The Iowa caucuses tonight brought back memories of when I was a small-town reporter covering presidential politics in the '70s. 

Unintentionally, "The 19th Wife" (Lifetime, 9 tonight) comes at an embattled time in our history, when the concept of religious tolerance is being tested. And while the film's focus is on Latter Day Saints and not Muslims, recall that Mitt Romney had to reassure the public about his faith during his failed presidential run.

I don't mean to make the film more than it is; after all, it's fiction (based on a novel of the same name) and it's Lifetime. But the "The 19th Wife," has it both ways, scaring us by playing to our worse fears about religious fanaticism and exploring deep faith and belief, while delivering a solid and entertaining murder mystery to boot.