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Easter Cozy Mystery Series Already?

March 30, 2015

Is anyone here reading an Easter Cozy Mystery? I’m just about to begin reading Nickeled-and-Dimed to Death, a Devereaux’s Dime Store Mystery by Denise Swanson. I have been wanting to read it for a while but as some of you know, I love to read my holiday Cozies during their appropriate holiday seasons, so I have saved it to read this Easter.

Rather than spend my time reading an Easter Cozy, I should be getting our house cleaned and buying a ham. Our daughter has decided to come home for Easter this year. I think she’s taking advantage of being so close to us >>> New Orleans to San Antonio. This is the last year she’ll be in our area. She’s moving to Washington D.C. this summer, where she’ll be starting her permanent job.

As I was saying, I should be out getting a ham or I should at least be cleaning, but instead, I find myself at my computer, writing about the Easter Cozy I’m excited to be starting. My priorities seem a little UNprioritized!

Are any of you reading an exceptionally good Easter Cozy Mystery? If you’re not reading one right now, do you remember a particularly good Easter Cozy Mystery that you’ve read in the past? If so, would you mind leaving a comment? Thank you!

P.S. Click here to see my Easter Mystery Book List. Also, while you’re there, if you notice any Easter mysteries that are missing, could you please either send me a note or leave a comment?

Mystery Book Recommendations – March 2015

March 28, 2015

Spring is here! This means the weather is improving drastically, so much so that a lot of us will spend more time outside enjoying the spring-like weather, thus (possibly) reducing our Cozy Mystery reading time. If the gorgeous weather truly does cut down on our reading time, then it stands to reason that we will want to be even more selective when choosing which Cozies we read!

It’s at this time that I ask you to please tell us about a particularly good Cozy Mystery you read in March 2015. Also, please tell us why you think this Cozy Mystery book stands out amongst all the other good Cozies you read during March. If you tell us about more than one really stand-out-above-the-rest Cozy, please put the one you enjoyed the very most at the top of your list, or at least let us know which one is your very most favorite.

I’m going to start by recommending Rita Lakin‘s Gladdy Gold Mystery Series. This is one of my favorite Cozy Mystery series, and because I know it has a limited amount of books (7 total), I know that if I rush through them, it will be a case of And Then There Were None! So I take very long breaks between the books.

Rita Lakin has a background in television, both as a producer, creator, and writer. I’m glad she decided to write these Cozies! Her humorous series focuses on Gladdy Gold, who along with her sister and friends at a Florida retirement community, solves crimes. Gladdy is such a good sleuth that she starts her own private detective agency. Gladdy doesn’t do her sleuthing alone, the other ladies all play important roles in the solving of crimes. The relationships of the women play a big part in why I enjoy the series so much. Rita Lakin has also been able to fill the retirement community with secondary characters who co-mingle with the ladies and the crimes. (Hope that makes sense!) All of the characters are believable to me. I can only hope to be as spry as some of them when I hit the retirement community age!

Rita Lakin’s writing is crisp and easy to read. The sleuths are all smart, although a lot of that is because Gladdy keeps an eye on things, and pretty much directs all of their efforts. On the whole, the other ladies don’t seem to mind Gladdy taking over all of the time, and actually seem to depend on Gladdy to be the voice of reason.

Please do not tell us about the Cozy/Cozies you read that you did not like.

What really good Cozy Mystery book did you read during March 2015 that you know the rest of us would enjoy reading, and why did you enjoy it?

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

Victoria Abbott (aka Mary Jane Maffini & Victoria Maffini): Book Collectors Mystery Series

Ellie Alexander (aka Kate Dyer-Seeley): Bakeshop Mystery Series

Ella Barrick (aka Laura DiSilverio & Lila Dare): Ballroom Dance Mystery Series

Rhys Bowen: Molly Murphy Mystery Series

Eric Brown: Murder at the Chase

Leslie Budewitz: Seattle Spice Shop Mystery Series

Kate Carlisle: Fixer-Upper Mystery Series

Laurie Cass (aka Laura Alden): Bookmobile Cat Mystery Series

Erika Chase: Ashton Corners Mystery Series

John Clement: Dixie Hemingway Mystery Series

E.J. Copperman (aka Jeffrey Cohen): Haunted Guesthouse Mystery Series

MaryJo Dawson: The Strange Situation at Emlee

Jo Dereske: Miss Zukas Mystery Series

Kate Dyer-Seeley (aka Ellie Alexander): Pacific Northwest Mystery Series

Joanne Fluke: Hannah Swensen Mystery Series

Parnell Hall: Puzzle Lady Mystery Series

Miranda James (aka Honor Hartman, Jimmie Ruth Evans, & Dean James): Southern Ladies Mystery Series

