Ransom for a Dead Man

A brilliant attorney gets rid of her boring husband by faking his kidnapping and keeping the ransom. The FBI may be fooled, but not Columbo.

Nick and Nora

Retired detective Nick Charles and his wife set out to solve a murder mystery after a corpse wearing white gloves is found in a hotel pool.

Come Die With Me

A man kills his older brother when he is refused a loan and then is held in bondage by the housekeeper who knows of the murder.