As Murder, She Wrote saunters through its sixth (of an eventual 12) season, star Angela Lansbury maintains her eternally buoyant and inquisitive air as Jessica Fletcher, professional writer and amateur sleuth. Though Jessica continued to investigate murders in her home town of Cabot Cove and elsewhere (in the worlds of high finance, opera, and voodoo, among other settings), this season began the practice of guest detective episodes, introduced by Jessica as either a story she wrote or a tale told by a friend, but starring a variety of quirky investigators: An ex-football player (Ken Howard, The White Shadow) paired with a clever poodle; a television crime-show producer who solved crime in real life (Diana Canova, Soap); a stout Irish detective (longtime character actor Pat Hingle); an abrasive homicide cop (Barry Newman, Vanishing Point); as well as recurring Murder, She Wrote characters like former jewel thief Dennis Stanton (Keith Michell) and British secret agent Michael Haggerty (Len Cariou). The producers were obviously hoping to use Murder, She Wrote's popularity to spin-off new series, but nothing from this season took off and viewer resistance soon brought the practice to an end. Executives must have been surprised to discover that, though murder mysteries are plot-driven, this show's success depends heavily on the undeniable charm of star Lansbury. Still, these one-off episodes are of a consistent quality with Lansbury's, and viewers open to variety will enjoy them just as much. The rest of the season features the usual astonishing array of guests, including movie stars old (Donald O'Connor, Singin' in the Rain) and recent (Elliott Gould, The Long Goodbye), television stalwarts (Shirley Jones, The Partridge Family; Jerry Stiller, The King of Queens; Doris Roberts, Everyone Loves Raymond; Kevin Tighe, Battlestar Galactica; and Gavin McLeod, The Love Boat), and D-list celebrities to die for (Dack Rambo, Morgan Brittany, Susan Anton, and more).
本剧根据著名畅销小说《红龙》（Red Dragon）和同名电影改编。 Will Graham（休·丹西 Hugh Dancy 饰）是FBI的特别调查顾问，也是一名犯罪分析师。Will有一种特别的能力：可以在犯罪现场根据线索还原犯罪经过。他正在调查一起凶残的连环杀人案，凶手非常狡猾，每次作案留下的线索都很少。为了破案，Will向著名的心理医生Hannibal Lecter（麦德斯·米科尔森 Mads Mikkelsen 饰）寻求帮助。在案件调查的过程中，这位学术精湛又极具个人品味的Hannibal都对Will有所启发，让他感觉离揭开凶手的真正身份又近了一步。但在亲手击毙罪犯之后Will陷入了自责和幻境中，不得不再次向Hannibal寻求帮助。渐渐，Will越发依赖这位受人尊重和爱戴的医生。但是，故事似乎才刚刚开始......
