to the stars.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Wednesday – July 22, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Murder with Too Many Notes
Findlay Crawford, a Hollywood film composer and conductor, murders a talented composer/musician who has been ghostwriting most of Crawford’s work in recent years, including the entire score for the last film, which won an Oscar. Crawford is jealous of the young musician whose talent outshines his own. Will Columbo find out who did it?

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Thursday – July 23, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Columbo Likes the Nightlife
Columbo gets a taste of the Los Angeles rave scene as he investigates the apparent suicide of a tabloid reporter.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

4:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery
Jennifer loves scouring garage sales to look for items to sell in her resell shop, but when she realizes a series of burglaries and a friend’s murder may have a connection to the sales, she not only helps the cops, but does some undercover sleuthing of her own. Stars Lori Loughlin and Andrew Dunbar.

6:00 PM
A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Librarian Aurora Teagarden is known around her small town as a master sleuth. When her friend Jane unexpectedly dies and leaves Aurora everything in her will, she also leaves a troubling murder mystery. It is up to Aurora to piece together the clues and solve the murder before she becomes the next victim. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Marilu Henner and Alexa Doig.

***** ***** ***** *****

Friday – July 24, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Prescription Murder
Columbo investigates the murder of a prominent doctor’s wife. As the investigation continues, the doctor’s involvement in the murder becomes clear. Stars Peter Falk.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

4:00 PM
After All These Years
When a woman is wrongly accused of the death of her ex-husband, she sets out to solve the murder mystery and find the real killer before the day of the funeral, when she is to be taken into custody. Based on the book by best-selling author Susan Isaacs. Stars Wendie Malick Gregory Harrison.

6:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters
Jennifer Shannon has an eye for antiques and a mind for solving mysteries. When she buys a storage unit at auction, she has no idea she’s opening the door to murder, and realizes the killer is after something in the storage unit. Stolen diamonds, antique Teddy Bears and handsome strangers are the clues to solving the crime. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange, and Steve Bacic.

8:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room
Jennifer’s real-estate agent pal dies while trying to negate rumors about a home she’s selling. The police believe there was no foul play, but Jennifer suspects that her friend was killed after she researches other deaths that occurred in the same room. Stars Lori Loughlin, Steve Bacic, Sarah Strange and Kevin O’Grady.

***** ***** ***** *****

Saturday – July 25, 2015

8:00 AM
Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery
Free spirited cookie baker Hannah Swensen jumps in to help a handsome new detective track down the culprit and uncover the mystery surrounding the death of her friend and local milk delivery man. Stars Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison and Barbara Niven.

10:00 AM
After All These Years
When a woman is wrongly accused of the death of her ex-husband, she sets out to solve the murder mystery and find the real killer before the day of the funeral, when she is to be taken into custody. Based on the book by best-selling author Susan Isaacs. Stars Wendie Malick Gregory Harrison.

12:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery
Jennifer loves scouring garage sales to look for items to sell in her resell shop, but when she realizes a series of burglaries and a friend’s murder may have a connection to the sales, she not only helps the cops, but does some undercover sleuthing of her own. Stars Lori Loughlin and Andrew Dunbar.

2:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: All That Glitters
Jennifer Shannon has an eye for antiques and a mind for solving mysteries. When she buys a storage unit at auction, she has no idea she’s opening the door to murder, and realizes the killer is after something in the storage unit. Stolen diamonds, antique Teddy Bears and handsome strangers are the clues to solving the crime. Stars Lori Loughlin, Sarah Strange, and Steve Bacic.

4:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room
Jennifer’s real-estate agent pal dies while trying to negate rumors about a home she’s selling. The police believe there was no foul play, but Jennifer suspects that her friend was killed after she researches other deaths that occurred in the same room. Stars Lori Loughlin, Steve Bacic, Sarah Strange and Kevin O’Grady.

6:00 PM
Murder, She Baked: A Chocolate Chip Cookie Mystery
Free spirited cookie baker Hannah Swensen jumps in to help a handsome new detective track down the culprit and uncover the mystery surrounding the death of her friend and local milk delivery man. Stars Alison Sweeney, Cameron Mathison and Barbara Niven.

8:00 PM
A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Librarian Aurora Teagarden is known around her small town as a master sleuth. When her friend Jane unexpectedly dies and leaves Aurora everything in her will, she also leaves a troubling murder mystery. It is up to Aurora to piece together the clues and solve the murder before she becomes the next victim. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Marilu Henner and Alexa Doig.

***** ***** ***** *****

Sunday – July 26, 2015

Murder, She Wrote marathon all day except for Real Murders at 8:00 PM

8:00 PM   *****NEW*****
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Aurora finds a member of her crime buff group, the Real Murders Club, killed in a manner that eerily resembles the crime the club was about to discuss. As other brutal “copycat” killings follow, Aurora will have to uncover the person behind the terrifying game. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Lexa Doig, Robin Dunne and Marilu Henner.

***** ***** ***** *****

Monday – July 27, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Ransom For a Dead Man
A lawyer comes up with a clever plan to murder her husband. After the deed is done, a seemingly slow-witted, homicide detective is assigned to the case–but he’s not nearly as incompetent as he appears to be. Stars Peter Falk.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Tuesday – July 28, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Etude in Black
The mistress of a symphony conductor becomes a target for murder after threatening to tell all to her lover’s wife. Stars Peter Falk.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

6:00 PM
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Aurora finds a member of her crime buff group, the Real Murders Club, killed in a manner that eerily resembles the crime the club was about to discuss. As other brutal “copycat” killings follow, Aurora will have to uncover the person behind the terrifying game. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Lexa Doig, Robin Dunne and Marilu Henner.

