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About the Author
Jessica Fletcher is a bestselling mystery writer who has a knack for stumbling upon real-life mysteries in her various travels.
Donald Bain, Jessica Fletcher’s longtime collaborator, is the writer of over eighty books, many of them bestsellers.
I saw it as a speck on the distant horizon, a tiny insect hovering in the hot haze of the day. Read the first page
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Where was the editor????,
By A Customer
This review is from: Murder, She Wrote: A Deadly Judgment (Mass Market Paperback)
The plot of this book is fairly typical of the Murder She Wrote book series, and contains many of the familiar characters and characteristics expected by fans. Unfortunately, this particular book reads more like an early draft than a finished manuscript. It is plagued by countless typos, spelling errors and inconsistencies (spelling a character's name differently on successive pages), and even self-contradictions in the plot. These flaws distract from the story to the extent that I started counting errors rather than suspects. If you are looking for a pleasant reading experience, choose another from the series. This one is certain to disappoint.
4.0 out of 5 stars
A court trial in historical Boston,
By Karina A. Suarez "Karina A. Fogliani-Ahmed" (Walt Disney World, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Murder, She Wrote: A Deadly Judgment (Mass Market Paperback)
Even though I thought the fifth installment in the "Murder, she wrote" mystery series by Donald Bain would be a tiresome one, I enjoyed myself thoroughly. In this novel, Jessica is off to historical Boston, Maine, to work as a Jury Consultant in a famous murder trial, under the invitation of her famous lawyer friend Malcolm McCloon. The book has been written during the O.J. Simpson trial and therefore, transmits all the notoriety of a high profile case: the defendant is the younger of two brothers of a nation-wide company called "Brannigan's Baked Beans" (I don't know why I kept thinking of "Bush's Baked Beans") The case gets really complicated when the defendant's girlfriend - and his only alibi - gets killed, stabbed through the heart.Jessica is not too eager at taking the job at first, but it's almost too good an offer to decline after her publisher asks her to base her next novel on a court trial "to increase sales" (is Jessica Fletcher also suffering the backlash of the bad economy?). Faster than you can say "murder', Jessica is off for a prolonged, indulging stay at the famous Ritz-Carlton, taking walks through Copley Place and eating gourmet dinners at the most famous restaurants and bars the city has to offer, all compliments of a high paying client. The killer, however, is very close to Jessica's toes and her life is in danger when she starts digging deeper after the subsequent deaths of two jurors who were, apparently, favoring the defense team she is working for. Undeterred, she keeps going until, finally - and using terminology worthy of Johnnie Cochran and Marsha Clark - she solves the murder(s) during a hearing. The book finishes rather abruptly, but I did like the way the author presented a court trial novel without loosing that "cozy" touch. It reminded me of my own stay in Boston, a long time ago, when I could still afford such a life of luxury!
1.0 out of 5 stars
a poorly written travesty,
By A Customer
This review is from: Murder, She Wrote: A Deadly Judgment (Mass Market Paperback)
He refers to Jessica as JD instead of JB Fletcher. This is inaccurate. The TV series CLEARLY establishes her name as Jessica Beatrice Fletcher. Where he got the D from is beyond me. The plots are thin, contrived and full of character development which departs from that which is established in the TV series. Jessica doesn't act in the books like she acted in the series. Can we say inconsistent? Bain writes as if he's never even watched the TV show. I LOVE the TV series and was so excited to see these books out but was incredibly disappointed. And the gall he must have putting Jessica Fletcher as co-author! It's truly a travesty. The truest part of the book is the word "based" on the front cover.
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