Jessica Fletcher (and Donald Bain): Murder, She Wrote

• Main character: Jessica Fletcher, retired school teacher who is now a successful author of mystery novels
• Setting: Jessica is a world traveler, so the books are set in many different locations, including her hometown of Cabot Cove, Maine.
• Bold type indicates a book I've read.

The books in this series are tie-ins with the TV series from the 1980s and '90s, starring Angela Lansbury as mystery writer Jessica Fletcher. Many of the regular characters from the TV shows find their way into the books. The series was actually written by real-life mystery novelist Donald Bain (1935-2017) who wrote under many pseudonyms during his career. Bain was the first ghost writer of the books, beginning in 1989 and continuing up to his death in 2017. His wife, Renée Paley-Bain (1945–2016) received a co-author credit for three of the books, and his daughter, Laurie Bain Wilson, also collaborated on three of the novels. After Bain's death in 2017, author Jon Land continued the series, starting in 2018.

1. Gin & Daggers (1989)
2. Manhattans and Murder (1994)
3. Rum and Razors (1995)
4. Brandy and Bullets (1995)
5. Martinis and Mayhem (1995)
6. A Deadly Judgment (1996)
7. A Palette for Murder (1996)
8. The Highland Fling Murders (1997)
9. Murder on the QE2 (1997)
10. Murder in Moscow (1998)
11. A Little Yuletide Murder (1998)
12. Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch (1999)
13. Knock 'em Dead (1999)
14. Gin and Daggers (2nd edition) (2000)
15. Trick or Treachery (2000)
16. Blood on the Vine (2001)
17. Murder in a Minor Key (2001)
18. Provence - to Die for (2002)
19. You Bet Your Life (2002)
20. Majoring in Murder (2003)
21. Destination Murder (2003)
22. Dying to Retire (2004)
23. A Vote for Murder (2004)
24. The Maine Mutiny (2005)
25. Margaritas and Murder (2005)
26. A Question of Murder (2006)
27. Three Strikes and You're Dead (2006)
28. Coffee, Tea, or Murder? (2007)
29. Panning for Murder (2007)
30. Murder on Parade (2008)
31. A Slaying in Savannah (2008)
32. Madison Avenue Shoot (2009)
33. A Fatal Feast (2009)
34. Nashville Noir (2010)
35. The Queen's Jewels (2010)
36. Skating on Thin Ice (2011)
37. The Fine Art of Murder (2011)
38. Trouble at High Tide (2012)
39. Domestic Malice (2012)
40. Prescription for Murder (2013)
41. Close-Up on Murder (2013)
42. Aloha Betrayed (2014)
43. Death of a Blue Blood (2014)
44. Killer in the Kitchen (2015)
45. The Ghost and Mrs. Fletcher, with Renée Paley-Bain (2015)
46. Design for Murder, with Renée Paley-Bain (2016)
47. Hook, Line and Murder, with Renée Paley-Bain (2016)
48. A Date with Murder, with Jon Land (2018)
49. Manuscript for Murder, by Jon Land (2018)
50. Murder in Red, by Jon Land (2019)
51. A Time for Murder, by Jon Land (2019)
52. The Murder of Twelve, by Jon Land (2020)
53. Murder in Season, by Jon Land (2020) 

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