Yes, the lady from murder she wrote.

Now, if you have been deprived of this fantastic programme, i’ll give you a little taster.

Jessica Fletcher was a retired teacher-turned-author of mystery novels under the name J B Fletcher, but was constantly finding that her work and personal lives overlapped. In every episode she was introduced into a situation where someone was killed shortly after her arrival. She always ended up solving every mystery herself in the style of one of the characters from her book, as the police proved to be incapable of doing so without her help!

You might say that this is far too cheesy, but i love it. To me it’s like a really fond childhood memory or a snuggle from your old teddy. I can’t explain it really. Perhaps it’s the warmth of  Cabot Cove, Maine, or the ineptness of the detectives or cops she works with. Maybe it’s that everywhere she goes a murder occurs, a worrying prospect for any of her friends.

Because she is so fantastic i want to find her the perfect gift. So, what do we know about Jessica Fletcher,

• She has been solving mysteries for 12 years on her show, plus stared in 4 films giving her a total of 19 years detective work.
• She lives in the fictional town of Cabot Cove, Maine. Which has probably the highest murder rate of any small town in the civilized world
• She was an English teacher who, after being widowed in her early fifties, becomes a very successful mystery writer.
• Her travels as an author frequently took her to places around the world, meeting loads of different people from multi-millionaires to down-on-their-luck homeless people.
• Jessica somehow always becomes entangled in a murder investigation

So here’s what i’ve come up with:
Murder a la Carte Mystery Dinner Party Game
OK, lets start with something i know she’ll love. A murder mystery with her friends, where no-one actually dies!

We know she’s a very social lady. I can just see her enjoying this game with her closest friends, Seth Hazlitt, sheriffs Mort Metzger & Amos Tupper and lets not forget nephew Grady Fletcher.

Lets hope none of them expects to win, because i think we all know who’s going to win, time after time….

Ornate Magnifying Glass Copper Tone Necklace

Jessica loves reading books.

She also travels…. a lot!

In later series, she was constantly visiting an endless collection of nephews, nieces, cousins, in-laws and other relatives or friends who always needed her help. It would be terrible for her if she left her reading glasses somewhere.

But if she had this beautiful necklace which is also a magnifying glass, she wouldn’t need to worry about forgetting her glasses, she could simply concentrate on committing murders…. sorry, solving murders. It’s just a coincidence that she is shrouded by death!

Linen Pruning Gauntlets

In addition to all her other many skills, Jessica is a keen gardener.

Her garden in Cabot Cave is simply beautiful (though how she keeps it so tidy when she’s hardly there is anyone’s guess!).

However, there is one vital thing she is missing. If you notice on the show, there are scenes where she’s been pruning her garden without gloves to protect those delicate fingers! Don’t do it Jessica, i cry, wear gloves….and what lovely rose pattern…..perfect!

Portable Lie Detector

Jessica is always quick to embrace technology.

She bought a early computer, running Windows 3.1 whilst a lot of her fellow writers were hanging onto their type writers.

So i think she will love this portable lie detector.

Of course, all it will do is confirm what she already knows, but i’m sure she will get a kick out of using it.

I’m pretty pleased with these finds, do you think Jessica would agree?