Murder, She Wrote: Killing in a Koi Pond
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- Author：Jessica Fletcher
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Summary
After traveling to Bethesda fro a mystery writers' conference， Jessica Fletcher decides she earned a vacation and takes a train to Columbia， South Carolina， to visit her old college friend， Dolores， who has recently married her third husband， Willis Nickens， a wealthy and cutthroat businessman。 They've moved into an opulent historic home with plenty of space for guests， and Jessica is ready for a week of shopping， gossiping， and relaxing at the grand estate。
But the morning after she arrives， Jessica discovers Willis facedown in the koi pond， and despite what the police think， she's sure foul play is involved。 She hadn't known Willis long， but it's clear to her that he didn't concern himself with making friends。 The question isn't if her friend's husband was murdered， but by whom。
But the morning after she arrives， Jessica discovers Willis facedown in the koi pond， and despite what the police think， she's sure foul play is involved。 She hadn't known Willis long， but it's clear to her that he didn't concern himself with making friends。 The question isn't if her friend's husband was murdered， but by whom。
Reviews
Liz Mannegren
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When it comes to cozy mysteries， The Murder， She Wrote books give me all the nostalgic feels。 I've read countless novels in the series and Jessica Fletcher will always be one of my favorite characters to return to！ Unfortunately， I felt that Killing in a Koi Pond fell a little flat in comparison。 Usually， books in this series are quick reads but this time， I really struggled with the pacing， abundance of dialogue， and slow plot。 As a reader， I just didn't connect with this story or other charact When it comes to cozy mysteries， The Murder， She Wrote books give me all the nostalgic feels。 I've read countless novels in the series and Jessica Fletcher will always be one of my favorite characters to return to！ Unfortunately， I felt that Killing in a Koi Pond fell a little flat in comparison。 Usually， books in this series are quick reads but this time， I really struggled with the pacing， abundance of dialogue， and slow plot。 As a reader， I just didn't connect with this story or other characters。 I'll definitely be back for more Jessica Fletcher books in the future， but for me， this particular one was a miss。 2。5 stars rounded up。 。。。more
Anjali
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The latest installment in the Murder She Wrote series but this is my first one。 The mystery itself and the cast of characters and suspects were well built out and kept me interested。 I never watched the show growing up but I forever equate the character of Jessica Fletcher with Angela Lansbury。 That equation made it a little hard for me to picture the character jogging everyday and she seemed to be in charge of what Dolores did， who she spoke with， and how she handled the investigation。。。。she se The latest installment in the Murder She Wrote series but this is my first one。 The mystery itself and the cast of characters and suspects were well built out and kept me interested。 I never watched the show growing up but I forever equate the character of Jessica Fletcher with Angela Lansbury。 That equation made it a little hard for me to picture the character jogging everyday and she seemed to be in charge of what Dolores did， who she spoke with， and how she handled the investigation。。。。she seemed bossy and that’s not the perception i have of Angela Lansbury’s characterization。 This didn’t truly distract from the novel and I would happily read others in the series。 Thanks to NetGalley and Berkley for the arc。 。。。more
Jillian Digiantonio
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As a long， long-time reader of the Murder， She Wrote series， I was very excited for a new author to take over the series。 Terrie Farley Moran has a background in writing cozies and is very familiar with the Murder， She Wrote universe。 In this outing for Jessica， she is visiting an old friend in Columbia， South Carolina when murder strikes。 In most of Donald Bain's entries， the setting was another character， teaching us about the area or the subject featured。 In Killing in a Koi Pond， I thought i As a long， long-time reader of the Murder， She Wrote series， I was very excited for a new author to take over the series。 Terrie Farley Moran has a background in writing cozies and is very familiar with the Murder， She Wrote universe。 In this outing for Jessica， she is visiting an old friend in Columbia， South Carolina when murder strikes。 In most of Donald Bain's entries， the setting was another character， teaching us about the area or the subject featured。 In Killing in a Koi Pond， I thought it could have been any city in the South and didn't feel particularly specific to Columbia besides a few landmark mentions。 I also felt that Jessica seemed too nice or busybody， more than normal， trying to help her friend Dolores and fixing everything。 It might be a slight overcorrection from Jon Land's version of Jessica Fletcher and will get better in the next entries。 The cozy aspect was spot-on and I thought the mystery was good， but dragged on slightly。 It seemed that Harry McGraw did most of the investigating from afar rather than Jessica and we waited for him to pop-up to move it along。 I am very much looking forward to Ms。 Moran's next entry that takes place in Cabot Cove and continues to bring her own take on Mr。 Bain's MSW books。 。。。more
