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Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Cozy Mystery Movies – May 2019

May 2, 2019

Well, it looks like the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries channel is switching things up! While I was looking through their schedule to post their mystery movies for May 2019 (which by the way, only goes to Saturday – May 25 because of the website’s unusual practice of not posting a schedule based on entire months) I found that they have decided to run reruns of old mystery TV shows (like Matlock, Monk, Psych, Columbo, Hart to Hart, Perry Mason, & Murder, She Wrote) all day and night during Mondays through Fridays. On Saturday they will be showing some of those old TV reruns but also showing reruns of their Cozy Mystery movies. Their new Cozy Mystery movies will be shown on Sunday nights at 8:00 (central time zone).

Without further ado:

Saturday – May 4, 2019

8:00 AM
FLOWER SHOP MYSTERIES: MUM’S THE WORD
Abby Knight is the proud owner of her hometown flower shop, but a new low-cost competitor is killing her profits and a black SUV just rammed her vintage Corvette in a hit-and-run. She’s determined to track down the driver, but when the trail turns deadly, the next flower arrangement might be for her own funeral. Stars Brooke Shields, Brennan Elliott and Beau Bridges.
(Based on Kate Collins‘ Flower Shop Mystery Series.)

10:00 AM
FLOWER SHOP MYSTERIES: SNIPPED IN THE BUD
When Abby Knight, former lawyer turned flower shop owner, agrees to deliver an anonymous bouquet of black roses to her daughter’s disagreeable law professor, she is hoping for a chance to get him on her good side. When he responds by throwing the flowers in the trash, Abby realizes she may be fighting a losing battle and leaves. Unwilling to sacrifice the bouquet, she returns to claim the flowers, only to discover the dead body of another professor and her former courtroom adversary. Now as the main suspect, Abby must work to clear her name and keep those she loves out of danger. Stars Brooke Shields, Brennan Elliott and Beau Bridges.

12:00 PM
FLOWER SHOP MYSTERIES: DEARLY DEPOTTED
Abby Knight, ex-lawyer and crime buff, and the owner of Bloomers Flower Shop, is having a week to be reckoned with. A reluctant bridesmaid at her drama queen cousin’s wedding, Abby ends up not just doing the flowers…but having to find out who murdered a wedding crasher. Stars Brooke Shields, Brennan Elliott and Beau Bridges.

2:00 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…
(Based on Joanne Fluke‘s Hannah Swensen Mystery Series.)

4:00 PM
MURDER, SHE BAKED: A PEACH COBBLER MYSTERY
With The Cookie Jar, Hannah Swensen has a mouthwatering monopoly on the bakery business of Lake Eden, Minnesota. But when a rival store opens, and one of the owners is found shot to death in the store, Hannah is determined to…

6:00 PM
MURDER, SHE BAKED: JUST DESSERTS
Hannah is thrilled when she is chosen as a guest for the first Eden Lake Dessert Bake-Off, but when a fellow judge is found murdered, Hannah once again takes it upon herself to find herself to find the killer. Stars Alison…

8:00 PM
MURDER, SHE BAKED: A DEADLY RECIPE
Bakery owner Hannah Swensen just can’t keep her hands out of the batter when murder stirs things up in Lake Eden, Minnesota, leaving the sheriff dead, a deputy accused, and a killer on the loose. Stars Alison Sweeney, Cameron…

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

Sunday – May 5, 2019

8:00 AM
AURORA TEAGARDEN MYSTERIES: THE JULIUS HOUSE
Aurora Teagarden is a beautiful young librarian with a passion for solving murders. After an exhaustive search for the perfect home, Aurora finally purchases her dream house, unaware of its murky history. As she prepares to…
(Based on Charlaine Harris‘ Aurora Teagarden Mystery Series.)

