Another Good "Murder She Wrote" Mystery : Fit for Murder

 I recently enjoyed Book 57 of 61 in the Murder She Wrote mystery book series. As a HUGE fan of the 1980s-1990s television series, I've now read and enjoyed all of the books in this series through #57, "Fit for Murder." Donald Bain was the original writer, who had written the first 47 of the series before he passed away. He was an Amazing writer, and one of my favorite authors. After he passed, Jon Land wrote the next 5 in the series before it was turned over to Terrie Farley Moran. The latter 2 authors are good and their books have been enjoyable, although Bain remains my favorite. Interestingly enough the latest book, by Moran, takes Jessica Fletcher and the new Cabot Cove Newspaper editor to the area of Maine where we recently moved! So reading about this part of southern Maine, and bordering Dover, New Hampshire was a big treat. The murder mystery was interesting and involved a scammer who met his end. I suspected two of the characters about half-way through, and it turned out to be one of them (though I couldn't understand a motive until the end). It's a good story and one that will make you want to read the last 15 chapters to get to the end! - Rob

ABOUT THE BOOK: Murder, She Wrote: Fit for Murder Kindle Edition by Jessica Fletcher (Author), Terrie Farley Moran (Author)  

4.6 out of 5 stars (I agree with the 4.6 rating, too. The storyline of 1 character going into the murder site wasn't resolved for me. Rob)  

See all formats and editions Jessica Fletcher learns that exercise can be murder in this new entry in the USA Today bestselling Murder, She Wrote series.

Former editor of the Cabot Cove Gazette, Evelyn Phillips is back in Cabot Cove. Evelyn tells Jessica and Seth that she got a couple of really weird notes from Bertha Mae Cormier so she’s come back to town to check on her old friend. She demands that Jessica come with her to see Bertha Mae, who is a bit dithery but no more so than Jessica remembers her being in recent years.

Jessica does become somewhat concerned when Bertha Mae starts to talk about her new neighbor, Martin Terranova. He is quite charming and very health conscious and he teaches yoga and meditation in his pool house. Maureen Metzger says that she and Bertha Mae became friends in Terranova’s class and mentions how solicitous he is to his older clients.

Jessica attends one of his classes and does notice that Terranova is flirtatious with several elderly clients, especially Bertha Mae. Evelyn is becoming convinced that Bertha Mae is being mesmerized by Terranova and that he is after Bertha Mae’s money. A short while late, Martin turns up dead in his weight room. What at first blush seems to be an accident, soon proves to be murder and Jessica must put her investigative skills to the test when Evelyn becomes the prime suspect.