Becoming Shelf-Aware
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Four Stars I was given this copy of Killing in a Koi Pond in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you to Berkley Publishing Group for giving me this amazing opportunity to fangirl over my first MSW ARC！---On a trip to visit an old friend， Jessica finds herself in yet another whodunnit。 Eager to help her old pal， Jessica extends her visit to help as much as she can。 While trying to support and calm Dolores， Jess connects with her old friend Harry， to get the the bottom of the elusive business dea Four Stars I was given this copy of Killing in a Koi Pond in exchange for an honest review。 Thank you to Berkley Publishing Group for giving me this amazing opportunity to fangirl over my first MSW ARC！---On a trip to visit an old friend， Jessica finds herself in yet another whodunnit。 Eager to help her old pal， Jessica extends her visit to help as much as she can。 While trying to support and calm Dolores， Jess connects with her old friend Harry， to get the the bottom of the elusive business dealings of Dolores' late husband， Willis。---Throughout the various authors of the MSW book series， there is always a constant; a twist， a turn， and satisfying solve。 Terrie Farley Moran has definitely lived up to the standard set by the great Donald Bain。 Jessica is in good hands。 I loved this book a great deal。 The only reason I didn't give 5 stars， was due the the random lulls in the story。 I felt there were a few chapters that were dull and didn't really need to be there。 Not sure if they were placed strategically to build suspense or not， but I didn't make that connection。 Overall， I would recommend this book to anyone and everyone who loves a good cozy mystery。 This book could easily be finished in a weekend。 Short， sweet， and to the point。 The characters were well thought out， and the book had a good story arc。 I cannot wait for more MSW from the mind of Terrie Farley Moran！ 。。。more
Carol Evans
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I enjoyed Killing in a Koi Pond once I got through the first few chapters。 Jessica arrives in South Carolina and is immediately surrounded by not so great people， aside from her friend Dolores who is a nice lady。 Everyone else， including Dolores’ husband， is a bully， or mean， or rude。 And then Willis is killed that night。 It was just too quick an introduction to the suspects and the murder happened too soon after she arrived for my taste。Once I got settled in though， the story was fun。 Jessica i I enjoyed Killing in a Koi Pond once I got through the first few chapters。 Jessica arrives in South Carolina and is immediately surrounded by not so great people， aside from her friend Dolores who is a nice lady。 Everyone else， including Dolores’ husband， is a bully， or mean， or rude。 And then Willis is killed that night。 It was just too quick an introduction to the suspects and the murder happened too soon after she arrived for my taste。Once I got settled in though， the story was fun。 Jessica is the Jessica we’ve known for years， nosey， friendly， talkative。 The other characters are fleshed out well， and several have reasons to want Willis dead， but you may guess who the killer is before Jessica’s reveal。 There were several twists， but to be honest， I enjoyed the characters more than the actual plot， but I think that’s okay for a Murder， She Wrote book。 。。。more
Carol Deegan
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I haven’t kept up on the Murder She Wrote books， but this one was so good I will start following them。 In this story， Jessica is visiting a friend in South Carolina when she finds her friend’s new husband dead in the koi pond。 Her friend seems to be the main， and only， murder suspect， so Jessica sets out to prove her innocence。 There are lots of other possibilities。 The characters in this book were very realistic， as was the plot。 I liked that some of the characters from the Murder She Wrote TV I haven’t kept up on the Murder She Wrote books， but this one was so good I will start following them。 In this story， Jessica is visiting a friend in South Carolina when she finds her friend’s new husband dead in the koi pond。 Her friend seems to be the main， and only， murder suspect， so Jessica sets out to prove her innocence。 There are lots of other possibilities。 The characters in this book were very realistic， as was the plot。 I liked that some of the characters from the Murder She Wrote TV series were mentioned in this book。 If you like a cozy mystery， or you were a fan of the TV show， you’ll enjoy this book。 I received an arc of this book from NetGalley and the publisher。 All opinions expressed are my own。 。。。more
