Murder, She Wrote: A Body in Boston by Jessica Fletcher with Terrie Farley Moran

 Murder, She Wrote: A Body in Boston

Book Summary

Jessica Fletcher has dinner with her old pal Harry McGraw and gets pulled into a puzzling murder case.

Invited to deliver a lecture at the Boston Public Library, Jessica Fletcher excitedly makes plans to see local friends. Naturally that includes dinner at Gilhooley’s with PI Harry McGraw. Harry excitedly talks about his latest client, the CEO of Cure All Pharmaceuticals, who’s received anonymous blackmail demands and wants Harry to identify the culprit. Cookie, Gilhooley’s longtime bartender, also has something he wants to tell Jessica: he asked Harry to investigate his daughter Aileen’s boyfriend, who Cookie thinks is too slick by half, but now Harry is too wrapped up in this new case. While Jessica wonders how best to approach Aileen, the young woman stumbles into Gilhooley’s covered in blood. She just discovered her boyfriend’s corpse -- and quickly becomes the chief suspect in his murder!

Boston Public Library

My Thoughts

Murder, She Wrote:  A Body in Boston by Jessica Fletcher & Terrie Farley Moran is a charming story.  I enjoyed watching Murder, She Wrote when it was first released (I was a kid), and this story stays true to the show.  It was great to catch up with some of the characters.  Jessica is heading to Boston along with Seth, which means a visit to Gilhooley’s and catching up with Harry McGraw (and trouble will soon follow).  I like that Jessica is just as Angela Lansbury portrayed her.  The whodunit involves Cookie’s daughter which naturally draws in Jessica, Harry, and Seth.  They each have a skill which will be needed to solve this mystery.  I like that Jessica used some of her book contacts in Boston to help to help in solving the crime.  The vivid descriptions of the places Jessica visited and saw in Boston allowed me to envision them.  I especially enjoyed the Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum.  The story had a feel-good ending.  Murder, She Wrote:  A Body in Boston would be a delightful story to read with a cup of tea (and some cookies) on a rainy afternoon.  

Boston Tea Party Ships and Museum

Murder, She Wrote:  A Body in Boston is available from Amazon*.  You can find the other Murder, She Wrote novels here.  Thank you for joining me today. Due to a health issue, I am taking tomorrow off (and I hope I feel better for the party on the Fourth of July).  I will return on Tuesday, July 8 with Accidental Murder by Daryl Wood Gerber.  I hope that you have a fun and safe Fourth of July.  Take care and Happy Reading!

Kris 

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