Laurie R. King: Mary Russell Mystery Series

Laurie R. King & Leslie S. Klinger, Editors: In the Company of Sherlock Holmes (Anthology)

Rita Lakin: Gladdy Gold Mystery Series

Colette London: Criminal Confections (Chocolate Whisperer Mystery Series, book #1)

Ada Madison (aka Camille Menicino & Margaret Grace): Sophie Knowles Mystery Series

Margaret Maron: Deborah Knott Mystery Series

Catriona McPherson: Dandy Gilver Mystery Series

Camille Minichino (aka Margaret Grace & Ada Madison): Periodic Table Mystery Series

Mary Grace Murphy: Noshes Up North Mystery Series

Diana Orgain: Love or Money Mystery Series

Cate Price: Deadly Notions Mystery Series

Denise Swanson: Devereaux’s Dime Store Mystery Series

Elaine Viets: Mystery Shopper 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.]

Since everyone is writing why they like the particular Cozy they’re recommending, I encourage you to read the comments below.

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

P.S. While I try to respond to all of the comments that are made on the Cozy Mystery blog, I generally don’t respond to the comments on these monthly recommendation entries.

Upcoming Television Mystery Movies for April 2015

March 25, 2015

April! Let’s see what mystery movies will be coming our way on TV. Oh, and before I forget, last month TCM was running all of the Maisie Ravier movies back-to-back. I know they aren’t all mystery movies but I thought some of you might be interested in them. Well, I watched them all, and really enjoyed them. That’s why I’m telling you about a few of the Andy Hardy movies, which are not mysteries. I started watching them for the first time just last year, and I find them to be delightful. TCM is going to be airing several of them this month, so I listed them, in case you are interested in DVR-ing them. They are definitely family-friendly, and Mickey Rooney is terrific in them.

Now, on to the mystery movies that are airing on TV during April 2015.

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

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Saturday – April 4, 2015

7:30 AM
Andy Hardy Gets Spring Fever (1939)
A teenage boy falls in love with his drama teacher.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke II Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker.
BW-86 mins, CC
***Not a mystery, however Andy Hardy is a fun movie series.***

11:15 AM
The Corsican Brothers (1941)
Siamese twins, separated in infancy, join forces to avenge their parents’ murder.
Dir: Gregory Ratoff Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Ruth Warrick, Akim Tamiroff.
BW-111 mins, CC

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

9:15 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

11:00 PM
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

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

Monday – April 6, 2015

7:30 AM
Kongo (1932)
A crippled madman seeks revenge on the daughter of the man who betrayed him.
Dir: William Cowen Cast: Walter Huston, Lupe Velez, Conrad Nagel.
BW-86 mins, CC

9:00 AM
Night Court (1932)
A corrupt judge attacks a reformer’s family.
Dir: W. S. Van Dyke Cast: Phillips Holmes, Walter Huston, Anita Page.
BW-92 mins, CC

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

Tuesday – April 7, 2015

12:45 AM
Macao (1952)
A man on the run in the Far East is mistaken for an undercover cop.
Dir: Josef von Sternberg Cast: Robert Mitchum, Jane Russell, William Bendix.
BW-81 mins, CC

7:00 PM
James Stewart: A Wonderful Life (1987)
A retrospective on the life and career of actor James Stewart, with clips from many of his films and interviews with people who have worked with him.
Dir: David Heeley Cast: Johnny Carson, James Stewart, Ronald Reagan.
C-86 mins
***Not a mystery, although it might be fun to see a documentary about Jimmy Stewart.***

