Series: Murder, She Wrote

About the Author

Jessica Fletcher (born Jessica Beatrice MacGill, and writes under the initialed J.B. Fletcher) is a fictional character from the US television series Murder, She Wrote.

In keeping with the spirit of the TV show, a series of official original novels have been written by American ghostwriter Donald Bain and published by the New American Library. The author credit for the novels is shared with the fictitious "Jessica Fletcher." When the first novel in the series, Gin and Daggers, was published in 1989 it included several inaccuracies to the TV series including Jessica driving a car which she could not do as she never learned to drive. Due to fans pointing out the errors, the novel was republished in 2000 with most of the inaccuracies corrected.

Gin & Daggers

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Manhattans & Murder

December 1, 1994

Brandy & Bullets

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Martinis & Mayhem

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A Deadly Judgment

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A Palette For Murder

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The Highland Fling Murders

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Murder on the QE2

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Murder in Moscow

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A Little Yultide Murder

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Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch

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Knock 'Em Dead

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Trick or Treachery

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Blood On The Vine

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Murder In A Minor Key

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Provence -- To Die For

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You Bet Your Life

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Majoring in Murder

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Destination Murder

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Dying to Retire

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The Maine Mutiny

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A Slaying In Savannah

September 30, 2008

Madison Avenue Shoot

April 7, 2009

A Fatal Feast

October 6, 2009

Murder Never Takes A Holiday

November 3, 2009

Nashville Noir

April 6, 2010

The Queen's Jewels

October 5, 2010

Skating On Thin Ice

April 5, 2011

The Fine Art of Murder

October 4, 2011

Trouble At High Tide

April 3, 2012

Domestic Malice

October 2, 2012

Close-Up On Murder

September 2, 2014

Aloha Betrayed

April 1, 2014

Death of a Blueblood

October 7, 2014

Killer In The Kitchen

April 7, 2015

The Ghost And Mrs. Fletcher

October 6, 2015

Design For Murder

April 5, 2016

Hook, Line and Murder

October 4, 2016

Murder, She Wrote

January 3, 2023

Murder, She Wrote

December 6, 2022

Hook, Line and Murder

October 4, 2016

The Ghost and Mrs. Fletcher

September 6, 2016

Design For Murder

April 5, 2016

Killer in the Kitchen

March 1, 2016

The Ghost And Mrs. Fletcher

October 6, 2015

Death of a Blue Blood

September 1, 2015

Killer In The Kitchen

April 7, 2015

Death of a Blueblood

October 7, 2014

Close-Up On Murder

September 2, 2014

Aloha Betrayed

April 1, 2014

Murder, She Wrote

October 1, 2013

Trouble At High Tide

April 3, 2012

The Fine Art of Murder

October 4, 2011

Skating On Thin Ice

April 5, 2011

The Queen's Jewels

October 5, 2010

Nashville Noir

April 6, 2010

Murder Never Takes A Holiday

November 3, 2009

A Fatal Feast

October 6, 2009

Madison Avenue Shoot

April 7, 2009

A Slaying In Savannah

September 30, 2008

The Maine Mutiny

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Dying to Retire

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A Little Yultide Murder

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Destination Murder

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Majoring in Murder

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You Bet Your Life

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Provence -- To Die For

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Murder In A Minor Key

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Blood On The Vine

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Trick or Treachery

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Gin & Daggers

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Knock 'Em Dead

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Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch

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Murder in Moscow

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Murder on the QE2

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Brandy & Bullets

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The Highland Fling Murders

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A Palette For Murder

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A Deadly Judgment

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Martinis & Mayhem

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Manhattans & Murder

December 1, 1994