Murder, She Wrote: Killing in a Koi Pond
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Jameson
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A new writer for the series！ We got high hopes， we got hiiiiighhhh hopes， we got high in the sky apple pie… uh， oh。 Ok。 We have a woman writer on this series now。 And how does she write women any differently than Donald Bain or Jon Land？ Her women are different because they’re really into… home ec！ That’s right。 Home ec。 There’s been a murder！ Whodunit？ Who cares？ What about the fashion， food， and home furnishings？ If you hated the homespun JB of the early seasons of MSW but loved the worldly Qu A new writer for the series！ We got high hopes， we got hiiiiighhhh hopes， we got high in the sky apple pie… uh， oh。 Ok。 We have a woman writer on this series now。 And how does she write women any differently than Donald Bain or Jon Land？ Her women are different because they’re really into… home ec！ That’s right。 Home ec。 There’s been a murder！ Whodunit？ Who cares？ What about the fashion， food， and home furnishings？ If you hated the homespun JB of the early seasons of MSW but loved the worldly Queen of Pantsuits of the later seasons， you’re in luck。 She has evolved to her final form！ Mysteries？ Pshaw。 Substance is so 1980s。 Right away you can tell the book is written by a woman。 It’s more feminine。 And I don’t mean that in some esoteric way—I mean that superficially: JB is now way more concerned with makeup， fashion， etc， than ever before。 I’m of two minds about this: good because JB is a woman， I guess， but bad because she never seemed or was portrayed like that particular type of woman， and worse because I never got the impression she was the kind of writer to include details in her stories like a “little black dress” being made of “lyocell fabric” with a “jeweled neckline” and a “fit-and-flare skirt。” I noticed this right off and hoped it wouldn’t prove to be this author’s version of Bain’s page-filler （random trivia about people and places that had nothing to do with the plot or characters） but then a page or two later Jessica’s admiring her friend’s fashion choices and describing her clothes like she’s an unpaid intern writing captions for a Vogue spread。 Uh， oh。 While I have zero doubt that most MSW readers are women， and maybe this kind of thing is pandering， but I doubt it’s something MSW readers of either sex were clamoring for。 To be brutally honest: I think either this was the writer’s idea of meeting an editorial mandate for as much fluff as possible or this writer can’t write mysteries so relies on this kind of crap instead of clues and red herrings and plot twists and other boring stuff like that。 Killing in a Koi Pond is a boring short story stuffed to the gills with filler。 Mostly that food and fashion and makeup stuff。 Oh， and it’s 2021。 So Jessica Fletcher does HIIT and uses the word mansplaining。 As to the latter， I suffer from third-degree， secondhand embarrassment for the author。 That will age about as well as Angela Lansbury’s “sensual” “exercise” VHS tapes。 Mansplaining， Jessica？ Tell me， is Harry McGraw mansplaining when you rely on him to do all the investigating while you eat scones all day and marvel at the crepe trees over and over？ Is that mansplaining， Mrs。 Nero Wolfe？ Would it be womansplaining then， Jessica， when you make your moral judgements to the faces of all the characters， all the time， sex be damned？ Jessica Fletcher is the last female character on earth who would take “mansplaining” seriously。 She’s a force to be reckoned with and she’s never anyone’s victim。 Speaking of dumb， the plot: surprisingly， Jessica visits yet another old friend。 Her jerk husband is surprisingly murdered。 And， surprisingly， Jessica has tea with all the suspects while Harry McGraw does all the legwork。 Case closed。 She did nearly nil investigating herself。 In fact， Jessica and Harry did literally nothing the police would not have done on their own to solve this homicide。 Nothing。 These kinds of mysteries aren’t usually solved by routine police work。And why is Jessica best friends with this woman anyway？ She’s awful。 Now， I don’t think the writer knows she is writing this woman to be awful， though。 Like she probably doesn’t know how off her Jessica is either。 This old college friend comes off like a manipulative gold digger。 Jessica comes off like she’s become a Stepford Wives version of herself。 Jessica has been spayed。I don’t know why these books （mostly） always have to be low-concept， travelogue-esque mysteries。 It boggles my mind that writers don’t approach MSW envisioning their work to be of a piece with those Lansbury’s JB Fletcher would herself write。 From the show， one would think a JB Fletcher book would be more Agatha Christie or even John Dickson Carr than， I don’t know， Rita Mae Brown。 Or what I imagine Brown to be: cozy fluff。 More like ‘Murder， She Baked’ or whatever godawful， saccharine stuff Hallmark TV produces。 I imagined her books to be atmospheric and suspenseful。 With action。 