Joan
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Review of uncorrected ebook fileAfter Jessica Fletcher attends the Malice Domestic conference， she decides to visit her friend， Dolores， in South Carolina。 Dolores， recently married to her third husband， Willis Nickens， lives in a palatial mansion with plenty of room for guests and Jessica is looking forward to some girl time， shopping， swapping stories， and relaxing。Out for her regular early-morning jog， Jessica finds a body face-down in the koi pond。 It’s Willis 。 。 。 and soon Dolores is the p Review of uncorrected ebook fileAfter Jessica Fletcher attends the Malice Domestic conference， she decides to visit her friend， Dolores， in South Carolina。 Dolores， recently married to her third husband， Willis Nickens， lives in a palatial mansion with plenty of room for guests and Jessica is looking forward to some girl time， shopping， swapping stories， and relaxing。Out for her regular early-morning jog， Jessica finds a body face-down in the koi pond。 It’s Willis 。 。 。 and soon Dolores is the prime suspect in his murder。 When Jessica sets out to investigate， she discovers that Willis was definitely lacking in the friend department 。 。 。 and more than one person had reason enough to want Willis dead。But Sheriff Halvorsen is certain Dolores is the culprit。 Will Jessica be able to find the truth that will free her friend？The venerable series continues to shine in this， the fifty-third narrative。 The characters are much as readers [and viewers of the long-running television series] expect them to be; the mystery is intriguing; and， of course， Jessica figures it out ahead of everyone else。 Harry McGraw and Seth Hazlitt both make appearances as Jessica juggles Cabot Cove responsibilities and staying in South Carolina to clear her friend; the other characters are sufficiently fleshed out and relatable。 Early on， readers get a taste of Willis’s ruthless， fractious comportment; readers are not likely to be surprised when he is the one that turns up dead。Astute readers may identify the culprit prior to Jessica’s spelling out of the clues that led her to the murderer， but the unfolding story offers enough intrigue and plot twists to keep the pages turning in this delightful， quick-read adventure。 Highly recommended， especially for “Murder， She Wrote” fans。I received a free copy of this eBook from Berkley Publishing Group and NetGalley #MurderSheWroteKillinginaKoiPond #NetGalley 。。。more
megs_bookrack
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Berkley， I love you！！！ ARC received！！！Y'all know I love this series with my whole heart and soul。 It looks like we are getting a new author for this installment。I'm so excited！！ Berkley， I love you！！！ ARC received！！！Y'all know I love this series with my whole heart and soul。 It looks like we are getting a new author for this installment。I'm so excited！！ 。。。more
Krista
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There’s nothing like a murder mystery set in a big old house with a closed circle of suspects。 This is another fine addition to the long-running Murder She Wrote book series。 This time Jessica Fletcher is on the case when her old friend’s new husband is discovered in their mansion’s koi pond。 Will Jess be able to keep her friend out of the local sheriff’s hot seat？ With some long-distance help from some familiar faces， of course she can！NetGalley provided me with an arc in exchange for an honest There’s nothing like a murder mystery set in a big old house with a closed circle of suspects。 This is another fine addition to the long-running Murder She Wrote book series。 This time Jessica Fletcher is on the case when her old friend’s new husband is discovered in their mansion’s koi pond。 Will Jess be able to keep her friend out of the local sheriff’s hot seat？ With some long-distance help from some familiar faces， of course she can！NetGalley provided me with an arc in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Beverly Carmichael
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Another Jessica Fletcher mystery comes to life only to again attempt to solve a murder。 This time its her best friend's husband。 While she is visiting and planning on a week of relaxing and shopping， she discovers the body of her friend Dorothy's third husband in their koi pond。 Dorothy is immediately the number one suspect。 And Jessica is on the case。 This was a fast， enjoyable read。 Another Jessica Fletcher mystery comes to life only to again attempt to solve a murder。 This time its her best friend's husband。 While she is visiting and planning on a week of relaxing and shopping， she discovers the body of her friend Dorothy's third husband in their koi pond。 Dorothy is immediately the number one suspect。 And Jessica is on the case。 This was a fast， enjoyable read。 。。。more
Robin
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