8:45 PM
The Spencer Tracy Legacy: A Tribute by Katharine Hepburn (1986)
Katharine Hepburn pays tribute to one of the screen’s most natural actors, Spencer Tracy.
Dir: David Heeley Cast: Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Frank Sinatra.
C-87 mins, CC
***Not a mystery.***

10:30 PM
Fonda on Fonda (1992)
Jane Fonda recalls her father Henry’s career as a star of stage and screen.
Dir: David Heeley
BW-46 mins, CC
***Not a mystery.***

11:30 PM
Katharine Hepburn: All About Me (1993)
In a rare interview, Katharine Hepburn shares her memories and memorabilia.
Dir: David Heeley Cast: Katharine Hepburn.
C-70 mins, CC
***Not a mystery.***

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Wednesday – April 8, 2015

1:00 AM
Bacall on Bogart (1988)
Lauren Bacall hosts this extraordinary documentary on her life on- and off-screen with her late husband, Humphrey Bogart.
Dir: David Heeley Cast: Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Peter Bogdanovich.
C-84 mins, CC
***Not a mystery.***

1:00 PM
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
A distraught mother searches for her seemingly non-existent daughter, bringing her sanity into question.
Dir: Otto Preminger Cast: Keir Dullea, Carol Lynley, Lucie Mannheim.
BW-107 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Thursday – April 9, 2015

4:45 AM
Larceny, Inc. (1942)
An ex-convict and his gang try to use a luggage store to front a bank robbery, but business keeps getting in the way.
Dir: Lloyd Bacon Cast: Edward G. Robinson, Jane Wyman, Broderick Crawford.
BW-95 mins, CC

7:30 AM
Law of the Badlands (1951)
Texas rangers try to infiltrate a band of counterfeiters.
Dir: Lesley Selander Cast: Tim Holt, Joan Dixon, Robert Livingston.
BW-60 mins

4:00 PM
I Was an American Spy (1951)
A war widow spies for the U.S. in Japanese-occupied Manila.
Dir: Lesley Selander Cast: Ann Dvorak, Gene Evans, Douglas Kennedy.
BW-85 mins

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

Sunday – April 12, 2015

2:15 AM
Macabre (1958)
A doctor’s daughter is kidnapped and buried alive, and he is given just five hours to find and rescue her.
Dir: William Castle Cast: William Prince, Philip Tonge, Jonathan Kidd.
BW-71 mins

3:00 PM
Charade (1963)
A beautiful widow tries to find her husband’s lost fortune while eluding the killers who want it themselves.
Dir: Stanley Donen Cast: Cary Grant, Audrey Hepburn, Walter Matthau.
C-113 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

5:00 PM
Pillow Talk (1959)
A man and woman carry their feud over the telephone line they share into their real lives.
Dir: Michael Gordon Cast: Rock Hudson, Doris Day, Tony Randall.
C-102 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
***Not a mystery. I think this is the best of the Doris Day/Rock Hudson/Tony Randall comedies.*****

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Monday – April 13, 2015

11:00 PM
The Birds (1963)
In a California coastal area, flocks of birds unaccountably make deadly attacks on humans.
Dir: Alfred Hitchcock Cast: Rod Taylor, Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy.
C-119 mins, CC

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

Tuesday – April 14, 2015

7:00 PM
Robert Osborne’s 20th Anniversary Tribute (2015)
A look back at Robert Osborne’s life and career as host of Turner Classic Movies.
C-47 mins, CC
***As a fan of TCM channel, I watched this a short while back and enjoyed it a lot.***

8:00 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

10:30 PM
Robert Osborne’s 20th Anniversary Tribute (2015)
A look back at Robert Osborne’s life and career as host of Turner Classic Movies.
C-47 mins, CC
***Same as 7:00 PM show.***

11:30 PM
Mirage (1965)
A biochemist suffers memory lapses, finds bad guys after him, and has no idea why.
Dir: Edward Dmytryk Cast: Gregory Peck, Diane Baker, Walter Matthau.
BW-109 mins

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

Wednesday – April 15, 2015

1:30 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

10:15 AM
Gaslight (1940)
A turn-of-the-century bride moves into the house where her aunt was murdered and begins to fear she’s going mad.
Dir: Thorold Dickinson Cast: Anton Walbrook, Diana Wynyard, Frank Pettingell.
BW-84 mins, CC
***This isn’t the 1944 movie with Ingrid Bergman & Charles Boyer. This is the original movie.***

