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Murdoch Mysteries TV series inspired by real Toronto detective

Read the entire Toronto Star Article here
“Maureen Jennings, Toronto writer who created the Detective William Murdoch character, drew early inspiration from memoirs of real-life Victorian sleuth John Wilson Murray………..”

Alibi Sets UK Premiere Date For ‘Murdoch Mysteries’ Season 7

The seventh season of Murdoch Mysteries - which runs an extended length of 18 episodes – will receive its UK premiere on UKTV’s Alibi channel on Monday January 27th at 9pm, it has been announced.

Based on the series of novels by Maureen Jennings, Murdoch Mysteries is set at the turn of the 20th century and revolves around Detective William Murdoch of the Toronto constabulary, who uses groundbreaking forensic techniques to close his cases. The series – which is a co-production between UKTV, CBC, ITV Studios Global Entertainment and Shaftesbury Films – stars Yannick Bisson, Thomas Craig, Helene Joy and Jonny Harris. In the opening episode of the show’s seventh season, titled Murdoch Ahoy, Detective Murdoch investigates the disappearance of a ship magnate’s daughter and the discovery of a body aboard a ship on its inaugural Victoria Day voyage.

More Italian version Murdoch novels to come

Happy to announce today that Mondadori, the Italian publisher of the Murdoch novels, have purchased the next two in the series. Mondadori issued the first three this past year and now have done so well with them they purchased, 4 and 5…Let Loose The Dogs and Night’s Child….

Netflix announces new deal with CBC to air Murdoch Mysteries

Just announced that Netflix will be showing Murdoch Mysteries in a new deal with CBC. Read about it here

Audible.com now has “Does Your Mother Know” available for download

The two books in the Christine Morris Forensic Profiler series have also been picked up by Shaftesbury Films for television. The reader, Caroline Shaffer.  for audible does a wonderful job of this mystery set on the Isle of Lewis

Link here for a sample or to purchase the novel in audible format

The tv ad for the Tyler books that is being run on the (Sky) Alibi Network in the UK

Maureen’s stellar event at Windsor Bookfest

Maureen spoke to a very attentive audience at her triumphant event at the Book Fest in Windsor this past weekend. She reminisced on how she became a story teller from a very young age, telling stories to her cousin Angie in the UK when they were little girls. Angie was in the audience last night with tears streaming down her face. They both lived in money short England after the war, often sharing a bed with 4 kids when the parents were together for a weekend. People did not want to leave at the end, Maureen took them through a great chronology of her life through books and now tv series’s. The new series featuring Tyler sold out at the book vendor as well as tons of the Murdoch novels.

The entire Murdoch Mystery novels collection has been bundled for E Readers

Maureen’s publisher has put the entire electronic collection of all 7 Murdoch Mysteries novels in a bundle just in time for the Christmas shopping season at a nice discount.

Link here for more info or to purchase the set

Murdoch Mysteries has ratings record for the season premiere making it the #1 Canadian Drama for the year.

On Monday night, not including PVR’s or online viewing, the premiere of season 7, Murdoch Ahoy, broke its own ratings record for the show by 20% and also became the highest rated drama on Canadian television for 2013. You can see a couple of videos on the making of the episode.

Watch part one here

Watch Part two here

Monday nights at 8:00 starting September 30

Preview Epsiode One