Murder, She Wrote: Manuscript for Murder by Jessica Fletcher

By: Jessica Fletcher

Murder, She Wrote #48

Genre: Mystery Cozy

Berkley
November 1, 2018
On Sale: November 6, 2018
Featuring:
272 pages
ISBN: 0451489306
EAN: 9780451489302
Kindle: B079R366MZ
Hardcover / e-Book

Book Summary

Jessica Fletcher investigates a mysterious manuscript with deadly consequences in the latest entry in this USA Today bestselling series...

Jessica Fletcher has had plenty to worry about over her storied career, both as a bestselling novelist and amateur sleuth. But she never had any reason to worry about her longtime publisher, Lane Barfield, who also happens to be a trusted friend. When mounting evidence of financial malfeasance leads to an FBI investigation of Lane, Jessica can't believe what she's reading.

So when Barfield turns up dead, Jessica takes on the task of proving Barfield's innocence--she can't fathom someone she's known and trusted for so long cheating her. Sure enough, Jessica's lone wolf investigation turns up several oddities and inconsistencies in Barfield's murder. Jessica knows something is being covered up, but what exactly? The trail she takes to answer that question reveals something far more nefarious afoot, involving shadowy characters from the heights of power in Washington. At the heart of Jessica's investigation lies a manuscript Barfield had intended to bring out after all other publishers had turned it down. The problem is that manuscript has disappeared, all traces of its submission and very existence having been wiped off the books.

With her own life now in jeopardy, Jessica refuses to back off and sets her sights on learning the contents of that manuscript and what about it may have led to several murders. Every step she takes brings her closer to the truth of what lies in the pages, as well as the person who penned them.

GIN & DAGGERS

GIN & DAGGERS

#1.0

April 1, 2000

MANHATTANS & MURDER

MANHATTANS & MURDER

#2.0

December 1, 1994

BRANDY & BULLETS

BRANDY & BULLETS

#4.0

September 1, 1997

MARTINIS & MAYHEM

MARTINIS & MAYHEM

#5.0

December 1, 1995

A DEADLY JUDGMENT

A DEADLY JUDGMENT

#6.0

April 1, 1996

A PALETTE FOR MURDER

A PALETTE FOR MURDER

#7.0

October 1, 1996

MURDER ON THE QE2

MURDER ON THE QE2

#9.0

October 1, 1997

MURDER IN MOSCOW

MURDER IN MOSCOW

#10.0

May 1, 1998

A LITTLE YULTIDE MURDER

A LITTLE YULTIDE MURDER

#11.0

November 1, 2003

KNOCK 'EM DEAD

KNOCK 'EM DEAD

#13.0

October 1, 1999

TRICK OR TREACHERY

TRICK OR TREACHERY

#14.0

October 1, 2000

BLOOD ON THE VINE

BLOOD ON THE VINE

#15.0

April 1, 2001

MURDER IN A MINOR KEY

MURDER IN A MINOR KEY

#16.0

October 1, 2001

YOU BET YOUR LIFE

YOU BET YOUR LIFE

#18.0

October 1, 2002

MAJORING IN MURDER

MAJORING IN MURDER

#19.0

April 1, 2003

DESTINATION MURDER

DESTINATION MURDER

#20.0

October 1, 2003

DYING TO RETIRE

DYING TO RETIRE

#21.0

April 1, 2004

THE MAINE MUTINY

THE MAINE MUTINY

#23.0

April 1, 2005

A SLAYING IN SAVANNAH

A SLAYING IN SAVANNAH

#30.0

October 1, 2008

MADISON AVENUE SHOOT

MADISON AVENUE SHOOT

#31.0

April 1, 2009

A FATAL FEAST

A FATAL FEAST

#32.0

October 1, 2009

NASHVILLE NOIR

NASHVILLE NOIR

#33.0

April 1, 2010

THE QUEEN'S JEWELS

THE QUEEN'S JEWELS

#34.0

October 1, 2010

SKATING ON THIN ICE

SKATING ON THIN ICE

#35.0

April 1, 2011

THE FINE ART OF MURDER

THE FINE ART OF MURDER

#36.0

October 1, 2011

TROUBLE AT HIGH TIDE

TROUBLE AT HIGH TIDE

#37.0

April 1, 2012

DOMESTIC MALICE

DOMESTIC MALICE

#38.0

October 1, 2012

CLOSE-UP ON MURDER

CLOSE-UP ON MURDER

#40.0

September 1, 2014

ALOHA BETRAYED

ALOHA BETRAYED

#41.0

April 1, 2014

DEATH OF A BLUEBLOOD

DEATH OF A BLUEBLOOD

#42.0

October 1, 2014

DESIGN FOR MURDER

DESIGN FOR MURDER

#45.0

April 1, 2016

HOOK, LINE AND MURDER

HOOK, LINE AND MURDER

#46.0

October 1, 2016