Take the opening credits: “Arnold raced out of the door” not “Arnold paused in front of the mirror to admire his black three-pieced suit with its notched lapel and two front French pockets。” Take the titles of her books: The Corpse Danced at Midnight， Sanitarium of Death， The Corpse That Wasn't There， The Messengers of Midnight （these are the best titles and there are certainly a few clunkers in there， don’t get me wrong， but JB made her name with The Corpse Danced at Midnight so you would think that set the bar and tone for what a JB Fletcher novel would be。）This book feels very post season 9: JB meets an old friend and is immediately thrust into family intrigue in a new town， there’s even a clumsy maid you can see being played by a crappy actress。 I can hear the crappy 90s wallpaper music even now。 This book would make a very skippable episode。 There’s little interesting about the setting， there’s not much local color （although I did learn about Cola Cake）， there’s absolutely nothing intriguing about the lone murder nor any Marple-esque magic of its solving， and the atmosphere dial is turned off the whole way through。 As for continuity， we get a Donna name drop （yay！） but poor Seth is a caricature of himself （boo！） At least the overused Harry McGraw is back in Boston and not NYC。 And， for the love of God， at this point in her career Jessica shouldn’t be encountering law enforcement officers that don’t know of her reputation。 She should be as famous as George Washington at this point。 What do you mean you’ve never heard of this woman who has been a bestselling author for decades and has solved hundreds of murders？ Are you soft？ If you want to give Jessica a stumbling block with the police， be creative。 Maybe next time the detective， with all due respect， wants to make a name for himself and would rather they each pursue their own investigation？I， for one， would prefer a return to basics at this point。 How about a few books set between the first two seasons？ Something with more life in it？ More blood， even！ Something thrilling。 This is milquetoast stuff。 Lactose-free vanilla frozen yogurt。 Better yet， keep the milquetoast series going but publish some one-shots。 Give us early MSW or find the right author to write The Corpse Danced at Midnight。 Honestly， I’m disappointed。 When I found out they switched writers again I was really looking forward to seeing the result。 Well， no worse or better than the last but nowhere near as good as Bain at his best， or even Land。 All in all， kind of a shame because I do feel like the last writer， Jon Land， was finally shaping up to be the right person for the job。 I tore his first MSW book to shreds， I think， but each book improved drastically。 Now， we’re back to square one。 At least Land， even at his worst， was risky and interesting。 This is like watching paint dry。 However， I do wish the writer luck and hope the next book will be drastically better。 This may have been a last minute assignment， whatever。 You know， I never felt like an old lady reading this series until now。 Well， I’m off to buy some hard candies。 Where does Woolworth’s keep their blue rinse these days？ 。。。more
Sallie Wood
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Great bookGreat book great story great characters my favorites are Jessica Delores and Abby。I would definitely recommend this book and series
Eleanor
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Jessica Fletcher is back！ I discovered and read all the Donald Bain versions in the span of 2 years and then was very thrown off by the John Land versions。 I was very happy to hear that Terrie Farley Moran was taking over！ The mystery itself was okay but the characters were fun and it was a joy to read。 Jessica is a little more modern then previous books （Bain's Jessica wasn't doing a lot of high intensity intervals while exercising） but the core of what makes Jessica， Jessica is there。 I look f Jessica Fletcher is back！ I discovered and read all the Donald Bain versions in the span of 2 years and then was very thrown off by the John Land versions。 I was very happy to hear that Terrie Farley Moran was taking over！ The mystery itself was okay but the characters were fun and it was a joy to read。 Jessica is a little more modern then previous books （Bain's Jessica wasn't doing a lot of high intensity intervals while exercising） but the core of what makes Jessica， Jessica is there。 I look forward to a story taking place in Cabot Cove。 Maybe Farley Moran will bring Mort Metzger and Seth Hazlitt back to being good friends and people， instead of the edgy and mean characters of John Land。 。。。more
Marsha
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I do love the Murder she wrote books。 This one was a good one too。 Lots of guilty looking people。 It was fun to follow along with Jessica again。 I'm looking forward to the next one I can get。 I do love the Murder she wrote books。 This one was a good one too。 Lots of guilty looking people。 It was fun to follow along with Jessica again。 I'm looking forward to the next one I can get。 。。。more
Nicole Bennett
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SO much better without Jon Land as the author。
Katharine
