《女作家与谋杀案》是一部非常著名且持续时间很久的美国经典侦探剧集。这部剧集共12季264集，从1984年开始在美国CBS电视台一直播放至1996年，之后又于1997年至2003年间陆续推出四部电视电影。Angela Lansbury扮演主角推理小说家兼业余侦探Jessica Flectcher，她在50岁左右失去了丈夫， 却成为了一名非常成功的推理小说作家，并且没有让成功冲昏头脑，拒绝了声望和金钱的诱惑，住在缅因州一个叫Cabot Cove的安逸的沿海小镇，和自己的老朋友们保持来往。在大部分剧集里，Jessica总能卷入一些离奇谋杀案的调查。警察们总是把表面上看来嫌疑很大的人抓走，而Jessica却觉得凶手另有其人。通过向每个嫌疑人询问一些其他人都想不到的问题，她总能找到真正的凶手，并在每集最后五分钟与之对峙，通过自己的推理指出对方的罪行。一部分凶手能够在Jessica的劝解下主动坦白罪行并向警方自首，也有一部分凶手会试图杀人灭口，而这时埋伏在暗处的警方人员便会及时赶到，将凶手当场逮捕。
An offbeat, laugh track-lacking sitcom about a bizarrely dysfunctional family, the center of which is Malcolm, the middle of the two brothers who still live at home. His eldest (and favorite) sibling, Francis, boards at military school because his parents believe it will reform him and keep him out of trouble. Malcolm often has a hard time coping with his family life, but he has more troubles to contend with when he starts receiving special treatment at school after being diagnosed as an intellectually advanced genius.
从表面上看，基蒂、玛戈特、布里和奥利维亚似乎没有什么共同之处，但有一种激情将他们团结在一起——揭露不公正。 他们组成自己的秘密社会，DGM - 他们不发疯，他们得到甚至 - 玩匿名恶作剧，以揭露欺凌。 但是，当他们的最新目标，罗尼，最终死了，手里拿着一张DGM卡，女孩们意识到她们不像她们想象的那么匿名——现在有人想要报复。 班纳曼学校从外面看起来可能很漂亮，但表面之下有些东西很腐败。竞争被鼓励到残酷点，欺凌是普遍和接受的机构老师看的，如果你不能接受它，你不适合学校。 这四个女孩开始为那些在学校受委屈的人伸张正义，但是这些女孩却遭到反对。 DGM 发现自己被陷害了自己没有犯下的罪行。他们唯一的选择是找出谁是真正的凶手，为什么他们被陷害，并一劳永逸地澄清他们的名字。 对于基蒂、玛戈特、布里和奥利维亚来说，这也是一个初恋、考试和身份危机的时候。爱情与关系、信任、真正的友谊、赋权、青少年身份和独立的主题在整个系列中令人上瘾。即使他们专注于成绩或球员，危险也永远不会遥远
故事灵感来源于上世纪80年代-90年代发生在悉尼的、针对同性恋人群的系列案件。该剧将故事地点转移到虚构的Bondi市，Tori Lustigman侦探（Yael Stone）和Nick Manning侦探（Naoh Taylor）对序列人身伤害和谋杀案展开调查。(cr 天涯小筑)
Detective Inspector John Rebus is a hard drinking, unkempt, womanizing police officer whose job is his whole life. He is the most senior and most experienced DI at his station. He has a mysterious past that his partner DS Siobhan Clarke learns about from time to time through various comments Rebus makes. She is a young woman who wants to succeed, but does not have much of a personal life. She feels being paired with Rebus jeopardizes her career because of his unorthodox methods, but she is also fascinated by the man and is extremely loyal. DI Rebus' boss is Chief Superintendent Templar, a woman who was one of Rebus' lovers in a distant past. Their relationship is now one where they barely tolerate each other.
