Snowy with a Chance of Murder

 

Murder, She Wrote: Snowy with a Chance of Murder by Jessica Fletcher & Barbara Early

About Snowy with a Chance of Murder

Murder, She Wrote: Snowy with a Chance of Murder 

Cozy Mystery 60th in Series Setting - Maine Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley (March 18, 2025) Language ‏ : ‎ English Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304 pages ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593820045 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593820049 Digital ASIN ‏  

In a nod to Rear Window, this newest entry in the USA Today bestselling Murder, She Wrote series finds Jessica Fletcher coping with an injury that leaves her homebound—and a murder just outside her window! Jessica Fletcher has taken a nasty spill on the ice, leaving her in a wheelchair for several weeks. She tries to work on her latest manuscript but finds herself distracted by a new neighbor moving in across the street. There’s good reason for her to be distracted, because soon after unpacking his sparse belongings, Mr. Rymer is out in the front yard, building somewhat risqué (read: naked) snow sculptures. While Cabot Cove debates whether the sculptures are a protected form of art or a public display of lewdness, someone starts destroying them at night. Rymer doesn’t seem upset. He just makes new ones. No need to get the police involved over a little snow, he says. Especially when there’s plenty more of it and a blizzard in the forecast. The morning after the storm, Jessica looks out the window to see a new sculpture across the street—and the body of Mr. Rymer half-buried in the snow. Can Jessica catch a cold-blooded killer from her chair by the window?

What I Thought:

This was the first Murder She Wrote Mystery I have read in many years. My husband is not a reader, but he does read books in this series. This on in set in Cabot Cove in February and Jessica is getting ready to go on a cruise when she slips and falls on her icy steps and sprains both ankles. She is laid up at home and she has nothing else to do but watch her neighbors out the window. When a renter moves in next door, he gives Jessa  lot to watch as he makes snow sculptures and some are pretty racy. When he is found murdered after a large snow storm, Jess has to investigate, even though she is in a wheelchair. I enjoyed this story, it kept my attention from the very beginning. Of course Jessica Fletcher is a great protagonist. She will always be timeless. I liked how the story played out and how Jess never suspected the outcome of the mystery till the end of the story. I, on the other hand, had some suspicions but did not have the crimes figured out or why they were committed. The writing in this one was good and the story flowed well. I will definitely tell my husband he needs to read this one, since these are the only books he reads. 

I received a complimentary copy of this book.  

About the Authors

Barbara Early earned an engineering degree, but after four years of doing nothing but math, developed a sudden allergy to the subject and decided to choose another occupation.

Before she settled on murdering fictional people, she was a secretary, a schoolteacher, a pastor’s wife, and an amateur puppeteer. She lives in Western New York State (Go Bills!), where she enjoys cooking, crafts, classic movies and campy seventies television, board games, and spending time with her granddaughters.

​Before teaming up with Jessica Fletcher, she previously wrote the Vintage Toyshop Mystery series and the Bridal Bouquet Shop Mysteries (as Beverly Allen).

Author Links

Website https://www.barbaraearly.com/

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