We're both big fans of the 80s-90s TV show "Murder She Wrote" and the mystery book series has been as great as the TV show. I (Rob) have now read the 45th out of 47, and it was amazing. It's called
"The Ghost and Mrs. Fletcher" by Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain and Renee Paley-Bain. The mainstay characters were in the novel like Mrs.Jessica Fletcher, mystery novelist; Sheriff Mort Metzger; Dr. Seth Hazlitt; Eve the newspaper owner/reporter, and Mara the bakery owner. The story involved the death of a man who owned an historic house that's supposed to be haunted. But the mystery is much deeper that could be imagined, and the twists and turns were really engaging. I read this book in 3 days (usually I read a book every 2 weeks). Truly one of the best mysteries I've read. 5 + out of 5 stars!
Here's the book summary: In the USA Today bestselling Murder, She Wrote series—make
room for Jessica Fletcher as she cleans house to catch a killer who
hasn’t got a ghost of a chance.
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Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher |
Jessica’s friend, Eve Simpson is
the town’s premier real estate agent and has recently taken on the task
of selling one of Cabot Cove’s oldest properties—the Spencer Percy
House, built in 1805 by a sea captain for his young wife. Its current
occupant, Cliff Cooper, a crusty former carpenter, is convinced he’s
about to die and wants the house sold so he can give the proceeds to his
grandson, who spent much of his youth there.
But Eve’s got
quite a challenge on her hands. Not only is the building in deplorable
physical condition, it is also rumored to be haunted.
When
Cliff’s deadly premonition becomes a reality, Dr. Seth Hazlitt is not so
sure the man died of natural causes. As Jessica tries to get to the
bottom of Cliff Cooper’s death, a medium hired by Eve attempts to rid
the house of the alleged apparition. But if Jessica isn’t careful, she
may be the one who joins the ranks of the dearly departed.