1:30 PM
An Ideal Husband (1947)
An upstanding politician is haunted by his past when a blackmailer threatens to reveal a youthful indiscretion.
Dir: Alexander Korda Cast: Paulette Goddard, Hugh Williams, Michael Wilding.
C-93 mins, CC

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

Thursday – April 16, 2015

4:15 AM
Thieves Fall Out (1941)
A young man tries to rescue his grandmother from kidnappers.
Dir: Ray Enright Cast: Eddie Albert, Joan Leslie, Jane Darwell.
BW-72 mins

5:30 AM
Bullets for O’Hara (1941)
A gangster’s wife helps the FBI nail her husband.
Dir: William K. Howard Cast: Joan Perry, Roger Pryor, Anthony Quinn.
BW-50 mins, CC

3:30 PM
The Woman On the Beach (1947)
A coast guardsman begins to think his mistress’s blind husband can really see.
Dir: Jean Renoir Cast: Joan Bennett, Robert Ryan, Charles Bickford.
BW-71 mins, CC

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

Friday – April 17, 2015

2:15 PM
Born Yesterday (1950)
A newspaper reporter takes on the task of educating a crooked businessman’s girlfriend.
Dir: George Cukor Cast: Judy Holliday, Broderick Crawford, William Holden.
BW-102 mins, CC
***Not a mystery. I love Judy Holliday movies!***

11:15 PM
Scaramouche (1952)
In 18th-century France, a young man masquerades as an actor to avenge his friend’s murder.
Dir: George Sidney Cast: Stewart Granger, Eleanor Parker, Janet Leigh.
C-115 mins, CC

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

Saturday – April 18, 2015

5:00 AM
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

7:00 AM
And Then There Were None (1945)
Guests at a remote island mansion realize a crazed killer is stalking them.
Dir: René Clair Cast: Barry Fitzgerald, Walter Huston, Louis Hayward.
BW-97 mins, CC

2:15 PM
Airport (1970)
A mad bomber plots to blow up a jet on a snowy night.
Dir: George Seaton Cast: Burt Lancaster, Dean Martin, Jean Seberg.
C-136 mins, Letterbox Format

4:45 PM
The Great Train Robbery (1979)
Three crooks plot to steal a fortune in gold from a moving train.
Dir: Michael Crichton Cast: Sean Connery, Donald Sutherland, Lesley-Anne Down.
C-111 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Sunday – April 19, 2015

1:30 AM
Cat O’ Nine Tails (1971)
A blind man and a reporter investigate a break-in at a center for genetic research.
Dir: Dario Argento Cast: Karl Malden, James Franciscus, Catherine Spaak.
C-112 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

3:30 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

11:00 AM
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

12:30 PM
In Cold Blood (1967)
Two vagrants try to outrun the police after committing a savage crime in this real-life shocker.
Dir: Richard Brooks Cast: Robert Blake, Scott Wilson, John Forsythe.
BW-134 mins, CC, Letterbox Format
***Truman Capote wrote the novel based on the awful true-life crime.***

5:15 PM
The Third Man (1949)
A man’s investigation of a friend’s death uncovers corruption in post-World War II Vienna.
Dir: Carol Reed Cast: Joseph Cotten, Alida Valli, Orson Welles.
BW-104 mins, CC

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Monday – April 20, 2015

7:00 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, Letterbox Format

9:00 PM
They Drive by Night (1940)
Truck driving brothers are framed for murder by a lady psycho.
Dir: Raoul Walsh Cast: George Raft, Ann Sheridan, Ida Lupino.
BW-95 mins, CC

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

Tuesday – April 21, 2015

2:30 AM
Detour (1945)
A hitchhiker takes on a dead man’s identity only to face blackmail by an unscrupulous woman.
Dir: Edgar G. Ulmer Cast: Tom Neal, Ann Savage, Claudia Drake.
BW-68 mins, CC

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

Wednesday – April 22, 2015

***OK, I know I’m supposed to be listing the mystery movies, but I think these Andy Hardy movies are quite sweet. They are actually airing them “upside down” >>> from the end towards the beginning of the series.***