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I wasn’t going to give this 4 stars because of the genre， but I enjoyed it。 It felt true to the show and characters。 If you like the show， you’d probably like this book。
Diana
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I highly recommend this book。 It's one of the best in the series。 It was easy to follow and the author gave a good description of each character。 I'm looking forward to the next installment in the series。 I highly recommend this book。 It's one of the best in the series。 It was easy to follow and the author gave a good description of each character。 I'm looking forward to the next installment in the series。 。。。more
Carolyn
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Not my favorite of this series -- although this series is meant to refer to the show， it should still hold some mystery。 For me the answer was pretty obvious and the writing wasn't up to the same level as some of the other books in the series。 Maybe just not my favorite book - I'll try the next one。 Not my favorite of this series -- although this series is meant to refer to the show， it should still hold some mystery。 For me the answer was pretty obvious and the writing wasn't up to the same level as some of the other books in the series。 Maybe just not my favorite book - I'll try the next one。 。。。more
EuroHackie
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Exactly what it says on the tin: Jessica takes a detour after a professional conference in Bethseda， Maryland， to visit an old college friend in Columbia， South Carolina。 Delores Nickens is a twice-divorced， now happily married for the third time， newlywed; her husband， Willis Nickens， is a multimillionaire businessman who treats her like a queen。 Jessica is happy for her old friend， but is less than impressed when she meets Willis - who is loud， arrogant， pompous， and nasty （all qualities of a Exactly what it says on the tin: Jessica takes a detour after a professional conference in Bethseda， Maryland， to visit an old college friend in Columbia， South Carolina。 Delores Nickens is a twice-divorced， now happily married for the third time， newlywed; her husband， Willis Nickens， is a multimillionaire businessman who treats her like a queen。 Jessica is happy for her old friend， but is less than impressed when she meets Willis - who is loud， arrogant， pompous， and nasty （all qualities of a successful businessman， I suppose）。 Unfortunately， when she wakes up the next morning， Jessica finds Willis face down in the koi pond， and even though there are quite a few people who are more than happy to see Willis dead， Jessica is sure that her friend isn't one of them。 When the local sheriff proves to be less than helpful， Jessica finds herself as Delores's only hope for finding the real killer， and getting the law to move the target they've placed squarely on her back。Boy was it nice to rekindle my interest in this series！ After Donald Bain's death， the franchise owners made a serious mistake when they hired a thriller writer to take over the series， who promptly showed his clear ignorance of the canon and did his best to wreck the series。 It's taken about six books， but mercifully， they've switched to a writer far more familiar with cozy mysteries， who is a MUCH better fit。 She not only shows knowledge， but respect for the original TV series。 Her take on Harry McGraw hews much closer to his original characterization， and I could picture 80s-era Jerry Orbach at his Boston gritty best！ She didn't get everything quite right - overplaying Seth's temper; too much name dropping of various labels， book titles， and authors; and her portrayal of the local sheriff's office is horrifically bad （look， they were on LivePD， so its pretty easy to see the real life deputies in action and see that none of them would've been as nasty to the family as they are portrayed here） - but it was much， much better than her predecessor， and the construction of the murder and reveal was absolutely spot-on for MSW。 I wouldn't be surprised if this author is from South Carolina， for she certainly painted a lovely and authentic picture of the town - and I'm sure that helps when stepping up at #53 in a series as a first-time writer。Brava！ I'm so happy that this series is back on track， and look forward to reading future entries。 。。。more
Susan
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Jessica Fletcher is glad her old college friend Dolores is happy in her third marriage， but she doesn't really take too much to Dolores' overbearing husband。 No need to worry--by the second day of Jessica's visit， he's been murdered。 Unfortunately， Jessica has not only to support the widow in her grief， but keep her from being victimized by the local police and their conviction that Dolores is a murderess。 Although the clue that solves the case is fairly obvious， I do like Fletcher's "co-author， Jessica Fletcher is glad her old college friend Dolores is happy in her third marriage， but she doesn't really take too much to Dolores' overbearing husband。 No need to worry--by the second day of Jessica's visit， he's been murdered。 Unfortunately， Jessica has not only to support the widow in her grief， but keep her from being victimized by the local police and their conviction that Dolores is a murderess。 Although the clue that solves the case is fairly obvious， I do like Fletcher's "co-author，" Terrie Farley Moran， the best of the three who have worked on this series to my knowledge。 。。。more
