Name: The Author
Genre: Comedy
Duration: 25 min

Hallmark Mystery invites viewers to play detective in a lighthearted mystery featuring captivating and fun whodunits filled with exciting moments, likeable characters, and romantic twists.

Hallmark Mystery

A woman (Julie Ronnie) is accused of murdering her boss, a photographer who was involved in blackmail.

Matlock

The Photographer

Matlock is tried for jury tampering when a mild-mannered juror claims the attorney offered him a bribe.

The People vs. Matlock

A movie idol (Steve Bond) is accused of murdering the sex therapist who went public with his problems.

The Therapist

While defending Private Hughes (Tony Becker), Matlock uncovers a scandal that could ruin four officers.

The Court Martial

Ben defends a rebellious young soldier framed in the murder of his sadistic lieutenant.

Matlock gets a second chance at justice when a former client, convicted of murder, kills an inmate in self-defense.

The Convict

Matlock is hired to defend a live-in nurse (Lise Cutter) charged with the killing of her multimillionaire patient (Ed Quinlan).

The Nurse

Matlock defends a young executive (Tim Busfield) framed in the murder of a starlet (Shawn Weatherly).

The Rat Pack

A man (Parker Stevenson) is wrongfully accused of trying to kill the author (Audra Lindley) of an expose on a Georgia town.

The Author

A TV chef's (Cathryn Damon) ex-husband (Craig Claiborne), a noted culinary author, dies from sampling food on her show.

The Chef

Accused of murdering his stingy landlord, a sidewalk Santa Claus (Pat Hingle) seeks Matlock's defense.

Santa Claus

Matlock's former professor and mentor (Don Porter), framed by students in a hit-and-run, seeks Ben's defense.

The Professor

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