10:00 AM
AURORA TEAGARDEN MYSTERIES: DEAD OVER HEELS
Librarian and real crime buff Aurora “Roe” Teagarden never liked Detective Sergeant Jack Burns. She also never wanted to see him dead, but when he winds up murdered, she can’t help but get involved. When other strange things…

12:00 PM
AURORA TEAGARDEN MYSTERIES: A BUNDLE OF TROUBLE
Aurora Teagarden and her boyfriend Martin are thrilled when they get an unexpected visit from his niece and her new baby. Their excitement is short lived when his niece disappears and the baby is left behind. Once again,…

2:00 PM
AURORA TEAGARDEN MYSTERIES: LAST SCENE ALIVE
A Hollywood film crew descends on the town of Lawrenceton, GA to produce a film based on a book written by Aurora’s onetime boyfriend Robin Daniels. However, when the lead actress, who is playing Aurora is killed, the real…

4:00 PM
AURORA TEAGARDEN MYSTERIES: REAP WHAT YOU SEW
Internet sensation and old family friend of Aurora Teagarden, Poppy Wilson, has returned to Lawrenceton to start her new embroidery business. But not everyone is happy with Poppy’s success when she turns up dead. To find the…

6:00 PM
AURORA TEAGARDEN MYSTERIES: THE DISAPPEARING GAME
Aurora Teagarden has just recently moved into her new home in Lawrenceton when four students from a nearby college vanish one evening. Unfortunately for Aurora, her cousin, Phillip, is one of them. When one of the college kids…

8:00 PM
HAILEY DEAN MYSTERIES: DEATH ON DUTY
*****PREMIER*****
Hailey Dean’s best friend DA Investigator Fincher Garland asks for her help when his old Marine friend is found dead and the Military Police take over the investigation. Stars Kellie Martin and Viv Leacock
(Based on Nancy Grace‘s Hailey Dean Mystery Series.)

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

Saturday – May 11, 2019

8:00 AM
EMMA FIELDING MYSTERIES: SITE UNSEEN
A dedicated archaeologist gets involved in a murder investigation when she and her students unearth a dead body while searching for evidence of a 17th-century coastal Maine settlement. Stars Courtney Thorne-Smith and James Tupper.
(Based on Dana Cameron‘s Emma Fielding Mystery Series.)

10:00 AM
EMMA FIELDING MYSTERIES: PAST MALICE
When archaeologist Professor Emma Fielding is recruited to aid in a groundbreaking discovery beneath the Chandler Castle, she is swept into another mystery when she finds her colleague murdered in the crypts below. Taking over…

12:00 PM
EMMA FIELDING MYSTERIES: MORE BITTER THAN DEATH
After a friend and head of the National Archaeological Society meets an untimely death, Emma and Agent Conner find themselves questioning her colleagues’ motives. Stars Courtney Thorne-Smith, James Tupper.

2:00 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.
(Based on Peter King‘s Gourmet Detective Mystery Series.)

4:00 PM
GOURMET DETECTIVE MYSTERIES: 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…

6:00 PM
GOURMET DETECTIVE MYSTERIES: DEATH AL DENTE
San Francisco homicide detective Maggie Price and former, world-class chef Henry Ross are on the case once again. The crime-solving odd couple investigates the murder of Henry’s friend, a well-known local chef found dead in…

8:00 PM
GOURMET DETECTIVE MYSTERIES: EAT, DRINK AND BE BURIED
Henry and Maggie attend the birthday party of a local publisher, where his son and stepson reenact a historical 18th century dual. Someone, however, has loaded the antique pistol with a real musket ball, so when son pulls the…

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

Sunday – May 12, 2019

8:00 AM
RUBY HERRING MYSTERIES: SILENT WITNESS
When consumer reporter, Ruby Herring stumbles onto a murder, the spunky redhead discovers a knack for crime solving. With the help of a handsome detective, Ruby finds a new career covering crime. Stars Taylor Cole, Stephen Huszar

10:00 AM
MORNING SHOW MYSTERIES: A MURDER IN MIND
Billie Blessings investigates murder charges against friend and actress Katie Saunders, when a death is linked to her TV show based on a series of novels about a corrupt local lawyer. Stars Holly Robinson Peete, Rick Fox

12:00 PM
MORNING SHOW MYSTERIES: COUNTDOWN TO MURDER
When the owners of a popular grocery store chain are killed, Billie finds macabre clues linking the deaths to a children’s countdown song, Five Little Ducks. Stars Holly Robinson Peete, Rick Fox
(Based on Al Roker‘s & Dick Lochte’s Billie Blessings Mystery Series.)