WM D。
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Murder she wrote， killing in a koi pond was a good mystery。 I really enjoyed and liked the characters。 I truly enjoy reading her series。 A must read for anyone who likes mysteries
Eileen
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Great read as always with Murder she wrote。。。。
k2148
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Murder， She Wrote: Killing in a Koi Pond （Murder， She Wrote #53）。 By Jessica Fletcher & Terrie Farley Moran。 2021。 Berkley Publishing Group （ARC eBook）。I’ve always liked watching the tv mysteries that were on or in syndication when I was a kid; Columbo， Matlock， and of course， Murder， She wrote。 This is the first book about J。B。 Fletcher I’ve read。 Perhaps I would’ve bought into it a bit more if Jessica was in Cabot Cove instead of visiting with an old college friend。 Her having to call her frie Murder， She Wrote: Killing in a Koi Pond （Murder， She Wrote #53）。 By Jessica Fletcher & Terrie Farley Moran。 2021。 Berkley Publishing Group （ARC eBook）。I’ve always liked watching the tv mysteries that were on or in syndication when I was a kid; Columbo， Matlock， and of course， Murder， She wrote。 This is the first book about J。B。 Fletcher I’ve read。 Perhaps I would’ve bought into it a bit more if Jessica was in Cabot Cove instead of visiting with an old college friend。 Her having to call her friend Seth in Cabot Cove and Harry McGraw in Boston didn’t seem organic to me。 And at time the pacing slowed and the story meandered。 But overall， there was still a charm thanks to the busybody investigator J。B。 Fletcher。 The author seemed to have Jessica’s tone down pat。 I wouldn’t mind picking up another of these books some time。* Berkley Publishing Group ARC via NetGalley 。。。more
Andrea
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This is probably the best Murder She Wrote novel yet！ The voice in this one sounds so much like Jessica from the TV shows， early morning runs and all。 She leans heavily on Harry’s help and that made sense in this case。 The sheriff was definitely one of more stubborn ones she has run across。 The victim was complex and we got to see two sides of him。 I really liked the way Jessica’s friend grows in this book。Good mystery and great Jessica feeling！ I can’t wait to see what is next for this author！
Cherise Deeley
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I have been reading these books for many years and I had a hard time with new writers but this book （first with this author） felt very much like Jessica again！ It was so good and the mystery was great I couldn’t figure it out at all！ Looking forward to more！
Julie
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Murder， She Wrote: Killing in Koi Pond by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran is a 2021 Berkley publication。 tIn this 53rd installment， Jessica is on one of her many trips away from Cabot Cove。 This time she’s off to South Carolina for a small vacation， where she plans to visit Delores， an old college friend。 Delores is blissfully happy in her third marriage， but her happiness is short lived， when Jessica discovers her husband， Willis， dead in the Koi Pond。 Jessica immediately suspects foul Murder， She Wrote: Killing in Koi Pond by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran is a 2021 Berkley publication。 tIn this 53rd installment， Jessica is on one of her many trips away from Cabot Cove。 This time she’s off to South Carolina for a small vacation， where she plans to visit Delores， an old college friend。 Delores is blissfully happy in her third marriage， but her happiness is short lived， when Jessica discovers her husband， Willis， dead in the Koi Pond。 Jessica immediately suspects foul play， but unfortunately， she has a hard time convincing law enforcement to dig a little deeper。 But once it has been established that Willis was indeed murdered， there seems to be no shortage of suspects…。 Including Delores！ This is Moran’s first book in the MSW series， and it is the first book I’ve read in the series since 2018。 If you are wondering if that is a coincidence- it’s not- and we’ll just leave it at that。 I am so happy the writing is back within the cozy format， and Jessica’s character traits are back to normal。While I want the series to retain the charm we grew to love through the television series， and keep all the recurring characters， and their unique personalities and mannerisms pretty much the same， in that regard， that is not to say Jessica must stay in her quaint 1980s bubble。 Moran brings her up to date a bit， technology wise， while remaining true to everything else we love about this series- and I think it's about time。Another thing that is back to normal is the pacing。 If you remained loyal to the series， even after Donald Bain's death， you might need to adjust yourself back from the tempo of a thriller to the stride of a cozy- but that's as it should be- and I for one am happy to see the author reign that back in。 When it came to the plot and execution， it is possible Moran played it a little too safe。 There were a few warbles， but overall it was a solid mystery。 I’m quite pleased with this addition to the series。 Hopefully， I can go back to auto adding MSW to my TBR list again！！ 4 stars 。。。more
