Author: Fiona May
Jack Schroeder

Jealous Jack somehow escapes close scrutiny regarding his wife’s murder in S1 E6: “Lovers and Other Killers”.
Lieutenant C.J. Andrews

Seattle’s Lt. Andrews, a competent officer of the law, experiences a relatively mild level of frustration when he crosses paths with Jessica Fletcher in S1 E6: “Lovers and Other Killers”.
Lila Schroeder

Lila is a beautiful university TA who meets a violent end in S1 E6: “Lovers and Other Killers.”
Andrew Prine
The Corpse Danced at Midnight
Published April 1984 by Coventry House, New York
J.B. Fletcher’s first novel



In the first episode of the series, “The Murder of Sherlock Holmes,” one of Jessica’s television interviewers reveals that in The Corpse Danced at Midnight the killer is a pregnant ballerina.
In S1 E4: “Hooray for Homicide,” we learn a little bit about another character in the novel, Johnny:


It’s also implied that Corpse was about 200 pages long. This might seem a bit short, but actually would make it similar in length to typical works by Agatha Christie and Rex Stout.
In S1 E4: “Hooray for Homicide,” Corpse is *almost* made into a movie.

Todd Lowery

English professor Todd Lowery narrowly avoids personal and professional catastrophe in S1 E6: “Lovers and Other Killers”.
Andrew Stevens
David Tolliver

David Tolliver is one of the most compelling characters in the MSW canon. He’s charming and handsome, but also habitually dishonest and creepily intense. Is his professed romantic interest in Jessica sincere, or is there something more sinister at play?