5:00 AM
Andy Hardy Comes Home (1958)
In a sequel to the popular film series, Andy Hardy returns to Carvel to negotiate a land deal.
Dir: Howard W. Koch Cast: Mickey Rooney, Patricia Breslin, Fay Holden.
BW-80 mins, CC

6:30 AM
Love Laughs At Andy Hardy (1946)
A small-town boy returns to college after the war only to find his sweetheart engaged to another.
Dir: Willis Goldbeck Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Sara Haden.
BW-93 mins, CC

8:15 AM
Andy Hardy’s Blonde Trouble (1944)
A college boy has to cope with a pair of beautiful twins.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Fay Holden.
BW-107 mins, CC

10:15 AM
Andy Hardy’s Double Life (1942)
A new college student lets romance get in the way of his studies.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker.
BW-92 mins, CC

12:00 PM
The Courtship Of Andy Hardy (1942)
A teenager dates a girl whose parents’ divorce is being decided by his father.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Cecilia Parker.
BW-95 mins, CC

1:45 PM
Life Begins For Andy Hardy (1941)
A small-town boy tries life in the big city before going to college.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland.
BW-101 mins, CC

3:30 PM
Andy Hardy’s Private Secretary (1941)
On the verge of graduation, a high-school boy decides he needs a social secretary.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Lewis Stone, Mickey Rooney, Fay Holden.
BW-101 mins, CC

5:15 PM
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
A teenage boy goes into debt to court a Manhattan socialite.
Dir: George B. Seitz Cast: Mickey Rooney, Lewis Stone, Cecilia Parker.
BW-88 mins, CC

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

Friday – April 24, 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

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

Sunday – April 26, 2015

7:00 PM
What’s The Matter With Helen? (1971)
After their sons are convicted of murder, two women relocate to Hollywood to start a talent school.
Dir: Curtis Harrington Cast: Debbie Reynolds, Shelley Winters, Dennis Weaver.
C-101 mins, CC, Letterbox Format

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

Monday – April 27, 2015

5:00 PM
The Corsican Brothers (1941)
Siamese twins, separated in infancy, join forces to avenge their parents’ murder.
Dir: Gregory Ratoff Cast: Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Ruth Warrick, Akim Tamiroff.
BW-111 mins, CC

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

Wednesday – April 29, 2015

2:30 PM
Crime and Punishment, USA (1959)
In an update of the Dostoyevsky classic novel, a murderer believes he can escape the penalties of justice.
Dir: Denis Sanders Cast: Mary Murphy, Frank Silvera, Marian Seldes.
BW-96 mins, Letterbox Format

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

Thursday – April 30, 2015

10:45 AM
Johnny Angel (1946)
A sailor sets out to solve his father’s murder.
Dir: Edwin L. Marin Cast: George Raft, Claire Trevor, Signe Hasso.
BW-79 mins, CC

12:15 PM
Johnny O’Clock (1947)
Gambling hall owners get mixed up with a cop on the take, leading to murder and mystery.
Dir: Robert Rossen Cast: Dick Powell, Evelyn Keyes, Lee J. Cobb.
BW-96 mins, CC

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

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

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

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(***Sorry, but for those of you waiting to see the Joanne Fluke Murder, She Baked : A Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder movie starring one of our favorite sleuths, Hannah Swensen, it looks like it won’t be playing until May 2. Let’s hope Hallmark doesn’t have to postpone it until later like they did this highly waited-for Aurora Teagarden movie: A Bone to Pick: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery that will be premiering Saturday, April 4! Oh, and before I forget, the regular Hallmark channel will be showing it at the same time.***)

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

Wednesday – April 1, 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.

8:00 AM
Jane Doe: ‘Til Death Do Us Part
Cathy is brought back to work a case for Frank Darnell and the NSA to find a missing arms dealer who faked a heart attack in prison to escape. Stars Lea Thompson and Joe Penny.

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

Thursday – April 2, 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
Jane Doe: The Wrong Face
Cathy is brought in to find the U.S. Attorney’s missing wife and to ensure a money laundering investigation does not fall apart at a crucial point. Stars Lea Thompson and Joe Penny.

