List of Murder, She Wrote novels
This is a list of fictional and non-fictional novels either from or inspired by Murder, She Wrote.
During the series many novels that J.B. Fletcher wrote, were mentioned. Her first novel, The Corpse Danced at Midnight, was made into a film in one episode, and later in the series another was made into a theatre play. The novel A Killing at Hastings Rock also underwent development to become a virtual reality video game.
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.
The title The Stain on the Stairs had previously been used by Agatha Christie in The Murder at the Vicarage as the title of a supposed detective story.
Fictional novels
Novels that were written by the fictional character of Jessica Fletcher (J.B. Fletcher) within the storyline of the series:
- The Corpse Danced at Midnight
- Dirge for a Dead Dachshund
- A Faded Rose Beside Her
- Murder on the Amazon
- Lover's Revenge
- The Umbrella Murders
- Murder at the Inn
- Murder at the Digs
- Murder in a Minor Key
- The Stain on the Stairs
- The Mystery of the Mutilated Minion
- The Belgrade Murders
- Sanitarium of Death
- Calvin Canterbury's Revenge
- Murder at the Asylum
- Murder Comes to Maine
- Good-bye, Charlie
- The Corpse That Wasn't There
- Ashes, Ashes, Fall Down Dead
- The Messengers of Midnight
- Mrs. Parker's Revenge
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- The Poison in My Heart
- All the Murderers
- Murder at the Ridge Top
- The Corpse at Vespers
- The Triple Crown Murders
- The Crypt of Death
- A Killing at Hastings Rock
- The Uncaught
- Murder in White
- The Dead Must Sing
- The Killer Called Collect
- Stone Cold Dead on Wall Street
- Endangered
- The Launch Pad Murders
- Runway to Murder
- The Venomous Valentine
- A Case and a Half of Murder
- Yours Truly, Damian Sinclair
- The Dead Man Sang
- The Corpse Swam by Moonlight
- The Zero Aspect
- The Corpse Danced Alone
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Donald Bain novels
Novels that were written by Donald Bain and published by the New American Library inspired by the series:
- Gin and Daggers (1st edition) (1989)
- Manhattans and Murder (1994)
- Rum and Razors (1995)
- Brandy and Bullets (1995)
- Martinis and Mayhem (1995)
- A Deadly Judgment (1996)
- A Palette for Murder (1996)
- The Highland Fling Murders (1997)
- Murder on the QE2 (1997)
- Murder in Moscow (1998)
- A Little Yuletide Murder (1998)
- Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch (1999)
- Knock 'em Dead (1999)
- Gin and Daggers (2nd edition) (2000)
- Trick or Treachery (2000)
- Blood on the Vine (2001)
- Murder in a Minor Key (2001)
- Provence - to Die for (2002)
- You Bet Your Life (2002)
- Majoring in Murder (2003)
- Destination Murder (2003)
- Dying to Retire (2004)
- A Vote for Murder (2004)
- The Maine Mutiny (2005)
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- Margaritas and Murder (2005)
- A Question of Murder (2006)
- Three Strikes and You're Dead (2006)
- Coffee, Tea, or Murder? (2007)
- Panning for Murder (2007)
- Murder on Parade (2008)
- A Slaying in Savannah (2008)
- Madison Avenue Shoot (2009)
- A Fatal Feast (2009)
- Nashville Noir (2010)
- The Queen's Jewels (2010)
- Skating on Thin Ice (2011)
- The Fine Art of Murder (2011)
- Trouble at High Tide (2012)
- Domestic Malice (2012)
- Prescription for Murder (2013)
- Close-Up on Murder (2013)
- Aloha Betrayed (2014)
- Death of a Blue Blood (2014)
- Killer in the Kitchen (2015)
- The Ghost and Mrs. Fletcher (2015)
- Design for Murder (2016)
- Hook, Line and Murder (2016)
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