2:00 PM
MORNING SHOW MYSTERIES: DEATH BY DESIGN
Chef Billie Blessings’ best friend Marian is hired to redecorate the TV studio. When Marian’s twin sister is murdered, Billie must investigate their close friends to find the killer. Stars Holly Robinson Peete, Rick Fox

4:00 PM
MYSTERY 101
When a college student is found dead, English professor Amy uses her crime fiction expertise to unravel the case faster than detective Travis, who ends up working with Amy to catch the killer. Stars Jill Wagner, Kristoffer Polaha

6:00 PM
CROSSWORD MYSTERIES: A PUZZLE TO DIE FOR
After several of her puzzles are linked to the murder of an art gallery owner, a crossword puzzle editor teams up with a no nonsense detective to stop a killer in their midst. Starring Lacey Chabert & Brennan Elliott

8:00 PM
HAILEY DEAN MYSTERIES: A PRESCRIPTION FOR MURDER
*****PREMIER*****
Hailey Dean must prove a doctor’s innocence in a string of unexplainable deaths at Atlanta Memorial Hospital and stop the true killer before he can strike again. Starring Kellie Martin

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

Saturday – May 18, 2019

8:00 AM
MYSTERY WOMAN: MYSTERY WEEKEND
Samantha and Philby are back on the call when an attempted murder takes place in the bookstore. Stars Kellie Martin, Clarence Williams III, and Nina Siemaszko.
(This is a link to an entry I wrote about the Mystery Woman television mystery movies series.)

10:00 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 PM
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…

2:00 PM
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.

4:00 PM
AURORA TEAGARDEN MYSTERIES: A BONE TO PICK
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…

6:00 PM
AURORA TEAGARDEN MYSTERIES: REAL MURDERS
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…

8:00 PM
HAILEY DEAN MYSTERIES: A PRESCRIPTION FOR MURDER
Hailey Dean must prove a doctor’s innocence in a string of unexplainable deaths at Atlanta Memorial Hospital and stop the true killer before he can strike again. Starring Kellie Martin

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

Sunday – May 19, 2019

8:00 AM
HAILEY DEAN MYSTERIES: A PRESCRIPTION FOR MURDER
Hailey Dean must prove a doctor’s innocence in a string of unexplainable deaths at Atlanta Memorial Hospital and stop the true killer before he can strike again. Starring Kellie Martin

10:00 AM
HAILEY DEAN MYSTERIES: A MARRIAGE MADE FOR MURDER
Hailey finds herself entangled in Atlanta’s notorious “Black Widow” murder case and it will take all her personal resources to bring the killer to justice.

12:00 PM
HAILEY DEAN MYSTERIES: 2+2=MURDER
Hailey attends her niece’s school recital only to learn that the beloved music teacher has vanished. Hailey soon discovers several startling secrets amongst the staff, as well as a link between the missing young teacher and…

2:00 PM
HAILEY DEAN MYSTERIES: A WILL TO KILL
Emotionally ready to confront her fiancé’s 15-year-old murder, Hailey finds herself caught up in the case of a missing college coed. The deeper Hailey digs into the young woman’s disappearance the more she is convinced the two…

4:00 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…

6:00 PM
MURDER, SHE BAKED: A PEACH COBBLER MYSTERY
With The Cookie Jar, Hannah Swensen has a mouthwatering monopoly on the bakery business of Lake Eden, Minnesota. But when a rival store opens, and one of the owners is found shot to death in the store, Hannah is determined to…

8:00 PM
HAILEY DEAN MYSTERIES: KILLER SENTENCE
*****PREMIER*****
Hailey Dean knows District Attorney Paulina D’Orazio is innocent of the murder of a man she once put behind bars and must do all she can to prove it in the face of mounting evidence. Starring Kellie Martin

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

Saturday – May 25, 2019

Monk marathon

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

Sunday – May 26, 2019

Murder, She Wrote marathon

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

Monday – May 27, 2019

Psych marathon

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

Saturday – June 1 2019

8:00 AM
MCBRIDE: FALLEN IDOL
McBride and Phil represent a young man accused of murdering a famous and success lawyer, who is also McBride’s mentor. Stars John Larroquette, Marta DuBois, and Matt Lutz.

10:00 AM
MCBRIDE: SEMPER FI
On a quiet street, in a seemingly ordinary home, a horrific crime has occurred, and a fireman and former marine medic is accused of killing his wife and daughters. Stars John Larroquette, Marta Dubois, and Matt Lutz.

12:00 PM
MCBRIDE: DOGGED
The annual L.A. Kennel Club Dog Show gets treated to an unexpected surprise when a backstage murder incriminates the winning canine’s lovely handler. Stars John Larroquette, Marta DuBois, and Matt Lutz.

