Before forensic labs, digital tracking, and streaming mega-franchises like CSI or True Detective, television’s sleuths solved crimes with sharp instincts, trench coats, and charm. The 1970s and ’80s ...

From brooding detectives to small-town secrets, these shows know how to hook you. In my house, murder mystery TV shows are basically a year-round obsession. We’re always on the hunt for the next great ...

A new era is born.