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

Friday – April 3, 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
Jane Doe: Yes, I Remember It Well
Cathy’s mom, Polly, a former CSA agent, comes for a visit. When a British agent with some top secret information is kidnapped, Cathy and Polly set aside their mother/daughter angst to uncover a plot which has global implications. Stars Lea Thompson, Joe Penny, and Donna Mills.

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

Saturday – April 4, 2015

10:00 AM – 5:59 PM
Mystery Woman 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.

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.

10:00 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.

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

Sunday – April 5, 2015

8:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Hart to Hart marathon

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

Monday – April 6, 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.

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.

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

Tuesday – April 7, 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
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.

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

Wednesday – April 8, 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.

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

Thursday – April 9, 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.

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

Friday – April 10, 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?

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
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.

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

Saturday – April 11, 2015

8:00 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.

10:00 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.

12:00 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.

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
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 Shannon uses her sharp eye when finding rare garage sale treasures to resell at the consignment store she owns with business partner, Dani. When Jennifer’s friend dies trying to disprove rumors that a multi-million dollar home she is trying to sell has a deadly curse, she puts these intuitive skills to the test. As Jennifer uncovers clues that bring her closer to the truth, she also puts her own life in danger. Stars Lori Loughlin, Steve Bacic, Sarah Strange and Kevin O’Grady.

10:00 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 – April 12, 2015

10:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Diagnosis Murder marathon

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

Monday – April 13, 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.

4:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room
Jennifer Shannon uses her sharp eye when finding rare garage sale treasures to resell at the consignment store she owns with business partner, Dani. When Jennifer’s friend dies trying to disprove rumors that a multi-million dollar home she is trying to sell has a deadly curse, she puts these intuitive skills to the test. As Jennifer uncovers clues that bring her closer to the truth, she also puts her own life in danger. Stars Lori Loughlin, Steve Bacic, Sarah Strange and Kevin O’Grady.

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

Tuesday – April 14, 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.

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
Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room
Jennifer Shannon uses her sharp eye when finding rare garage sale treasures to resell at the consignment store she owns with business partner, Dani. When Jennifer’s friend dies trying to disprove rumors that a multi-million dollar home she is trying to sell has a deadly curse, she puts these intuitive skills to the test. As Jennifer uncovers clues that bring her closer to the truth, she also puts her own life in danger. Stars Lori Loughlin, Steve Bacic, Sarah Strange and Kevin O’Grady.

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

Wednesday – April 15, 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.

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

Thursday – April 16, 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.

9:00 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 – April 17, 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.

8:00 AM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room
Jennifer Shannon uses her sharp eye when finding rare garage sale treasures to resell at the consignment store she owns with business partner, Dani. When Jennifer’s friend dies trying to disprove rumors that a multi-million dollar home she is trying to sell has a deadly curse, she puts these intuitive skills to the test. As Jennifer uncovers clues that bring her closer to the truth, she also puts her own life in danger. Stars Lori Loughlin, Steve Bacic, Sarah Strange and Kevin O’Grady.

10:00 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. Stars Candace Cameron Bure, Marilu Henner and Alexa Doig.

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

Saturday- April 18, 2015

8:00 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. Stars Gail O’Grady and Michelle Harrison.

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
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. Stars Erica Durance, Andrew Walker and Brandon Beemer.

8:00 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.

10:00 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. Stars Erica Durance, Andrew Walker and Brandon Beemer.

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

Monday – April 20, 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.

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

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

Tuesday – April 21, 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.

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

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

Wednesday – April 22, 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.

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

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

Thursday – April 23, 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.

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

6:00 PM
Garage Sale Mystery: The Deadly Room
Jennifer Shannon uses her sharp eye when finding rare garage sale treasures to resell at the consignment store she owns with business partner, Dani. When Jennifer’s friend dies trying to disprove rumors that a multi-million dollar home she is trying to sell has a deadly curse, she puts these intuitive skills to the test. As Jennifer uncovers clues that bring her closer to the truth, she also puts her own life in danger. Stars Lori Loughlin, Steve Bacic, Sarah Strange and Kevin O’Grady.

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

Friday – April 24, 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.

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

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

Saturday – April 25, 2015

8:00 AM – 11:59 PM
Matlock marathon

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

Sunday – April 26, 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.