2:00 PM
MCBRIDE: REQUIEM
In life, Ava Fletcher was a virtuoso classical violinist and a darling of the critics, if not her peers. In death, she’s McBride’s new puzzle, and she’s got a grieving father eager to nail her low-class fiancé. McBride isn’t…

4:00 PM
CHRONICLE MYSTERIES: RECOVERED
Alex McPherson launches a podcast with a cold case from her past. With the help of local reporter, Drew Godfrey, new mysteries mix with old as the two work to recover what’s been lost. Starring Alison Sweeney and Benjamin Ayres.

6:00 PM
CHRONICLE MYSTERIES: VINES THAT BIND
Podcaster Alex McPherson travels to a vineyard to investigate the suspicious death of a winemaker, while partner Drew explores corporate buyouts surrounding the vineyard’s town. Starring Alison Sweeney and Benjamin Ayres.

8:00 PM
RUBY HERRING MYSTERIES: SILENT WITNESS
When consumer reporter, Ruby Herring stumbles onto a murder, the spunky redhead discovers a knack for crime solving. With the help of a handsome detective, Ruby finds a new career covering crime. Stars Taylor Cole, Stephen Huszar

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

I have just updated the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries schedule for the month of May 2019. I’m already looking forward to see what their June 2019 schedule has in store for us!

P.S. The descriptions of the movies were copied from the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries website.

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Cozy Mystery Book Recommendations – April 2019

April 30, 2019

April is coming to an end, so it’s time for the monthly Cozy recommendations thread! I’m starting this one a bit late, so regular posts like the beginning of month and Monday posts will be pushed just a bit back!

If you read a Cozy mystery this month and want to recommend it to the rest of us, be sure to post it here! For this month, I read another frequently recommended book, the first entry in Amanda Flower’s Amish Candy Shop Mystery Series. For the reasons I want to recommend it, be sure to check out the blog entry!

So, what have you been reading that you can recommend in April? Please be sure to tell us why you liked these Cozies so much. I know we’re all always on the lookout for more particularly good Cozy Mystery authors! (If you have a lot of Cozies you think are great, please post the ones you like the most at the top of the list.)

As always, please do not tell us about the Cozy Mysteries you did not like.

What really good Cozy Mystery did you read during April 2019 that you want the rest of us to know about, and why did you enjoy it?

Here are the current recommended authors who some of you have read and recommended this past month:

Julia Buckley: Writer’s Apprentice Mystery Series

Kate Carlisle:  Bibliophile Mystery Series

Vivien Chien: Noodle Shop Mystery Series

Sheila Connolly (aka Sarah Atwell): Orchard Mystery Series

Krista Davis: Pen & Ink Mystery Series

Krista Davis: Paws & Claws Mystery Series

Maddie Day (aka Edith Maxwell & Tace Baker): Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery Series

Kathleen Delaney: Mary McGill Mystery Series (Purebred Dead is the 1st book)

Amanda Flower: Amish Candy Shop Mystery Series

Eva Gates (aka Vicki Delany): Lighthouse Library Mystery Series

Daryl Wood Gerber (aka Avery Aames): Cookbook Nook Mystery Series

Elly Griffiths: The Stranger Diaries (stand-alone non-Cozy)

Lee Harris: Christine Bennett Mystery Series

Hazel Holt: Mrs. Malory Mystery Series

Leslie Karst: Sally Solari Mystery Series

Essie Lang (aka Erika Chase & Linda Wiken): Castle Bookshop Mystery Series

Alyssa Maxwell: Lady and Lady’s Maid Mystery Series

Patricia Moyes: Inspector Tibbett Mystery Series

David Rosenfelt: Andy Carpenter Mystery Series

Sofie Ryan: Second Chance Cat Mystery Series

Paige Shelton: Scottish Book Shop Mystery Series

[If you click on the author’s name (blue) link, it will take you to his/her page on the Cozy Mystery site. The pages have all of the authors’ books listed chronologically.]

I will list the authors and series that have been recommended, but I urge you to read the comments below so you can see the reasons other Cozy Mystery readers thought these were their best reads of the month.

♦To access more Cozy Mystery Books Recommendations, click on this link♦

P.S. I usually don’t comment on your recommendations since they speak for themselves.

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Amanda Flower: Amish Candy Shop Mystery Series

April 28, 2019

Assaulted Caramel (An Amish Candy Shop Mystery Book 1) This month, I decided to read the first entry of one of the more often recommended Cozy Mystery series from more recent years that I hadn’t gotten around to yet, in this case the first entry of Amanda Flower‘s Amish Candy Shop Mystery Series, Assaulted Caramel. Though this is the first entry in this particular series for me, I have read other books by Amanda Flower before, so I wasn’t surprised by how much I enjoyed this particular entry.

