Murder, She Wrote: A Killer Christmas - Cozy Mystery Review

Goodreads: Murder, She Wrote: A Killer Christmas by Jessica Fletcher by Terrie Farley Moran

Rating: Really Liked It (4 Stars)
Source:   Publisher

Description:  Christmas is not an easy time to sell a house, but in Boston tycoon John Bragdon, Cabot Cove Realtor Eve Simpson has found a buyer for the old Jarvis homestead. Unfortunately, Eve gets a lump of coal in her stocking in the form of Kenny Jarvis, who has been missing for years and presumed dead but has now come back to stop his sister from selling their childhood home.

Eve presses on, organizing a welcome dinner for Bragdon and his wife, Marlene, to meet the leading citizens of the town, including Jessica Fletcher. Dinner is interrupted by an uninvited guest—not Santa but Kenny, who threateningly promises Marlene she will never live in his house.

When Marlene is found dead a few days later, Kenny is the natural suspect. But Jessica isn′t so sure he′s on the naughty list . . .

Genre:  Mystery - Cozy

Why I Picked This Book:  I enjoy the Murder, She Wrote series and of course had to pick up this latest book.  

My Impression: I always enjoy a Murder, She Wrote book but this one was an extra special treat as it takes place in Cabot Cove with lots of appearances from series regulars.   It's hard not to feel cozy with Jessica and Seth and all the other familiar characters dashing around Cabot Cove trying to get it ready for Christmas.  There's the pressure of a Christmas competition and realtor Eve is driving everyone crazy stressing over a sale to a weathy Bostonian.  

While all the side stories get going very quickly it does take awhile for the murder to show up.   I was enjoying the story and had forgotten that where Jessica Fletcher goes murder follows.  When the body finally drops it was fun to get pulled into the investigation as only Jessica can investigate with the help of Seth and Sheriff Metzger of course.  I did guess the whos and whys but I enjoyed getting to the solutiohn and seeing how Jessica worked everything else.

This was a fun cozy mystery that's a good cozy Christmas-y read especially if you are a fan of Murder, She Wrote and enjoy a good cozy mystery.  It's not the most memorable of reads but it was fun and entertaining which is pretty much exactly what I expect when I pick up a book in this series (or watch an epsidoe of the show)!

Would I Read More of this Series/Author? Definitely!  I always enjoy my time with Jessica Fletcher and I would love to read the earlier books in the series that I missed.

Would I Recommend this Book? Of course!  If you're a fan of cozy mysteries and definitely if you are a fan of the show (and who doesn't love Angela Lansbury!) I think you'll enjoy this series - especially the books by this author.

* I received this book in exchange for an honest review.  As always my opinions and impressions are completely my own. *