Colleen
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I love Murder， She Wrote-the books and the TV series！
Jim
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 A Return to Normalcy—AlmostWhile I was delighted to pick up the first Jessica Fletcher mystery post-Land， I have to say Moran still has a ways to go to return our heroine to her proper glory。Killing marked a return to the cozier mystery， but Moran made it almost too cozy。 Towards the end we were practically at boring。 There was no need for endless talk about what Dolores was wearing or her going through every detail of the funeral。 Furthermore， the killer was much too obvious—I knew as soon as t A Return to Normalcy—AlmostWhile I was delighted to pick up the first Jessica Fletcher mystery post-Land， I have to say Moran still has a ways to go to return our heroine to her proper glory。Killing marked a return to the cozier mystery， but Moran made it almost too cozy。 Towards the end we were practically at boring。 There was no need for endless talk about what Dolores was wearing or her going through every detail of the funeral。 Furthermore， the killer was much too obvious—I knew as soon as the slippers were mentioned。 On a final note， Moran inexplicably brought along Land’s use of Harry McGraw。 While his scowl was nowhere to be found， he showed up to provide far-off information。 What happened to JB being able to figure things out on her own？ 。。。more
Cheryl Gilmore
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Okay， I've read a lot from this series， and I have to say that this book was my favorite so far。 The writing was superb， the characters were fun as always， and the murder mystery was intriguing。 I did figure out the major clue and identity of the killer about halfway through the book， but I think that's just because I knew what to look for， knowing how this series usually hides its clues。 I think if you don't read a lot of Murder， She Wrote books， you may not see the clue as quickly as I did。 No Okay， I've read a lot from this series， and I have to say that this book was my favorite so far。 The writing was superb， the characters were fun as always， and the murder mystery was intriguing。 I did figure out the major clue and identity of the killer about halfway through the book， but I think that's just because I knew what to look for， knowing how this series usually hides its clues。 I think if you don't read a lot of Murder， She Wrote books， you may not see the clue as quickly as I did。 Nonetheless， I very much enjoyed reading Killing in a Koi Pond， and I look forward to reading the books in this series I haven't read yet。 。。。more
Lisbeth Mizula
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The most comforting book I've read with 'Murder' in the title。 Jessica Fletcher is looking forward to shopping， gossip and catchup with her dear friend from college， Dolores Nickens。 Dolores has found true love with her third and richest husband， Willis NIckens。 But Jessica's first view of the man is Willis at his worst， insulting and firing the help and Jessica suspects she's seen the man's true nature。 Out for a jog the day after she arrives， Jessica comes across a dead body and it's Willis。 W The most comforting book I've read with 'Murder' in the title。 Jessica Fletcher is looking forward to shopping， gossip and catchup with her dear friend from college， Dolores Nickens。 Dolores has found true love with her third and richest husband， Willis NIckens。 But Jessica's first view of the man is Willis at his worst， insulting and firing the help and Jessica suspects she's seen the man's true nature。 Out for a jog the day after she arrives， Jessica comes across a dead body and it's Willis。 When the police arrive， they're quick to poo-poo Jessica's verdict of murder and brush off her concerns。 A true friend， Jessica immediately rethinks her stay from vacation to murder investigation --but the only thing that's more plentiful than the good food and beautiful surroundings in this story， is the number of suspects and it's a twisty hunt for clues。 Terrie Farley Moran is the perfect match for Jessica's cowriter。Thank you NetGalley and Berkley for my advance copy--loved it。 。。。more
Wendy Kelly
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I absolutely enjoyed this book。 It starts with a Jessica visiting a friend who later becomes a suspect in her husband’s murder。 If you you enjoy the television show， you’ll enjoy this book， it has everything you’d expect Jessica to do， and say。
Abigail Cloutier
