Aurora Teagarden Mystery: A Bone to Pick (2015)

When Aurora, or Roe, Teagarden's acquaintance from the hobby group, "Real Murders", dies, Roe is bequeathed a big old house and a small fortune. Roe soon discovers that her generous ... See full summary »

Director:

Martin Wood

Writers:

Charlaine Harris (based on the "Aurora Teagarden" series by), Teena Booth

Stars:

Candace Cameron Bure, Lexa Doig, Marilu Henner

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Candace Cameron Bure	...	Aurora Teagarden
Lexa Doig	...	Sally Allison
Marilu Henner	...	Aida Teagarden
Bruce Dawson	...	John Queensland
Peter Benson	...	Arthur Smith
Sonya Salomaa	...	Marcia
Dan Payne	...	Torrance
Miranda Frigon	...	Lynn Liggett
Stephen Huszar	...	Father Scott Aubrey
David Ingram	...	Macon Turner
Fiona Vroom	...	Carey Reilly
Daniel Bacon	...	Lemaster Cane
Barbara Wallace	...	Jane Engles
Ellie Harvie	...	Lillian Tibbett
Craig March	...	Captain Frederick Burns

Storyline

When Aurora, or Roe, Teagarden's acquaintance from the hobby group, "Real Murders", dies, Roe is bequeathed a big old house and a small fortune. Roe soon discovers that her generous benefactress has left her more than she bargained for when she uncovers a skull, showing signs of blunt force trauma, hidden in a carpeted window seat in the inherited house. Roe sets out to find out who the victim is and how his or her skull ended up in a spinster's window seat. Will Roe discover the murderer on Honor Street?

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Plot Keywords:

seven word title | female lead | redheaded woman | amateur sleuth | beneficiary | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-G

Details

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 April 2015 (USA)

Also Known As:

Aurora Teagarden Mystery: A Bone to Pick

Filming Locations:

Squamish, British Columbia, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Head First Productions, I Candy Productions, Lighthouse Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

84 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital (Dolby 5.1)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9

Did You Know?

Trivia

A few of Ms. Harris's novels (The Sookie Stackhouse series) are shown on the end of the bookshelf in one of the library scenes.

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Goofs

When Aurora is chasing John through the house, she begins at her "murder board" and ends right back there despite having chased him half way around the house. It is unlikely that this could happen.

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Quotes

Sally Allison: Do you know how disturbing it is that you two are disappointed Bubba is not a killer?

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Connections

Followed by Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery (2015)

User Reviews

light entertainment from Hallmark

An Aurora Teagarden Mystery: A Bone to Pick from 2015 is my first foray into these mysteries after seeing some of the Garage Sale Mysteries.

The Garage Sale Mysteries have antiques and collectibles going for them, as well as the familiar face of Lori Loughlin.

I admit not being familiar with Candace Cameron Bure as an adult actress. She's a little too cutesy for me and makes faces, but she's pretty and has lots of energy. Marilu Henner plays her mother, and the rest are Canadian actors, some of whom are pretty good.

The plot concerns an elderly friend of Aurora who dies and leaves the librarian and amateur sleuth her house.

The house is broken into, so Aurora attempts to find out what someone was looking for, and finds a skull with a hole probably made by a blunt instrument.

Being a member of a mystery club, Aurora starts her own investigation, not telling the police about the skull. When the body is found, the police become involved. Unfortunately, the detective is the pregnant wife of Aurora's old boyfriend.

The woman who wrote the Aurora Teagarden books, Charlaine Harris, also wrote True Blood. She has quite a range! This is lighter than air, unoffensive entertainment at least in the TV movie adaptation.

Realize that you're getting into a Hallmark movie, not Citizen Kane, and you won't be disappointed.