The Body in the Trees by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran

Item: The Body in the Trees
Rating: 5
Author: karenbaron

Posted November 27, 2025 by karenbaron in Mystery, Review, Series / 0 Comments

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy from NetGalley. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.

The Body in the Trees

by Jessica Fletcher, Terrie Farley Moran

Series: Murder She Wrote Mystery #62
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Published by Berkley Books Setting: Cabot Cove, Maine
Genres: Cozy Mystery
Pages: 266
Format: Hardcover, 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: Death on the Emerald Isle, Murder, She Wrote: Fit for Murder, Murder Backstage, A Killer Christmas, Snowy with a Chance of Murder, A Body in Boston

The newest entry in the USA Today bestselling Murder, She Wrote series.

It's leaf-peeping season in Cabot Cove, but for someone, it's killing season!

A quartet of friends from Florida have come to Maine to experience a New England autumn, complete with hiking in the woods and fishing. When one of them goes missing, the town rallies to find the presumably lost but otherwise safe tourist. But when newspaper editor Dan Andrews is biking on the trail along a ridge, he looks down and sees a leg caught in the branches of a tree. Count on Jessica Fletcher to uncover the secret reason the victim came to town . . . and how it led to her murder.

The Body in the Trees by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran welcomes the fall season in Cabot Cove, Maine.

Who killed the young woman tourist?

Jessica Fletcher and Maureen met with the young female tourist a few days before she went missing. They both went looking for the young woman, but didn’t know where she could’ve gone until Jessica and Dan found the dead body. Jessica is still her fabulous self, and I loved being there in the fall, trying to help her and the rest of them figure out the mystery.

The Mystery

Dan finds the missing tourist with the help of Jessica Fletcher, and they both call the sheriff. I have to say that Ms. Moran stumped me on this one for quite a while. A lot was going on, as the Cabot Cove female residents tried to figure out the murderer and another mystery that had them on alert. I was definitely caught on the red herrings more this time than anyone else.

Five Stars

My rating for The Body in the Trees by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran is five stars. I am recommending this book and any of the others from this series to people who loved the show or to anyone who wants to pick up the book. The thing I love about this series is that you can pick up a book and not get lost. Ms. Moran has done a fantastic job of bringing the show’s characters to life, even if the mayor is different. I love stepping up with Jessica to solve a mystery together.

Other Books in the Series

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Until the next time,

Happy Reading!

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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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