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Murder, She Wrote: A Body in Boston
by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran
Murder, She Wrote: A Body in Boston
Cozy Mystery
61st in Series
Setting – Boston, Massachusetts
Publisher : Berkley (July 1, 2025)
Paperback Print length : 304 pages
Jessica Fletcher has dinner with her old pal Harry McGraw and gets pulled into a puzzling murder case.
Invited to deliver a lecture at the Boston Public Library, Jessica Fletcher excitedly makes plans to see local friends. Naturally that includes dinner at Gilhooley’s with PI Harry McGraw. Harry excitedly talks about his latest client, the CEO of Cure All Pharmaceuticals, who’s received anonymous blackmail demands and wants Harry to identify the culprit. Cookie, Gilhooley’s longtime bartender, also has something he wants to tell Jessica: he asked Harry to investigate his daughter Aileen’s boyfriend, who Cookie thinks is too slick by half, but now Harry is too wrapped up in this new case. While Jessica wonders how best to approach Aileen, the young woman stumbles into Gilhooley’s covered in blood. She just discovered her boyfriend’s corpse — and quickly becomes the chief suspect in his murder!
My review of Murder She Wrote: A Body in Boston
I always enjoy a good Murder She Wrote! I spent my teen years and early twenties watching it on the TV and gleaning murder solving knowledge from Jessica Fletcher. My love of mysteries may have come from Nancy Drew, but Jessica Fletcher fed that love. Now I enjoy reading her cozy mysteries. She and Terrie Farley Moran have delivered a good mystery with Murder She Wrote: A Body in Boston!
If you’ve been reading (or watching) this series for a while, you’re probably familiar with her friend PI Harry McGraw. Well, knowing that Jessica will be giving a talk at the Boston Public Library, Harry wants to have dinner with her at Gilhooley’s. Since Dr. Seth Hazlitt has tagged along (to meet with some colleagues), he’s naturally included at dinner. While they’re having dinner, Jessica gets roped into helping bartender Cookie’s daughter Aileen who’s dating a sleazeball, and Doc Hazlitt gets wrapped up in Harry’s case since it involves pharmaceutical trials and blackmail! The sleazeball gets murdered, Aileen gets pulled into the police station for questioning, and somehow Harry’s case gets mixed in! Talk about a convoluted case!
Though my favorite Murder She Wrote books take place in Cabot Cove, I do enjoy a good trip with Jessica. On this trip to Boston, we get to stay at the Revere Hotel Boston Common (I had to look at the pictures online, and it’s gorgeous!), eat at Gilhooley’s (I could only find one in Texas), visit Boston Common, ride a bike through Boston Public Common, visit the Boston Tea Party Museum, and lots more! Terrie Farley Moran brings these places to life with her descriptive writing, so I only missed Cabot Cove a little bit.
As is always the case, the characters bring the story and mystery to life. I really liked the cab driver whom Jessica and Seth called upon to drive them places. Cookie was a great character and a very protective father. I felt for Aileen since her boyfriend was killed even though he was a sleazeball (they can’t all be winners). The police officers, Aileen’s friend, the landlord, the bookie, etc. all add to the plotline and mystery.
I did have an idea of whodunit, but with so many suspects, I fell for a couple of red herrings until they were ruled out! This mystery has lots of layers and many twists and turns, but it’s all wrapped up nicely by the end.
I definitely recommend Murder She Wrote: A Body in Boston for its descriptive settings, diverse cast of characters, and puzzling mystery! 4 solid stars!
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.
About the Authors
Terrie Farley Moran is the bestselling author of the Read ‘Em and Eat cozy mystery series, including the Agatha Award-winning Well Read, Then Dead. Along with Jessica Fletcher, she co-writes the Murder She Wrote mystery series. She also co-writes the Scrapbooking Mysteries with Laura Childs. Terrie’s short mystery fiction has been published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Mystery Weekly, and numerous anthologies. “A Killing at the Beausoleil” was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best Short Story. “Inquiry and Assistance” received the Derringer Award for Best Novelette.
Author Links – Webpage, Facebook
Purchase Links – Amazon – B&N – Kobo – Bookshop.org – PenguinRandomHouse
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MSW: A Body in Boston TOUR PARTICIPANTS
June 30 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
June 30 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
July 1 – Infinite House of Books – SPOTLIGHT
July 2 – The Mystery of Writing – AUTHOR GUEST POST
July 3 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
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July 5 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW
July 5 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT
July 6 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
July 7 – Diane Reviews Books – REVIEW
July 7 – Frugal Freelancer – AUTHOR GUEST POST
July 8 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT
July 9 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – REVIEW
July 9 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
July 10 – Baroness Book Trove – REVIEW
July 11 – View from the Birdhouse – REVIEW
July 11 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW
July 12 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW
July 12 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
July 13 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW
July 13 – Bigreadersite – REVIEW
July 14 – Melina’s Book Blog – REVIEW
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I am so glad you had as much fun as I did with all the goings on in Boston during Jessica and Seth’s visit. I am a big fan of Harry McGraw so was delighted to have Jessica visit him and his pals.
Yes, it was fun “seeing” Harry!
Christy I forgot to mention–Gilhooley’s is not a real place in Boston–it is Harry’s favorite hang out and is in one or two Murder She Wrote episodes but was really featured in the the spin off tv show–the Law and harry McGraw–which I loved but it only ran for 16 episodes. You can find the episodes on You Tube!
Okay! I will have to watch that show!