Murder She Wrote: A Body in Boston Book Tour and Guest Post

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Book Details

Murder, She Wrote: A Body in Boston

Cozy Mystery
61st in Series
Setting – Boston, Massachusetts
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley (July 1, 2025)
Paperback Print length ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593820193
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593820193
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DHWR568Q

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!

Author Guest Post

The Responsibility of Co-writing with Jessica Fletcher

By Terrie Farley Moran

Back in the mid-1980s a television show called Murder, She Wrote premiered and immediately dominated our Sunday evenings for more than a decade. And like most television viewers I quickly became addicted to Jessica Fletcher, a retired school teacher and mystery writer who seems to have a flair for stumbling over murders wherever she goes and an amazing knack for solving them.
Jessica Fletcher is a well-mannered, strong-minded woman of a certain age who refuses to be intimidated, lectured or belittled. And mystery enthusiasts fell in love with her. The series was so popular that well before it finished its prime time run, the extraordinarily talented Donald Bain, was contracted to write a series of Murder, She Wrote books (sharing a byline with Jessica, of course) that guaranteed
fans the opportunity of visiting with Jessica whenever they pleased.
After Don became too ill to continue the series, the publisher contracted Jon Land, the skilled mystery author of the Texas Ranger Caitlin Strong books. When Jon moved on to reactivate Margaret Truman’s Capital Crimes novels, well that left Jessica without a writing partner.
In 2020 I was thrilled to become the series writer at—wait for it—book number fifty-three, Murder, She Wrote Killing in a Koi Pond.
You may wonder what it is like to become co-writer of this iconic series.
Since I am a Jessica Fletcher addict, I have spent decades watching the re-runs of Murder She Wrote and also reading and re-reading the books. You would think that Murder, She Wrote had been a part of my life for so long that I would have no difficulty jumping in as Jessica’s co-writer. That is partly true. When my agent called to tell me that we had been offered this wonderful opportunity, I said “yes” instantly without even reviewing the terms of the offer. As soon as I shouted the news to every family member near and far, I danced around the house while a Murder She Wrote DVD served as my background music. (Before you ask it was season seven but I don’t remember which episode.)

Then reality hit. I suddenly understood that when I said “yes” while jumping for joy, I was assuming a major responsibility. Jessica Fletcher is beloved by so many people who still watch the show and read the books just as I do. I could never, ever embarrass her in front of her followers. Was I up to the job?
So, I went for a bike ride. (I know, how very Jessica-like of me!) And by the time I came home, I had a plan. I began by doing something I had never done: I watched the shows and read the books as a writer would, paying attention to plot, characterization, setting, etc, rather than reading and watching for the sheer
enjoyment of it.
Next, I had to note the differences between the two forms of entertainment.
In episodes of the television series, there are many scenes that do not include Jessica’s participation. She may or may not pick up that information later on or it may be a complete red herring for the audience. But, since Jessica is the author of the books, each one must be written in first person, which means she has to be front and center. If she hasn’t actually witnessed an event, she has to find out about
it from someone who did.
Finally, although the books are not a continuation of the television show (the early ones were written while the show was still in prime time) some characters have made the transition and others have been replaced. I knew I needed to be careful, particularly as I was aware of the confusion that occurred regarding Sheriff Metzger’s first and second wives.
Another surprise was that I did not expect it to take so much time for me to do the research that writing with Jessica requires, but I cheerfully admit it was far less than the countless hours of joy and relaxation Jessica Fletcher has given to me over the years. And now, wonder of wonders, here we are writing together. I hope you enjoy Murder, She Wrote A Body in Boston.

About the Authors

Terrie Farley Moran is the bestselling author of the Read ‘Em and Eat cozy mystery series,
including the Agatha Award-winning Well Read, Then Dead. Along with Jessica Fletcher, she
co-writes the Murder She Wrote mystery series. She also co-writes the Scrapbooking Mysteries
with Laura Childs. Terrie’s short mystery fiction has been published in Ellery Queen’s Mystery
Magazine, Alfred Hitchcock Mystery Magazine, Mystery Weekly, and numerous anthologies. “A
Killing at the Beausoleil” was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best Short Story. “Inquiry and
Assistance” received the Derringer Award for Best Novelette.

Author Links – Facebook 

Purchase Links

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TOUR PARTICIPANTS

June 30 – Books, Ramblings, and Tea – SPOTLIGHT

June 30 – Jody’s Bookish Haven – SPOTLIGHT

July 1 – Infinite House of Books – SPOTLIGHT

July 2 – The Mystery of Writing – AUTHOR GUEST POST

July 3 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

July 4 – OFF

July 5 – Reading Is My SuperPower – REVIEW

July 5 – MJB Reviewers – SPOTLIGHT

July 6 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT

July 7 – Diane Reviews Books – REVIEW

July 7 – Sarandipity’s – AUTHOR GUEST POST

July 8 – Ruff Drafts – SPOTLIGHT

July 9 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – REVIEW

July 9 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW

July 10 – Baroness Book Trove – REVIEW

July 11 – View from the Birdhouse – REVIEW

July 11 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading Books – REVIEW  

July 12 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – REVIEW

July 12 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT

July 13 – Cozy Up With Kathy – REVIEW

July 13 – Bigreadersite – REVIEW

July 14 – Melina’s Book Blog – REVIEW

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