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):

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Publication Order of Murder, She Wrote Books

The Murder of Sherlock Holmes(1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hooray for Homicide(1985)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Lovers and Other Killers(1986)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Gin & Daggers(1989)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Manhattans & Murder(1994)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Rum & Razors(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Brandy and Bullets(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Martinis & Mayhem(1995)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Deadly Judgment(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Palette for Murder(1996)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Highland Fling Murders(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder on the QE2(1997)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder in Moscow(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Little Yuletide Murder(1998)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Knock 'em Dead(1999)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Trick or Treachery(2000)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Blood on the Vine(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder in a Minor Key(2001)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Provence to Die for(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
You Bet Your Life(2002)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Majoring In Murder(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Destination Murder(2003)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Dying to Retire(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Vote for Murder(2004)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Maine Mutiny(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Margaritas and Murder(2005)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Question of Murder(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Three Strikes and You're Dead(2006)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Coffee, Tea, or Murder?(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Panning for Murder(2007)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder on Parade(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Slaying in Savannah(2008)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Madison Avenue Shoot(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Fatal Feast(2009)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Nashville Noir(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Queen's Jewels(2010)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Skating on Thin Ice(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Fine Art of Murder(2011)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Trouble at High Tide(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Domestic Malice(2012)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Prescription for Murder(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Close-up on Murder(2013)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Aloha Betrayed(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death of a Blue Blood(2014)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Killer in the Kitchen(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Ghost and Mrs Fletcher(2015)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Design For Murder(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Hook, Line, and Murder(2016)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Date with Murder(2018)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Manuscript for Murder(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder in Red(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Time for Murder(2019)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
The Murder of Twelve(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder In Season(2020)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Killing in a Koi Pond(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Debonair in Death(2021)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Killer on the Court(2022)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Death on the Emerald Isle(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder She Wrote Killer On Thecourt(2023)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Fit for Murder(2024)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
Murder Backstage(2024)Description / Buy at Amazon.com
A Killer Christmas(2024)Description / Buy at Amazon.com

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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