
When a priceless crown is stolen during a benefit gala held by the Lawrenceton library, Aurora and the Real Murders Club must investigate who would kill to get their hands on it.


After volunteering to participate in a crossword solving competition with a new supercomputer, crossword puzzle editor Tess Harper finds herself swept into the investigation of the bizarre murder of a tech CEO

Lacey Chabert
Tess Harper

Brennan Elliott
Logan O'Connor

Barbara Niven
Aunt Candace

John Kapelos
Chief Chauncey O'Connor

Parveen Dosanjh
Amrita

Matthew James Dowden
Paul Redford

Brandi Alexander
Viv Banks

Cardi Wong
Frank Cidre

Debs Howard
Jesse Alexander

Bradley Stryker
Eric Ogden
Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent is a tv movie, crime, drama, mystery, romance film released in 2021. Directed by Peter Benson, it stars Lacey Chabert, Brennan Elliott, Barbara Niven. After volunteering to participate in a crossword solving competition with a new supercomputer, crossword puzzle editor Tess Harper finds herself swept into the investigation of the bizarre murder of a tech CEO
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