Review

Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: Because Nothing Says “Welcome Home” Like a Dead Body in the Living Room

If you thought Hallmark Channel movies were all cozy bakeries, festive small towns, and accidental snowball fights, think again. Three Bedrooms, One Corpse: An Aurora Teagarden Mystery proves that Hallmark movies can serve up murder and charm in equal measure—because why settle for just cupcakes and romance when you can have a dead body, a curious librarian, and a mystery that unfolds faster than you can say “open house”?

Meet Aurora Teagarden, a small-town librarian with a knack for solving crimes and a name that sounds like she should be hosting a tea party instead of chasing down murderers. But don’t let the sweet name fool you—Aurora is like Nancy Drew’s slightly more polite cousin who stumbles across more corpses than overdue library books. In this Hallmark movie, she’s just trying to help her mom with some real estate showings when—surprise!—she finds a dead body staged like the world’s worst open house. Talk about a motivated seller.

Of course, in true Hallmark Channel movie fashion, the local police are baffled by the whole thing, leaving Aurora to piece together clues with the help of her trusty intuition, an endless supply of polite Southern charm, and a murder club full of very enthusiastic amateur detectives. Because in the world of Hallmark movies, who needs law enforcement when you’ve got a book club that’s read every Agatha Christie novel twice?

As Aurora digs deeper, she crosses paths with a handsome newcomer in town who may or may not be a suspect (because, let’s be honest, Hallmark Channel movies always need a little side of romance with their murder). The chemistry is undeniable, even if the circumstances are, well, a bit morbid. Nothing says “potential soulmate” like locking eyes over a crime scene, right?

The mystery itself is packed with enough red herrings to stock a seafood buffet. Every character seems just suspicious enough to keep you guessing, from the nosy neighbor who “didn’t see anything, officer” to the seemingly sweet elderly couple who might just have skeletons in their perfectly organized closets. But fear not—Aurora’s on the case, and by the time the final act rolls around, she’s ready to reveal the killer in a dramatic fashion that would make Jessica Fletcher proud.

In the end, Three Bedrooms, One Corpse is everything you didn’t know you needed from a Hallmark movie: a little murder, a lot of charm, and just enough suspense to keep you on the edge of your couch—without ever losing that cozy, small-town vibe that makes Hallmark Channel movies feel like a warm blanket… with a hint of homicide.

So if you’re looking for a Hallmark movie that proves murder mysteries can be both thrilling and family-friendly, this is the one for you. Just maybe double-check the guest room before hosting your next open house—you never know what you’ll find.