Kerry Hammond is here today to tell us about another great
mystery series on Hallmark Movies and Mysteries Channel
Mystery author Charlaine Harris is no stranger to the
television industry. Her Sookie Stackhouse books were a big hit as the HBO
series True Blood. Now readers of her Aurora Teagarden mystery series can see
the characters come to life on the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries Channel.
Aurora Teagarden, played by Candice Cameron Bure (of Full
House fame), is a librarian and fan of murder mysteries. She is a member of a Real
Murders Club in her small hometown, and the group meets monthly to discuss
actual murders and murderers throughout history.
The supporting cast of characters includes Aurora’s real estate selling mother (played by Marilu Henner), her reporter friend,
and lots of quirky and interesting fellow murder club members. The first five movies
are named after the first five books in Harris’ series, with the sixth movie
having a title of its own.
The book series is on
book nine, so there are more story lines to choose from if Hallmark intends to
continue the series. I think the movies do a great job of capturing the main elements of the book
series. The characters of Aurora, her mother, along with several supporting roles
follow the books closely. The movies switch up a lot of the overall story arcs,
though, so readers will see things take some different turns, specifically in Aurora’s
love life. But I won’t give any spoilers.
The movies are fun to
watch, and I think they are a great addition to Hallmark’s lineup. Check out my review of Hallmark's The Flower Shop Mystery series, also based on a book series.
When Charlaine Harris isn't busy writing mysteries, she is busy contributing to The Mystery Writers of America Cookbook. See her recipe for Charlaine's Very Unsophisticated Supper Dip.
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