[1] In the first book of the series, twenty-eight-year-old Aurora (Roe) Teagarden is a professional librarian at the Lawrenceton Public Library and belongs to the Real Murders Club, a group of true crime enthusiasts who gather monthly to study famous crimes from the history of their Georgia town.

On June 4, 2014, author Charlaine Harris announced on her Facebook page that the Aurora Teagarden books would be adapted into a series of two-hour films, starring Candace Cameron Bure[13] and would air on the Hallmark Movies and Mysteries Channel.

[1][14] Bure announced her departure in April 2022, based on a new development deal with GAC Family.

[15] In March 2023, Hallmark announced a prequel film with Skyler Samuels starring as a young Aurora Teagarden.

Til Death Do Us Part received two Canadian Screen Award nominations at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022, for Best Actress in a Television Movie (Bure) and Best Actor in a Television Movie (Matter).