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Murder, She Wrote: A Killer Christmas by Jessica Fletcher & Terrie Farley Moran
Murder, She Wrote: A Killer Christmas
Cozy Mystery
59th in Series
Setting – Maine
Publisher : Berkley (October 8, 2024)
Hardcover : 272 pages
It’s Christmastime in Cabot Cove, but there’s more homicide than ho-ho-ho in the newest entry in the USA Today bestselling Murder, She Wrote series.
Christmas is not an easy time to sell a house, but in Boston tycoon John Bragdon, Cabot Cove Realtor Eve Simpson has found a buyer for the old Jarvis homestead. Unfortunately, Eve gets a lump of coal in her stocking in the form of Kenny Jarvis, who has been missing for years and presumed dead but has now come back to stop his sister from selling their childhood home.
Eve presses on, organizing a welcome dinner for Bragdon and his wife, Marlene, to meet the leading citizens of the town, including Jessica Fletcher. Dinner is interrupted by an uninvited guest—not Santa but Kenny, who threateningly promises Marlene she will never live in his house.
When Marlene is found dead a few days later, Kenny is the natural suspect. But Jessica isn′t so sure he′s on the naughty list . . .
My review of Murder She Wrote: Killer Christmas
I just love Murder She Wrote so much! Murder She Wrote: Killer Christmas gave me that warm, fuzzy, cozy feeling that I get when I read a cozy mystery like this! It’s set in Cabot Cove, my favorite Murder She Wrote location, and it takes place during the Christmas season! What could be better?
Though I love following Jessica on her trips across the globe, home is where the heart is, and Cabot Cove is home. I think part of the reason is the familiar characters that I’ve known for years. They’re old friends. Seth, Mort, Maureen, Mara, Dan, Eve, etc. are a big part of what makes Cabot Cove, Cabot Cove! It’s the holiday season beginning with the end of October until Christmas. The town gets the opportunity to compete for the title of Christmas Town in Maine’s tourist brochure, so planning the events takes up quite a bit of the book. I loved that because I love Christmas! I really enjoyed the Thanksgiving dinner Jessica had with her neighbor Maeve and a couple of friends. It was such a cozy scene.
The mystery involves a house that has been sitting empty for years, the seller, the buyers, and the long lost brother of the seller. And poor Eve, the realtor who always has some disaster or another happen when she’s about to make a big sale with a big commission. Just as she’s preparing to make the sale, the long lost brother comes home telling her that he’ll never sell the house! Eve’s not deterred though. She never is. Then the buyer’s wife dies under suspicious circumstances. Poor Eve. I thought that the mystery was well-plotted, and it was fun to follow the clues with Jessica and the police.
If you’re a Murder She Wrote fan, you’re going to love Killer Christmas! I highly recommend it for its very cozy setting, Christmas-y events, familiar characters that we’ve grown to love, and the mystery. I give it five stars!
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.
About the Authors
Along with Jessica Fletcher, Terrie Farley Moran co-writes the Murder She Wrote mystery series including Murder, She Wrote: Killer on the Court. She is the author of the Read ‘Em and Eat cozy mystery series and also co-writes the Scrapbooking Mysteries with Laura Childs. Recipient of both the Agatha and the Derringer Awards, Moran has published numerous mystery short stories. The only thing Terrie enjoys more than wrangling mystery plots into submission is hanging out with any or all of her seven grandchildren.
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Purchase Links – Amazon – B&N – Kobo – Bookshop.org – PenguinRandomHouse
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Killer Christmas Tour Participants
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October 9 – The Mystery of Writing – SPOTLIGHT
October 9 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
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October 10 – Diane Reviews Books – REVIEW
October 11 – fundinmental – SPOTLIGHT
October 12 – Socrates Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
October 12 – Cassidy’s Bookshelves – SPOTLIGHT
October 12 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
October 13 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW
October 13 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
October 14 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW
October 15 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT
October 15 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW
October 16 – Reading, Writing & Stitch-Metic – SPOTLIGHT
October 17 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
October 17 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT
October 18 – View from the Birdhouse – REVIEW
October 19 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW
October 20 – Deal Sharing Aunt – SPOTLIGHT
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Oh my, thank you so much for the fabulous review of Murder, She Wrote A Killer Christmas. I am delighted that you felt the warmth and love come through the characters and the story. I loved Thanksgiving dinner, too! It was like we were were all sitting around my dining room table!!
You’re welcome! I think we should create our own Cabot Cove!
I also enjoyed this new book, for the same reasons you provided – Cabot Cove, Christmas, old friends, even all the snow! I would like to point out one thing that could cause confusion to readers. The dead woman’s name is Rose Marie. Readers could mistake your mention of the dead woman “Marlene” with Mort’s wife “Maureen.” Terrific review!
Thank you!