Jessica Fletcher (Dame Angela Lansbury) puts her sleuthing skills to work at a writers' conference after Russian author Yuri Malenkovich (Duncan Regehr) is found murdered.

Jessica Fletcher (Dame Angela Lansbury) becomes a speaker at Speakers' Incorporated attended by various authors. Russian author Yuri Malenkovich (Duncan Regehr) also attends to promote his book about the K.G.B. When he is killed, Jessica must help a struggling writer who is accused of his murder.