Murder, She Wrote: A Yuletide Murder (Murder She Wrote)

Mystery writer Jessica Fletcher feels that this Christmas will be her best ever, as she finally has time to relax in the sleepy little town of Cabot Cove, Maine. A town that she has formally adopted as her own. Without a deadline holding her down this December, Jessica feels that she'll finally have the opportunity to embrace the small-town festivities, starting with the annual Christmas festival. However, when the body of... Read Full Review

Its early December in Cabot Cove and the denizens of this small Maine town have gathered to plan their annual Christmas Festival. After a while someone notices the absence of the ever-jovial Rory Brent who always plays Santa at the festival. Knowing that only something serious could keep Brent away from this meeting the townspeople send someone to check on Santa. To the great dismay of the whole town, Rory Brent is found in... Read Full Review

This is one of the better Murder, She Wrote mysteries I've read since "Rum and Razors" back in 1995. I enjoy the setting of small, snowy towns, and Donald Bain captures that in "A Little Yuletide Murder." Suspense is evident in this book, as is a handful of twists and turns with 3-Dimensional characters. Each page is intriguing, which keeps readers wanting more. The reason I recommend this book so highly is because of the... Read Full Review

Jessica Fletcher unwraps a deadly puzzle when she sets out to discover who killed "Santa Claus" -- a.k.a. her neighbor Rory Brent, who played St. Nick at the town's yearly Christmas Eve Celebration.

I enjoyed reading this book over the holidays. After watching the tv series for many years, I can "picture" each main character as he/she's interacting. Good story with good twists.