Murder She Wrote by Donald Bain Jessica Fletcher
Murder, She Wrote is a TV-tie in mystery novel series by Donald Bain and Jessica Fletcher, who is the protagonist of the series. The books are based on the television series Murder, She Wrote, which starred Angela Lansbury and ran from 1984-1996 on CBS. The series includes 264 episodes and 4 TV movies. Jessica Fletcher is a mystery writer and amateur sleuth, who worked as a teacher before she retired. She lives in Cabot Cove, a small coastal town in Maine that has a murder rate of 1,490 for every million residents, making it the undisputed murder capitol of the world.

The Murder, She Wrote book series began in 1989 with the novel Gin and Daggers. The series is currently ongoing. Each novel is essentially its own story and thus, the books do not need to be read in order. Below is a list of Donald Bain and Jessica Fletcher’s Murder, She Wrote novels in order of when they were originally released (which is also their chronological order):

Publication Order of Murder, She Wrote Books

The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (1985)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Hooray for Homicide (1985)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Lovers and Other Killers (1986)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Gin & Daggers (1989)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Manhattans & Murder (1994)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Rum & Razors (1995)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Brandy and Bullets (1995)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Martinis & Mayhem (1995)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Deadly Judgment (1996)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Palette for Murder (1996)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Highland Fling Murders (1997)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Murder on the QE2 (1997)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Murder in Moscow (1998)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Little Yuletide Murder (1998)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch (1999)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Knock 'em Dead (1999)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Trick or Treachery (2000)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Blood on the Vine (2001)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Murder in a Minor Key (2001)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Provence to Die for (2002)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
You Bet Your Life (2002)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Majoring In Murder (2003)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Destination Murder (2003)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Dying to Retire (2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Vote for Murder (2004)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Maine Mutiny (2005)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Margaritas and Murder (2005)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Question of Murder (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Three Strikes and You're Dead (2006)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Coffee, Tea, or Murder? (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Panning for Murder (2007)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Murder on Parade (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Slaying in Savannah (2008)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Madison Avenue Shoot (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Fatal Feast (2009)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Nashville Noir (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Queen's Jewels (2010)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Skating on Thin Ice (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Fine Art of Murder (2011)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Trouble at High Tide (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Domestic Malice (2012)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Prescription for Murder (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Close-up on Murder (2013)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Aloha Betrayed (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Death of a Blue Blood (2014)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Killer in the Kitchen (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Ghost and Mrs Fletcher (2015)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Design For Murder (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Hook, Line, and Murder (2016)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Date with Murder (2018)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Manuscript for Murder (2019)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Murder in Red (2019)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
A Time for Murder (2019)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
The Murder of Twelve (2020)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Murder In Season (2020)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Killing in a Koi Pond (2021)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Debonair in Death (2021)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Killer on the Court (2022)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price
Death on the Emerald Isle (2023)Best Hardcover PriceBest Paperback PriceBest Kindle Price

Note: From The Ghost and Mrs. Fletcher until Hook, Line and Murder, the series was been co-authored by Renee Paley-Bain. Beginning with A Date with Murder, the series has been written by Jon Land.

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Murder, She Wrote Synopses: Gin and Daggers is the first Murder, She Wrote novel by Donald Bain. Jessica Fletcher is looking forward to giving a keynote address at a mystery writers convention in London, as well as meeting up with her mentor, author Marjorie Ainsworth. But the mystery author becomes a victim herself when Jessica finds Marjorie stabbed to death.

Manhattans & Murder is book 2 in the Murder, She Wrote television tie-in series by Donald Bain. While promoting her newest book, Jessica comes across Santa Claus. Well, he’s not actually Father Christmas, but a former drug smuggler in disguise. She sets up an interview with him, but Kris Kringle is found dead before the interview can happen. A lot of people may have wanted jolly ol’ St. Nick dead, but who could it have been?

Rum & Razors is the third book in the Murder, She Wrote series by Donald Bain. Laurie and Walter Marshalk are a couple of hotel owners who are currently experiencing financial difficulties. When Walter is found dead unexpectedly, could it have been a rival hotel owner?

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