When a college student is found dead, English professor Amy uses her crime fiction expertise to unravel the case faster than detective Travis, who ends up working with Amy to catch the killer.

Literature professor Amy Winslow (Jill Wagner) specialises in crime fiction at Elmstead College in the Pacific Northwest, and after years of teaching her Mystery 101 class shes become an expert in figuring out whodunnit. Shes also good at sizing people up, which is why when she meets Detective Travis Cole (Kristoffer Polaha) in a local caf she instantly knows by his accent hes from Chicago and that hes new to the police force and no longer married. How? Theres red mud on his shoes, indicating hes staying at the Scarlet Ridge Inn, and the fourth finger on his left hand is tanned except for a sliver of lighter skin where there once was a ring. With those skills of deduction, Amy works with Detective Cole to uncover crimes and catch killers. Episodes included: Mystery 101: Pilot Mystery 101: Playing Dead Mystery 101: Words Can Kill Mystery 101: Dead Talk