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Murder, She Wrote: The Body in the Trees
by Jessica Fletcher & Terrie Farley Moran
Murder, She Wrote: The Body in the Trees
Cozy Mystery
62nd in Series
Setting – Maine
Publisher : Berkley
Publication date : December 2, 2025
Hardcover
Print length : 272 pages
The newest entry in the USA Today bestselling Murder, She Wrote series.
It’s leaf-peeping season in Cabot Cove, but for someone, it’s killing season!
A quartet of friends from Florida have come to Maine to experience a New England autumn, complete with hiking in the woods and fishing. When one of them goes missing, the town rallies to find the presumably lost but otherwise safe tourist. But when newspaper editor Dan Andrews is biking on the trail along a ridge, he looks down and sees a leg caught in the branches of a tree. Count on Jessica Fletcher to uncover the secret reason the victim came to town . . . and how it led to her murder.
My Review of Murder She Wrote: The Body in the Trees
We’re back in Cabot Cove, Maine in Murder She Wrote: The Body in the Trees, and I’m in my happy place! Though I do love following Jessica on her worldly travels, Cabot Cove just feels like home. In Jessica Fletcher’s and Terrie Farley Moran’s Body in the Trees, it’s almost Halloween, and it’s prime leaf peeping season. Those gorgeous Maine trees bring visitors to Cabot Cove which is great for the economy, but as is sometimes the case, it bumps up the crime rate!
A purse snatcher known as the Bicycle Bandit has been terrorizing women by grabbing their purses while riding by on his or her bike! No, it’s not Jessica…we know how much she loves riding her bike around town! However, it’s during a bike ride that Jessica comes across her friend, newspaper editor Dan Andrews, repairing his punctured bike tire. He’s just lost his tire pump valve, and Jessica kindly offers her bike to Dan so he can go get a new one. He’s determined to check over the ridge on which they’d been riding just to check to see if his is where he can reach it. Unfortunately, he finds the body of Wendy Lu, a missing leaf-peeper tourist. Then the carefully crafted mystery solving begins! I absolutely loved trying to figure out who the purse snatcher was and deciding if the murderer was the same person. I had a pretty good idea about the murderer by following all of the clues scattered throughout the book.
As usual, the beautiful setting and familiar characters give this book its cozy, warm feeling. Jessica is usually writing or researching for her next novel, and since she just turned a book in, she’s researching New Zealand for her next one! That’s a place I’d love to visit! So, Jessica visits the library, visits friends, makes lots of tea, has Seth over for dinner, receives treats from her neighbor, helps Sheriff Metzger, and so much more! I love sitting down to tea and a treat with Jessica and her neighbor Maeve. Being with Jessica and her friends in Cabot Cove is like a warm hug and a cup full of happiness.
I highly recommend Murder She Wrote: The Body in the Trees by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran! It has a picturesque small town setting, well-plotted mystery, realistic characters, and an overall cozy feeling! Grab a cup of your favorite tea and a warm blanket, and settle in for a delightful read!
I voluntarily reviewed a complimentary copy of this book. All views expressed are only my honest opinion.
About the Authors
Jessica Fletcher is a bestselling mystery writer who has a knack for stumbling upon real-life mysteries in her various travels.
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.
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THE BODY IN THE TREES TOUR PARTICIPANTS
December 1 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT
December 2 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT
December 2 – Salty Inspirations – AUTHOR GUEST POST
December 3 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – REVIEW
December 4 – Ascroft, eh? – AUTHOR GUEST POST
December 5 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW
December 5 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW
December 6 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
December 7 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW
December 7 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
December 8 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW
December 9 – Diane Reviews Books – REVIEW
December 10 – Sarandipity’s – SPOTLIGHT
December 10 – @bibliophile_foodie – REVIEW
December 11 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
December 12 – View from the Birdhouse – REVIEW
December 13 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – REVIEW –
December 14 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – SPOTLIGHT
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THANKS SO MUCH FOR A LOVELY REVIEW! I am so glad you appreciated Jessica’s research about New Zealand, because I so enjoyed doing the research! What a fascinating place.
You’re welcome! I am sure it was! Thanks for stopping!