7.6/10318 votes#1 - Murder in the Dark: First Chapter
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 4/8/2019
When newly promoted Detective Sergeant Mattie Stone is assigned to her hometown of Wildemarsh for duty, her boss strictly warns that her job will not require the help of her three crime-writing aunts, Beth, Cat, and Jane. But when a murder takes place at the local crime-writers' festival, Mattie struggles to keep the well-meaning amateur sleuths out of the investigation.
Director: Ian Emes
Writer: Julian Unthank
7.6/10163 votes#2 - Murder in the Dark: Final Chapter
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 4/8/2019
With another killing and Beth a suspect, Mattie races to solve the case and clear her aunt's name. Was it Oscar's publisher, who was skimming off the top? His literary agent, who was at risk of losing Oscar's contract to a rival? Or a fellow author, whom Oscar had accused of plagiarizing?
Director: Jamie Magnus Stone
Writer: Matthew Thomas
7.8/10256 votes#3 - Death by Vinyl, First Chapter
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 4/15/2019
'80s new wave band Volcanic Youth is in town to record a new album, but Kat feels troubled about the reunion after her contentious breakup with the band years ago. Mattie is assigned the unglamorous job of searching for a lost dog, but the case is put on hold when one of Volcanic Youth's members turns up murdered.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.7/10139 votes#4 - Death By Vinyl, Final Chapter
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/15/2019
Mattie investigates a new victim: the band's manager, who was stabbed in the back with a kitchen knife. While searching for clues, Mattie finds the recording the lead singer made right before she died, but an incident from the past may be the key to solving the case.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10201 votes#5 - Smoke and Mirrors, First Chapter
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/22/2019
The stage adaptation of Jane's book endures numerous snafus before opening night: electrical problems, feuding cast members, and a notorious arts critic writing a potentially bad review. Meanwhile, Mattie searches for new clues in the case of her missing mother, but an onstage murder brings her to the theatre.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.8/10137 votes#6 - Smoke and Mirrors, Final Chapter
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/22/2019
Contending with another murder and a missing lead actress, the theatre company is forced to switch up the cast, but their production is a mess. Despite Mattie's objections, Beth and Cat continue to pursue leads on their own.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
The Best Episodes of Queens of Mystery Season 1
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Matilda Stone is a perennially single female detective whose three aunts are well-known crime writers that help her solve whodunit style murders as well as...
Genres:DramaComedyMysteryCrime
Network:Acorn TV
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Murder in the Dark: First Chapter" is the best rated episode of "Queens of Mystery" season 1. It scored 7.6/10 based on 318 votes. Directed by Ian Emes and written by Julian Unthank, it aired on 4/8/2019. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Murder in the Dark: Final Chapter".