***** ***** ***** *****

Wednesday – July 29, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Dagger of the Mind
Columbo is in London to learn about new methods of investigation used by Scotland Yard when he smells something fishy in what appears to be an accidental death of a famed producer. Stars Peter Falk.

8:00 AM
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Aurora finds a member of her crime buff group, the Real Murders Club, killed in a manner that eerily resembles the crime the club was about to discuss. As other brutal “copycat” killings follow, Aurora will have to uncover the person behind the terrifying game. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Lexa Doig, Robin Dunne and Marilu Henner.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

***** ***** ***** *****

Thursday – July 30, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Any Old Port in a Storm
Lt. Columbo investigates the killing of a winemaker whose covetous brother stands to inherit the family vineyard. Stars Peter Falk.

4:00 PM
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice
Jesse Stone and Captain Healy are shot during an unauthorized stake-out in Boston. Meanwhile, a cryptic letter sent from Paradise leads the mother of a kidnapped child to Stone. Though her son was declared dead, she hopes he will reopen the case. Stars Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker and William Devane

6:00 PM
Jesse Stone: No Remorse
Police Chief Jesse Stone, who was suspended by the Paradise, Mass. Town Council, begins moonlighting for his friend, State Homicide Commander Healy, by investigating a series of murders in Boston, leaving Rose and Suitcase to handle a crime spree in Paradise on their own. Jesse pours his energy into his work in an effort to push away his twin demons: booze and women. When his investigation leads to notorious mob boss Gino Fish, Jesse’s pursuit becomes hazardous. Stars Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker and Kohl Sudduth.

8:00 PM
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost
After his involuntary retirement, Jesse Stone investigates the suspicious death of a young friend while the Paradise police force deals with the arrogant new chief, who is the son-in-law of a town councilman. Stars Tom Selleck, Kathy Baker and Kohl Sudduth.

***** ***** ***** *****

Friday – July 31, 2015

6:00 AM
Columbo: Candidate for Crime
Campaign manager Harry Stone manufactures a story that Senatorial candidate, Nelson Hayward, is the target of a murder plot to gain votes in the coming election. Believing that his campaign manager knows too much, Hayward seizes the opportunity to commit a murder of his own: killing Harry Stone. Making it look as if Hayward himself was the intended victim, the Senatorial candidate looks to get away with murder until Columbo hits the campaign trail to catch the killer. Stars Peter Falk.

12:00 – 4:00 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

6:00 PM
Along Came a Nanny
Detective Mike Logan takes on a special undercover assignment as a nanny when a quiet, upscale neighborhood is turned upside down by a string of robberies. When the mystery begins to unravel, new relationships are threatened as he struggles to protect his secret identity and solve a difficult case. Stars Sarah Lancaster and Cameron Mathison.
Saturday – August 1, 2015

8:00 PM
Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Aurora finds a member of her crime buff group, the Real Murders Club, killed in a manner that eerily resembles the crime the club was about to discuss. As other brutal “copycat” killings follow, Aurora will have to uncover the person behind the terrifying game. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Lexa Doig, Robin Dunne and Marilu Henner.

***** ***** ***** *****

Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Aurora finds a member of her crime buff group, the Real Murders Club, killed in a manner that eerily resembles the crime the club was about to discuss. As other brutal “copycat” killings follow, Aurora will have to uncover the person behind the terrifying game. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Lexa Doig, Robin Dunne and Marilu Henner.

Here is the July schedule for this movie’s showings (Central time zone):

Sunday – July 26   8:00 PM
Tuesday – July 28   6:00 PM
Wednesday – July 29   8:00 AM
Friday – July 31   8:00 PM

(All of the above Hallmark Movies & Mysteries descriptions were copied from the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries site.)

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Please post a comment if you know of any other TV mystery movies that will be airing during July.

Here is the June 2015 television mystery movies schedule:

Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for June 2015

Here is the page on my site with lots and lots of entries of movies and television shows you may enjoy:

Cozy Mystery List TV and Movie Section

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Charlaine Harris’ “Real Murder: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery” Will Premiere on July 26, 2015

June 24, 2015

I’ll be posting the television mystery movies schedule tomorrow morning (I’m working on it right now), but I thought I’d take a break now to tell you about the new Aurora Teagarden movie that will be shown on the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel, on July 26, 2015.  These Aurora Teagarden mystery movies are based on the Aurora Teagarden Mystery Series by Charlaine Harris. I am hoping that as these movies become more and more popular, Charlaine Harris might think about writing some new mysteries in this series. (I finished reading all of them when she stopped the series in 2003.)

Here is the synopsis from the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel:

Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery
Aurora finds a member of her crime buff group, the Real Murders Club, killed in a manner that eerily resembles the crime the club was about to discuss. As other brutal “copycat” killings follow, Aurora will have to uncover the person behind the terrifying game. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Lexa Doig, Robin Dunne and Marilu Henner.

Here is the schedule for the movie’s showings (Central time zone):

Sunday – July 26   8:00 PM
Tuesday – July 28   6:00 PM
Wednesday – July 29   8:00 AM
Friday – July 31   8:00 PM
Saturday – August 1   4:00 PM
Wednesday – August 26   6:00 PM
Thursday – August 27   8:00 AM

If you would like to see more TV and Movies ideas, click on this link to go to the page on my Cozy-Mystery site.

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