This series combines two things that many Cozy lovers  can’t seem to get enough of – a particular food type and a less mainstream, less urbanized way of life, in this case chocolate and the Amish.

Both features get ample coverage, and the sleuth of the entry, Bailey King, provides an excellent protagonist viewpoint. A successful chocolatier in New York City, Bailey is introduced visiting her ailing grandfather, or daadi, whose failing health is making running the family candy shop increasingly difficult. When visiting, she overhears an argument between her grandfather and a local real estate magnate arguing about selling the shop, which daadi strongly opposes. To Bailey and her grandparents’ surprise (but not to ours!), the magnate is found dead shortly thereafter, stabbed by a chocolate cutting knife in the King business’s kitchen.

Naturally, Harvest, Ohio, proves to be full of other eccentric and interesting characters, from the handsome and charming police deputy, to the domineering matriarch dead set on having her daughter married despite the recent murder of the groom’s father, to the local leader of the local quilting circle and her pet potbellied pig, Jethro. These and many other charms of the small town life lead to the conclusion of one of the novel’s ongoing threads, the obvious growing discontent Bailey has with her big city life. She starts the novel in a secret relationship with a man she rarely sees, and while she is up for a big promotion at her big city chocolatier job, she doesn’t seem incredibly keen on pursuing that for most of the novel. This particular culmination is hardly a surprise – it’s the Amish Candy Shop Mystery Series, after all, not the Big City New York Candy Shop Mystery Series!

For anyone who has read another mystery by Amanda Flower (or Isabella Alan, the other pseudonym she writes under), the high quality of the writing is hardly a surprise either. Flower also writes the Magical Bookshop Mystery Series, the Magic Garden Mystery Series, the Living History Museum Mystery Series, the Appleseed Creek Mystery Series, the India Hayes Mystery Series, and (as Isabella Alan) the Amish Quilt Shop Mystery Series.

Also, for those who may be swayed by a sweet tooth, this book does include a recipe, for salted caramel fudge which does sound absolutely delicious.

As a reminder, from now on I’m going to try to announce what I’m reading a month ahead of time, so people can look up the books before I start writing about them. Next month will be the first book in Paige Shelton’s Scottish Bookshop Mystery Series, The Cracked Spine.

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Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for May 2019

April 27, 2019

Here is May 2019’s list of mysteries (and other personal favorites) for TCM! The biggest highlight for the month is May 14th, which will feature both Falcon and Philip Marlowe marathons!

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

Wednesday – May 1

5:00 AM
ALIAS FRENCH GERTIE (1930)
A female thief poses as a maid to bilk her high-society employers.
Dir:  George Archainbaud Cast:  Bebe Daniels, Ben Lyon, Robert E. O’Connor.
BW- 68 mins

7:45 AM
HOUSE OF NUMBERS (1957)
A man tries to spring his twin brother from prison.
Dir:  Russell Rouse Cast:  Jack Palance, Harold J. Stone, Edward Platt.
BW- 92 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

9:30 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

12:45 PM
PAID (1930)
A young innocent plots revenge after being sent to prison unjustly.
Dir:  Sam Wood Cast:  Joan Crawford, Robert Armstrong, Marie Prevost.
BW- 86 mins, CC

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

Thursday – May 2

5:30 AM
PUBLIC ENEMY’S WIFE (1936)
An escaped convict’s bride joins forces with the FBI.
Dir:  Nick Grinde Cast:  Pat O’Brien, Margaret Lindsay, Robert Armstrong.
BW- 68 mins, CC

10:00 AM
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

1:00 PM
SINNER’S HOLIDAY (1930)
A jealous young man frames his sister’s boyfriend.
Dir:  John G. Adolfi Cast:  Grant Withers, Evelyn Knapp, James Cagney.
BW- 60 mins, CC

3:45 PM
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

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

Friday – May 3

9:00 PM
LADY OF BURLESQUE (1943)
A star dancer and comedian team to investigate murders.
Dir:  William A. Wellman Cast:  Barbara Stanwyck, Michael O’Shea, Iris Adrian.
BW- 90 mins, CC

