Jessica's life suddenly reads like a gothic novel when her famous Southern playwright friend confides that he is dying, proposes marriage, and later is found holding a gun while standing over a dead body.

Jessica comes to the rescue of her niece when the younger woman is forced out of her advertising job by a boss who expects her to sleep with their biggest client.  When the wealthy tycoon is found dead, Jessica's niece becomes the prime suspect.

Jessica travels to New Orleans for Mardi Gras, but the good times can't roll when her cousin is suspected of murder.

It's the final curtain for a man found murdered backstage during the performance of a popular Soviet ballet troupe.

Deputy Andy turns to his old pal Jessica for help when he is accused of planting evidence and then framed for murder.

A US Open hopeful with a tragic past turns to Jessica for help when those close to her are killed and her tennis-pro lover is accused of the crimes.

Jessica enters the worlds of slick magazines and high fashion when she attempts to clear the name of a young journalist whom has taken the fall for a murder in order to protect the woman he loves.

It's anything but funny when Jessica is caricatured in a satirical comic strip containing libelous material.

Determined to get over her fear of technology, Jessica enrolls in an elite computer school, but her studies come to a halt when a teacher is found dead in the classroom.

A visit to a friend in Nashville promises some rest and relaxation, but Jessica only finds deception, greed, and murder.