Ransom for a Dead Man

7.3

1972

95 mins

DramaMysteryTV Movie

A brilliant attorney gets rid of her boring husband by faking his kidnapping and keeping the ransom. The FBI may be fooled, but not Columbo.

Marlowe

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Riddled with Deceit: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery

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Former detective Jeff Jackson teams up with Dr. Zee Madieras to track down their friend's missing emerald brooch, a thief, and also... a murderer.

Gourmet Detective: A Healthy Place to Die

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When Henry is invited as a guest speaker at a luxury resort spa, he quickly finds himself at the center of another murder. With Maggie at his side, our favorite duo must not only find the killer but be careful they don't become his latest victim.

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Obsession

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A wealthy New Orleans businessman becomes obsessed with a young woman who resembles his late wife.

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Til Death Do Us Part

Year : 2021Rating : ⭐ 7.4

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The Seven-Ups

Year : 1973Rating : ⭐ 6.3

A tough detective who is part of an elite New York City unit is trying to find out who killed his partner, but uncovers a plot to kidnap mobsters for money.

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Reunited and It Feels So Deadly

Year : 2020Rating : ⭐ 7.3

Aurora's high school reunion turns deadly when a body is found in the hotel pool. Aurora and her Real Murders Club help investigate which classmate was most likely to kill.

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When Aida Teagarden's real estate client is found murdered, her sleuthing daughter Aurora sets out with her fiancé Nick and the Real Murders Club to solve the murder.

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Witness for the Prosecution

Year : 1957Rating : ⭐ 8.2

An ailing barrister is thrust back into the courtroom in what becomes one of the most unusual and eventful murder cases of the lawyer's career when he finds himself defending a man being tried for the murder of a socialite.

Murder in Three Acts

Year : 1986Rating : ⭐ 6.0

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The Mask of Dimitrios

Year : 1944Rating : ⭐ 7.1

A mystery writer is intrigued by the tale of notorious criminal Dimitrios Makropolous, whose dead body was found washed up on the shore in Istanbul. He decides to follow the career of Dimitrios around Europe, in order to learn more about the man. Along the way he is joined by the mysterious Mr. Peters, who has his own motivation.

Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: An Inheritance to Die For

Year : 2019Rating : ⭐ 7.2

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Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Heist and Seek

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A police detective's violent nature keeps him from being a good cop.

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