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

Saturday – May 4

5:00 AM
THE HAUNTING (1963)
A team of psychic investigators moves into a haunted house that destroys all who live there.
Dir:  Robert Wise Cast:  Julie Harris, Claire Bloom, Richard Johnson.
BW- 112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

9:09 AM
THE FALCON’S BROTHER (1942)
A gentlemanly detective calls on his brother to help him stop the Nazis from assassinating a key diplomat.
Dir:  Stanley Logan Cast:  George Sanders, Tom Conway, Jane Randolph.
BW- 63 mins, CC

11:00 PM
NIGHTMARE ALLEY (1947)
An ambitious carnival worker attempts to scam his way out of the carnival in this brutal noir.
Dir:  Edmund Goulding Cast:  Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray.
BW- 111 mins, CC

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

Sunday – May 5

7:00 AM
THE WOMAN IN WHITE (1948)
Classic mystery about the adventures of a young tutor sent to a ghostly country estate.
Dir:  Peter Godfrey Cast:  Alexis Smith, Eleanor Parker, Sydney Greenstreet.
BW- 109 mins, CC

9:00 AM
NIGHTMARE ALLEY (1947)
An ambitious carnival worker attempts to scam his way out of the carnival in this brutal noir.
Dir:  Edmund Goulding Cast:  Tyrone Power, Joan Blondell, Coleen Gray.
BW- 111 mins, CC

5:00 PM
IN THE HEAT OF THE NIGHT (1967)
A black police detective from the North forces a bigoted Southern sheriff to accept his help with a murder investigation.
Dir:  Norman Jewison Cast:  Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren Oates.
C- 110 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Monday – May 6

6:30 AM
KEEPER OF THE FLAME (1943)
A reporter digs into the secret life of a recently deceased political hero.
Dir:  George Cukor Cast:  Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Richard Whorf.
BW- 101 mins, CC

12:00 PM
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

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

Wednesday – May 8

7:00 AM
THE BIG STEAL (1949)
Seduction and murder follow the theft of an Army payroll.
Dir:  Don Siegel Cast:  Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, William Bendix.
BW- 71 mins, CC

11:15 AM
BORDERLINE (1950)
A policewoman goes undercover to infiltrate a drug smuggling ring.
Dir:  William A. Seiter Cast:  Fred MacMurray, Claire Trevor, Raymond Burr.
BW- 88 mins, CC

4:45 PM
OUT OF THE PAST (1947)
A private eye becomes the dupe of a homicidal moll.
Dir:  Jacques Tourneur Cast:  Robert Mitchum, Jane Greer, Kirk Douglas.
BW- 97 mins, CC

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

Friday – May 10

3:45 PM
ILLEGAL (1955)
A DA falls apart when his machinations send an innocent man to the chair.
Dir:  Lewis Allen Cast:  Edward G. Robinson, Nina Foch, Hugh Marlowe.
BW- 88 mins, CC

11:00 PM
BULLITT (1968)
When mobsters kill the witness he was assigned to protect, a dedicated policeman investigates the case on his own.
Dir:  Peter Yates Cast:  Steve McQueen, Robert Vaughn, Jacqueline Bisset.
C- 114 mins, CC

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

Saturday – May 11

9:08 AM
THE FALCON STRIKES BACK (1943)
A society sleuth is framed for murder by criminals running a war-bond racket.
Dir:  Edward Dmytryk Cast:  Tom Conway, Harriet Hilliard, Jane Randolph.
BW- 66 mins, CC

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

Monday – May 13

5:15 AM
DEMENTIA 13 (1963)
Members of an Irish family are being killed off by one of their own who wishes to inherit the family fortune.
Dir:  Francis Coppola Cast:  William Campbell, Luana Anders, Bart Patton.
BW- 75 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

6:45 AM
NIGHT MUST FALL (1964)
A psychopath worms his way into an elderly woman’s household.
Dir:  Karel Reisz Cast:  Albert Finney, Mona Washbourne, Susan Hampshire.
BW- 101 mins, CC

8:30 AM
THE STRANGLER (1964)
A lab technician with low self esteem, brought on by his dominant mother, becomes a serial killer of female nurses.
Dir:  Burt Topper Cast:  Victor Buono, David McLean, Diane Sayer.
BW- 89 mins, CC

12:15 PM
THE BAD SEED (1956)
A woman suspects that her perfect little girl is a ruthless killer.
Dir:  Mervyn LeRoy Cast:  Gage Clarke, Jesse White, Joan Croyden.
C- 129 mins, CC