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Praise God， Jessica is back。 While I harbor no ill will for Jon Land and I am sure he is perfectly competent within his genre， the past several MSW books have left me with the distinct desire to hurl myself off of those picturesque Cabot Cove cliffs。 The narrative of this newest installation has reclaimed more of the original integrity and spirit of both the show and the Donald Bain originals。 Murder in Season， Manuscript for Murder （couldn't even finish）， and A Date with Murder were filled to t Praise God， Jessica is back。 While I harbor no ill will for Jon Land and I am sure he is perfectly competent within his genre， the past several MSW books have left me with the distinct desire to hurl myself off of those picturesque Cabot Cove cliffs。 The narrative of this newest installation has reclaimed more of the original integrity and spirit of both the show and the Donald Bain originals。 Murder in Season， Manuscript for Murder （couldn't even finish）， and A Date with Murder were filled to the brim with sarcastic， cynical characters， plot holes the size of Africa， and a weird obsession with Harry McGraw。 P。S。 how many times is he going to make a crack about Jessica's unpaid bill？？？ All in all， this wasn't necessarily my favorite Murder， She Wrote book but it is such a positive move in the right direction。 A warm， whip-smart Jessica Fletcher comes to her friend's aid after the sudden and tragic death of her husband。 Familiar friends make an appearance， （yes， including McGraw but don't worry: no mention of any unpaid bills） and plot specifications ring true to the show。 I'm excited to say I am looking forward to the next book with Fletcher and Moran and am relieved to have one of my favorite series return back to "normal。" 。。。more
Harry
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Welcome， Terrie Farley Moran！What can I say？ After 6 mediocre to bad offerings from Jon Land， this was a breath of fresh air。 Moran clearly loves MSW and is a true fan。 She has got under the skin of what makes the series so special and this book is probably the first， after 53 books， to actually feel like an episode of the show。 Phenomenal and I loved every page。 Well…。。maybe not every page。 I saw the solution coming and I guessed the killer。 Other than that though， it’s a YES from me！ Can’t wai Welcome， Terrie Farley Moran！What can I say？ After 6 mediocre to bad offerings from Jon Land， this was a breath of fresh air。 Moran clearly loves MSW and is a true fan。 She has got under the skin of what makes the series so special and this book is probably the first， after 53 books， to actually feel like an episode of the show。 Phenomenal and I loved every page。 Well…。。maybe not every page。 I saw the solution coming and I guessed the killer。 Other than that though， it’s a YES from me！ Can’t wait for Debonair in Death to come out in November。9/10 👍🏻 。。。more
Luv
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I really like the writing better these days。 Thank you to the author。
Val
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Terrific！ 😁 The new author totally changed the book for the Better！ I am thrilled to discover she will also be co-authoring the next book also。 😊 I knew who the killer was the same as Jess。 Just a tiny slip of the tongue and I was like got ya。 😉 The story line and the characters （even the sheriff） were Great and I just loved Harry and his usual antics。 I am anxious to see what Jess gets into next time， that is if she makes home 😉。
Jessica Wilhoite
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As always， this series never disappoints！ Great job Terrie！ Terrie Farley Moran As always， this series never disappoints！ Great job Terrie！ Terrie Farley Moran 。。。more
Irene Marston
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its a fairly good mystery
Nicole
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The widowed sleuth we all know and love is back and better than ever！ Jessica （JB） Fletcher has arrived in Columbia， South Carolina to visit with her college friend， Dolores， and her husband Willis， and after an interesting first evening Jessica finds Willis dead in the koi pond the next morning！ Lots of intrigue and suspects， and a couple of remote appearances from friends Seth and Harry， this latest MSW mystery allows the reader to picture the lovely Angela Lansbury sleuthing her way through t The widowed sleuth we all know and love is back and better than ever！ Jessica （JB） Fletcher has arrived in Columbia， South Carolina to visit with her college friend， Dolores， and her husband Willis， and after an interesting first evening Jessica finds Willis dead in the koi pond the next morning！ Lots of intrigue and suspects， and a couple of remote appearances from friends Seth and Harry， this latest MSW mystery allows the reader to picture the lovely Angela Lansbury sleuthing her way through this southern city。 A+++ to Ms。 Moran for for her brilliant first very cozy installment in the MSW series！ 。。。more
Maria
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I really enjoyed this new Murder She Wrote book！ The setting and the characters were very well thought out and I loved that the author included Harry McGraw！
Razan
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