Death on the Emerald Isle by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran

Item: Murder, She Wrote: Death on the Emerald Isle
Rating: 5
Author: karenbaron

Posted January 9, 2023 by karenbaron in Blog Tour, Contest - Giveaway, Mystery, Review, Series / 4 Comments

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Death on the Emerald Isle by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran

Murder, She Wrote: Death on the Emerald Isle

by Jessica Fletcher, Terrie Farley Moran

Series: Murder She Wrote Mystery #53
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Published by Berkley Books on January 3, 2023
Setting: Ireland
Genres: Cozy Mystery
Pages: 288
Format: Kindle
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Also in this series: Murder, She Wrote: Killing in a Koi Pond, Murder, She Wrote: Debonair in Death, Murder, She Wrote: Fit for Murder, Murder Backstage, A Killer Christmas

A trip to Northern Ireland becomes unexpectedly grim for Jessica Fletcher in this new entry in the USA Today bestselling Murder, She Wrote series.
Jessica Fletcher is quick to accept an invitation to replace a speaker who couldn't attend a Book Festival in Belfast, Ireland. When her Cabot Cove neighbor Maeve O'Bannon hears about the trip, she asks Jessica to deliver some paintings to her family in the village of Bushmills. Happy to extend her travels and see more of the Irish countryside, Jessica agrees.
The festival goes off without a hitch, and it seems like Jessica is in for a relaxing vacation. But then Maeve's cousin Michael is discovered dead under suspicious circumstances. Jessica finds herself once again in the midst of a murder investigation, and she'll have to dig into the O'Bannon family's secrets to unmask the killer.

Death on the Emerald Isle by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran sees Jessica set off on an adventure to the northern part of Ireland.

Will Jessica figure out who killed Michael O’Bannon before she leaves for home?

Jessica Fletcher is off to Ireland to substitute for another author who can’t make it to a book festival in Belfast. She has to travel to Bushmills to visit her neighbor’s family to deliver some paintings that their shared grandfather painted. Jessica seems to have the best time in both Belfast and Bushmills until she deals with the neighbor’s family members. Well, the older family members, that is. I love that even though Jessica doesn’t know any Irish family members, she makes it her business to find out why someone would want Michael O’Bannon gone, as it could be any number of people throughout the story. Jessica is still a great joy to read. It was like an episode from her show playing out in my head.

The Mystery

Jessica Fletcher stumbles across the body of Michael O’Bannon while enjoying a nice bike ride through Bushmills and its country sideroads. She noticed some things about the crime scene that wouldn’t leave her mind, so she decides to investigate, especially when the local police were looking to Jessica for help. Jessica doesn’t mind helping out and is finding many things out about the O’Bannon clan. I have to say that I figured it out, but I couldn’t say for sure that I had it right until she confronted the killer in a similar Jessica Fletcher way.

Five Stars

I am giving five stars to Death on the Emerald Isle by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran and also recommending it. Even if you haven’t watched any Murder, She Wrote episodes reading this series at any point won’t hinder you from following the mystery. Ms. Moran does a beautiful job of bringing Jessica Fletcher into the 21st century, and I like how she writes it as if you could turn on the tv to see this play out like an episode of the show.

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About Terrie Farley Moran

Terrie Farley Moran is the author of Murder She Wrote: Killing in a Koi Pond, the latest in the long-running Jessica Fletcher series, to be followed in autumn 2021 by Murder She Wrote: Debonair in Death. She has also written the beachside Read ‘Em and Eat cozy mystery series and is co-author of Laura Childs’ New Orleans scrapbooking mysteries. Her short stories have been published in numerous magazines and anthologies. Terrie is a recipient of both the Agatha and the Derringer awards.

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