2:30 PM
A BUCKET OF BLOOD (1959)
A jealous Bohemian wannabe resorts to murder to perpetuate his new-found success as a sculptor.
Dir:  Roger Corman Cast:  Dick Miller, Barboura Morris, Antony Carbone.
BW- 65 mins, CC

3:45 PM
THE HITCH-HIKER (1953)
A dangerous madman kidnaps two businessmen on a hunting trip.
Dir:  Ida Lupino Cast:  Edmond O’Brien, Frank Lovejoy, William Talman.
BW- 71 mins, CC

9:00 PM
THE TRIAL (1963)
In this adaptation of Kafka’s classic, a man in a nameless country stands trial for an unnamed crime.
Dir:  Orson Welles Cast:  Anthony Perkins, Jeanne Moreau, Romy Schneider.
BW- 119 mins, CC

11:15 PM
THE CONFIDENTIAL REPORT (1955)
A private eye investigates a millionaire’s mysterious past before a murderer can get to the witnesses.
Dir:  Orson Welles Cast:  Orson Welles, Robert Arden, Paola Mori.
BW- 106 mins, CC

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

Tuesday – May 14

7:15 AM
THE GAY FALCON (1942)
A society sleuth tries to break up an insurance scam.
Dir:  Irving Reis Cast:  George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, Allen Jenkins.
BW- 67 mins, CC

8:30 AM
A DATE WITH THE FALCON (1941)
The gentleman detective postpones his wedding to find a cache of stolen diamonds.
Dir:  Irving Reis Cast:  George Sanders, Wendy Barrie, James Gleason.
BW- 63 mins, CC

9:45 AM
THE FALCON TAKES OVER (1942)
A society sleuth and a lady reporter try to track down a murderous thug’s lost girlfriend.
Dir:  Irving Reis Cast:  George Sanders, Lynn Bari, James Gleason.
BW- 63 mins, CC

11:00 AM
MURDER, MY SWEET (1944)
Detective Philip Marlowe’s search for a two-timing woman leads him to blackmail and murder.
Dir:  Edward Dmytryk Cast:  Dick Powell, Claire Trevor, Anne Shirley.
BW- 95 mins, CC

12:45 PM
THE BIG SLEEP (1946)
Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a society girl’s involvement in the murder of a pornographer.
Dir:  Howard Hawks Cast:  Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely.
BW- 114 mins, CC

3:00 PM
LADY IN THE LAKE (1947)
Philip Marlowe searches for a missing woman in this mystery shot entirely from the detective’s viewpoint.
Dir:  Robert Montgomery Cast:  Robert Montgomery, Audrey Totter, Lloyd Nolan.
BW- 103 mins, CC

5:00 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

2:30 AM
THEY MET IN BOMBAY (1941)
Rival jewel thieves on the run find love in the Far East.
Dir:  Clarence Brown Cast:  Clark Gable, Rosalind Russell, Peter Lorre.
BW- 92 mins, CC

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

Wednesday – May 15

12:30 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

2:30 PM
THE MAN WITH A CLOAK (1951)
A mystery man tries to help a young innocent escape a murderous housekeeper.
Dir:  Fletcher Markle Cast:  Joseph Cotten, Barbara Stanwyck, Louis Calhern.
BW- 81 mins, CC

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

Thursday – May 16

11:15 AM
ABSOLUTE QUIET (1936)
Murder follows when a plane filled with shady characters is forced to land on a tycoon’s ranch.
Dir:  George B. Seitz Cast:  Lionel Atwill, Irene Hervey, Raymond Walburn.
BW- 70 mins

4:15 PM
RED HOT TIRES (1935)
A race-car driver wrongly convicted of murder escapes prison to prove his innocence.
Dir:  D. Ross Lederman Cast:  Lyle Talbot, Mary Astor, Roscoe Karns.
BW- 61 mins, CC

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

Friday – May 17

5:30 PM
THE BISHOP MISBEHAVES (1933)
A church official with a taste for mysteries gets mixed up in the real thing.
Dir:  E. A. Dupont Cast:  Edmund Gwenn, Maureen O’Sullivan, Lucile Watson.
BW- 86 mins, CC

7:00 PM
A BLUEPRINT FOR MURDER (1953)
Dir:  Andrew Stone Cast:  Joseph Cotten, Jean Peters, Gary Merrill.
BW- 76 mins, CC

8:30 PM
ALL ABOUT EVE (1950)
An ambitious young actress tries to take over a star’s career and love life.
Dir:  Joseph L. Mankiewicz Cast:  Bette Davis, Anne Baxter, George Sanders.
BW- 138 mins, CC
*****This is the movie with the famous line: “Fasten your seatbelts. It’s going to be a bumpy night.”***** It’s a terrific movie, even though it’s not a mystery.

