As for the long-gestating next “Jesse Stone” movie, Ms. Vicary said it’s in the hands of “Jesse Stone” star/writer Tom Selleck.

“He’s been working on some ideas,” she said. “When he’s ready, we’re ready. … He says, ‘I don’t look for the crime or the situation, I just look for where Jesse Stone is in his life and what falls into his lap.’ That’s how he writes it.”

https://www.post-gazette.com/ae/tv-radio/2019/07/27/40-new-Christmas-films-will-debut-for-the-holidays-with-new-mystery-movies-on-tap-this-fall-and-in-development-for-2020/stories/201907270033

They follow a particular formula, and tend to have an almost British flavor to them-- kind like the stuff you see on PBS.

And they are followed by reruns of Murder She Wrote, keeping up the flow of genteel slaughter.

She's a hardcore Hallmark addict and this will give a lot of quality time while I'm in the other room watching every football game on tv. Of course, she's the addict, not me.

I especially love the mysteries. Nothing gory, nothing fancy, just follow the bouncing ball to a satisfying conclusion. Comfortable solutions and everyone lives in perfectly perfect homes. What’s not to love. 😍

I think there may have been one that featured black lead actors/actresses; but their movies, year after year, are exceptionally monochromatic given the sheer volume they produce. They are even worse when looking for lead characters who are LGBT. I can't believe more people on the left aren't speaking out about the horrendous casting and storytelling in these movies.

will be a loooong time before Hallmark adds any gay characters. I love mysteries. Don’t much care who is in them.