Order of Murder, She Wrote Books
Murder, She Wrote is a TV-tie in mystery novel series by Donald Bain and Jessica Fletcher, who is the protagonist of the series. The books are based on the television series Murder, She Wrote, which starred Angela Lansbury and ran from 1984-1996 on CBS. The series includes 264 episodes and 4 TV movies. Jessica Fletcher is a mystery writer and amateur sleuth, who worked as a teacher before she retired. She lives in Cabot Cove, a small coastal town in Maine that has a murder rate of 1,490 for every million residents, making it the undisputed murder capitol of the world.
The Murder, She Wrote book series began in 1989 with the novel Gin and Daggers. The series is currently ongoing. Each novel is essentially its own story and thus, the books do not need to be read in order. Below is a list of Donald Bain and Jessica Fletcher’s Murder, She Wrote novels in order of when they were originally released (which is also their chronological order):
Publication Order of Murder, She Wrote Books
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes | (1985) | |
Hooray for Homicide | (1985) | |
Lovers and Other Killers | (1986) | |
Gin & Daggers | (1989) | |
Manhattans & Murder | (1994) | |
Rum & Razors | (1995) | |
Brandy and Bullets | (1995) | |
Martinis & 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) | |
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) | |
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) | |
A Date with Murder | (2018) | |
Manuscript for Murder | (2019) | |
Murder in Red | (2019) | |
A Time for Murder | (2019) | |
The Murder of Twelve | (2020) | |
Murder In Season | (2020) | |
Killing in a Koi Pond | (2021) | |
Debonair in Death | (2021) | |
Killer on the Court | (2022) | |
Death on the Emerald Isle | (2023) | |
Killer on the Court | (2023) | |
Fit for Murder | (2024) | |
Murder Backstage | (2024) | |
A Killer Christmas | (2024) | |
Snowy with a Chance of Murder | (2025) | |
A Body in Boston | (2025) |
Note: From The Ghost and Mrs. Fletcher until Hook, Line and Murder, the series was been co-authored by Renee Paley-Bain. Beginning with A Date with Murder, the series has been written by Jon Land.