Mystery 101 - 2020 - 6/10

Hallmark whodunit film series, far above their usual fare.
Professor Amy Winslow teaches crime fiction at the local university.
Detective Travis Burke relocates from the big city, unaware of the crimes and murders in the sleepy community.
These programs rely on the charisma and chemistry of the lead characters.
Most flail somewhere between smirking and smarmy.
In Mystery 101, the players look, act and behave like adults – not arrested adolescents.
The puzzle plots are fair to good, and the character arc reaches a nice conclusion.
Except – the canned Spam IQ of Hallmark tacked on an incongruous 30” cliffhanger.
Before the canceling the series.