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

Saturday – May 18

9:09 AM
THE FALCON IN DANGER (1943)
A society sleuth tracks a lost plane carrying $100,000.
Dir:  William Clemens Cast:  Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Elaine Shepard.
BW- 70 mins, CC

1:00 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- 95 mins, CC

3:00 AM
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, CC

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

Tuesday – May 21

5:00 AM
WIVES UNDER SUSPICION (1938)
A D.A.’s personal life mirrors the love-triangle murder he’s prosecuting.
Dir:  James Whale Cast:  Warren William, Gail Patrick, Constance Moore.
BW- 69 mins

3:45 PM
THE PROWLER (1951)
A policeman’s obsession with a married woman leads to murder.
Dir:  Joseph Losey Cast:  Van Heflin, Evelyn Keyes, John Maxwell.
BW- 93 mins, CC

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

Wednesday – May 12

7:15 AM
21 DAYS (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, Leslie Banks, Laurence Olivier.
BW- 75 mins, CC

9:15 PM
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

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

Thursday – May 23

2:30 PM
BAD DAY AT BLACK ROCK (1955)
A one-armed veteran uncovers small-town secrets when he tries to visit an Asian-American war hero’s family.
Dir:  John Sturges Cast:  Spencer Tracy, Robert Ryan, Anne Francis.
C- 81 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Friday – May 24

9:30 AM
A CRY IN THE NIGHT (1956)
A police captain’s emotions get in the way when his daughter is kidnapped.
Dir:  Frank Tuttle Cast:  Edmond O’Brien, Brian Donlevy, Natalie Wood.
BW- 75 mins, CC

12:45 PM
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

2:00 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, CC

3:30 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

5:15 PM
THE NANNY (1965)
A disturbed young man tries to prove his nanny is out to kill him.
Dir:  Seth Holt Cast:  Bette Davis, Wendy Craig, Jill Bennett.
BW- 93 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Saturday – May 25

9:08 AM
THE FALCON AND THE CO-EDS (1944)
A society sleuth investigates murder at a girls’ school.
Dir:  William Clemens Cast:  Tom Conway, Jean Brooks, Rita Corday.
BW- 68 mins, CC

11:00 PM
DEAD RECKONING (1947)
A tough veteran sets out to solve his war buddy’s murder.
Dir:  John Cromwell Cast:  Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott, Morris Carnovsky.
BW- 100 mins, CC

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

Sunday – May 26

9:00 AM
DEAD RECKONING (1947)
A tough veteran sets out to solve his war buddy’s murder.
Dir:  John Cromwell Cast:  Humphrey Bogart, Lizabeth Scott, Morris Carnovsky.
BW- 100 mins, CC

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

Wednesday – May 29

7:00 PM
THE VERDICT (1982)
An alcoholic lawyer struggles to redeem himself by pursuing a high-stakes malpractice case.
Dir:  Sidney Lumet Cast:  Paul Newman, Charlotte Rampling, James Mason.
C- 129 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

1:15 AM
THE DROWNING POOL (1975)
A private eye’s investigation of an anonymous letter leads to murder.
Dir:  Stuart Rosenberg Cast:  Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Tony Franciosa.
C- 108 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Thursday – May 30

6:00 AM
THE BIG SLEEP (1946)
Private eye Philip Marlowe investigates a society girl’s involvement in the murder of a pornographer.
Dir:  Howard Hawks Cast:  Humphrey Bogart, Lauren Bacall, John Ridgely.
BW- 114 mins, CC

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

If you’re really looking forward to these or other mystery-themed tv specials coming up in May, be sure to leave a comment below!

In case you’re interested in seeing the rest of this month’s television mystery movies, here’s the April 2019 television mystery movies schedule:

Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for April 2019 on Turner Classic Movies channel

And here is the page on my site with plenty of entries about movies and television shows you may enjoy:

Cozy Mystery List TV and  Movie Section – all you have to do is click on the link to go to that page on my site.

(All of the movie descriptions were taken off their respective websites.)

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