I enjoyed the first Aurora Teagarden (and I love her name!) Hallmark movie and looked forward to this one. The staple characters are likable and Candace Cameron Bure's "Roe" is delightful (I never saw the TV series that made her famous, "Full House," or anything else in which she has appeared). This movie concentrates on the Real Murders Club of which she, her best friend, Sally (a newspaper reporter), and her mother's romantic interest, John, are all members. It appears that a serial killer is loose in Aurora's charming town, mimicking real-life infamous murders that the Club has discussed. As clues began to surface it becomes clearer that the murderer could be one of the Club members. This really is too close to home for Aurora, who first suspects then allies herself with a best-selling (and good looking) author of mystery novels to solve the mystery and reveal who the murderer is.

I enjoy a few of the series on the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries channel, but this is my favorite because it is closer to a true "cozy" environment and presents some interesting puzzles and mostly charming and likable characters. For the most part, the main characters are well cast; it's a treat to see Marilu Henner again, for example. However, not having read the books I cannot comment on how close the movies or actors reflect the plots and characters in the books, and perhaps that's just as well.

Although the denouement was a bit far-fetched, it lends itself to the wackiness that can make a cozy truly endearing.

"Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery" wasn't a movie that I had any particular hopes for, but I still decided to sit down and watch it, as I like watching a diversity of various movies.

Turns out that "Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery" actually was enjoyable. Sure, this felt like a televised and updated version of "Murder, She Wrote" or something akin to that particular type of entertainment. It was actually a wholeheartedly enjoyable family-friendly 'who done it' murder mystery.

Initially I was a little bit skeptical about the movie with Candace Cameron Bure in the lead role. But it turns out that she actually carried herself and the movie quite well. Talk about breaking ties with the roles of yonder - thinking about the Full House era here.

"Real Murders: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery" is something that the entire family can watch together, so you shouldn't be expecting anything ghastly or graphic here, for better or worse. It actually worked out well enough, because the incidents in the movie work well to the advantage of the movie, and the audience know what happened without having to visually look at the events.

The characters in the movie were as you'd expect from a movie such as this. And they had a handful of talented actors and actresses to perform the various roles and characters. I've already mentioned Candace Cameron Bure, but the movie also has the likes of Lexa Doig and Marilu Henner on the list.

I am in no way familiar with the Aurora Teagarden character, and this was my first introduction. But it has come to my knowledge that there are more movies available, so given the chance I will also sit down to watch those.