Manhattans and Murder
A Murder, She Wrote Mystery

Not nearly as good as the show that inspired it.......more

FIRST READING 10/17/10: 3 Stars This is the second novel based on "Murder, She Wrote" and it's clear that at this point in time Donald Bain hadn't yet watched the show. At all. In the first novel he made the big faux pas in having Jessica Fletcher drive a car. On the show, she never ever drove--the c......more

It is evident that in these early days Donald Bain was completely at a loss with the Jessica Fletcher character. Angela Lansbury played the role as a genteel, elegant, attractive, charming woman. The Jessica here comes across as a dull middle-aged woman. She flippantly claims in Chapter Three (in a......more

3 Stars. In some ways, Jessica at her best, but it's a touch disjointed. And, although I didn't have all the components correct, one or two ingredients of the solution seemed apparent early on. Jessica is in New York for the launch of her latest murder mystery. It's just before Christmas, prime time......more

I didn’t expect to enjoy this book so much. It was way better than the first book in this series and felt much more like the show and the Jessica Fletcher I came to love through that show. The writing improved immensely, it still felt a little dragging and clunky at times, but it was a far cry from......more