Welcome to my stop on the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour for Murder, She Wrote: Murder Backstage by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran! Today we are featuring a review of the 58th book in this long-running series. Stop by each blog on the tour  for interviews, guest posts, spotlights, reviews, and more! It’s a great way to add books to your TBR! There is also a Rafflecopter Giveaway for 2 Two Print Copies of Murder, She Wrote: Murder Backstage (US Only).

Murder, She Wrote: Murder Backstage
Cozy Mystery
58th in Series
Setting – Edmonton in Alberta, Canada
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley (April 2, 2024)
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593640756
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593640753
Digital ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0CHDKVL78

About the Book:

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

Jessica Fletcher’s British cousin, Emma MacGill, will be traveling to Edmonton in Alberta, Canada, to perform with internationally famous star of stage, screen, and television Derek Braverman in an old-fashioned musical review. Emma would love for Jessica to join her there and suggests she bring along some friends. Having just finished her latest book, Jessica is ready for a vacation and is delighted to agree. Dr. Seth Hazlitt and Sheriff Mort Metzger are huge fans of Braverman, so they are eager to tag along, and their fanboy behavior gives Jessica and Mort’s wife, Maureen, more than occasional cause to roll their eyes.

Upon arrival in Edmonton, Jessica is quickly outed as mystery writer J. B. Fletcher, and despite numerous protests, a hotel staffer arranges a book signing for her. This and touristy adventures arranged for the group make for a much busier trip than Jessica was expecting. When a hotel bartender, who also happens to be a stagehand for Emma’s play, turns up dead backstage at the theater, Jessica’s fun and relaxing vacation quickly becomes anything but.

My Review:

Murder, She Wrote stories (both the TV show and the books) are my favorite comfort reads and  Murder, She Wrote: Murder Backstage by Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran, the 58th (!!!) entry in this series did not disappoint. As soon as I began reading, I was 100% in the story and setting. 

The murder doesn’t take place immediately in the story, and I enjoyed getting to settle in with characters (which feels like getting to visit with long-time friends). I enjoyed Jessica’s trip to Canada (along with her travel companion) – this is perfect armchair travel! I think what I enjoy most is that Jessica gets to solve a complex mystery with her dearest friends. They are each so lovable in their own unique ways. 

It’s lovely to see a long-time series continue on with such strength. I’ll always add a Murder, She Wrote to my reading stack and I’m so pleased that Terrie uses her writing talent to carry the banner! 

About the Author:

Along with Jessica Fletcher, Terrie Farley Moran co-writes the Murder, She Wrote mystery series including  Murder, She Wrote: Killer on the Court. She is the author of the Read ‘Em and Eat cozy mystery series and also co-writes the Scrapbooking Mysteries with Laura Childs. Recipient of both the Agatha and the Derringer Awards, Moran has published numerous mystery short stories. The only thing Terrie enjoys more than wrangling mystery plots into submission is hanging out with any or all of her seven grandchildren.

Author Links: Webpage   Facebook 

Purchase Links: Amazon – B&N – Kobo – Bookshop.org – Penguin Random House 

TOUR PARTICIPANTS:

• April 2 – Mystery, Thrillers, and Suspense – SPOTLIGHT
• April 2 – Bigreadersite – REVIEW
• April 3 – Christy’s Cozy Corners – REVIEW
• April 4 – Diane Reviews Books – REVIEW
• April 5 – View from the Birdhouse – REVIEW
• April 6 – Sarah Can’t Stop Reading – REVIEW  
• April 7 – Cozy Up WIth Kathy – REVIEW
• April 8 – Guatemala Paula Loves to Read – REVIEW
• April 9 – Celticlady’s Reviews – SPOTLIGHT
• April 9 – Baroness Book Trove – REVIEW
• April 10 – Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book – REVIEW
• April 11 – #BRVL Book Review Virginia Lee – SPOTLIGHT
• April 12 – Maureen’s Musings – SPOTLIGHT
• April 13 – FUONLYKNEW – SPOTLIGHT
• April 13 – Reading Is My SuperPower – SPOTLIGHT
• April 14 – Brooke Blogs – SPOTLIGHT
• April 15 – Sapphyria’s Book Reviews – SPOTLIGHT

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