Manhattans & Murder by Jessica Fletcher

By: Jessica Fletcher

Murder, She Wrote #2

Genre: Mystery Cozy

Signet Mystery
December 1, 1994
On Sale: December 1, 1994
Featuring:
272 pages
ISBN: 0451181425
EAN: 9780451181428
Kindle: B001R6OTOY
Paperback / e-Book (reprint)

Book Summary

Manhattan is Murder at Christmastime

Promoting her latest book brings bestselling mystery writer Jessica Fletcher to New York for Christmas. Her schedule includes book signings, Larry King Live, restaurants, department stores… and murder?

It all begins with a sidewalk Santa staring at Jessica with fear and recognition. Behing the beard is Waldo Morse, former drug smuggler and the most notorious citizen of Cabot Cave, Maine. Jessica hasn’t a clue as to how he ended up as a street corner Saint Nick, but she agrees to meet him at two o’clock the next day. Jessica shows up with her camera, but in no time at all Santa is dead – a totally unexpected murder in progress. While the police are strangely slow on their feet, and the dead man’s wife uncommonly fast on the run, Jessica, in her no-nonsense way, decides to do what she does best: strategically snoop around and graciously outwit the pros on both sides of the law…doing whatever it takes to stop a murderer from striking again.

GIN & DAGGERS

GIN & DAGGERS

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April 1, 2000

MANHATTANS & MURDER

MANHATTANS & MURDER

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December 1, 1994

BRANDY & BULLETS

BRANDY & BULLETS

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September 1, 1997

MARTINIS & MAYHEM

MARTINIS & MAYHEM

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December 1, 1995

A DEADLY JUDGMENT

A DEADLY JUDGMENT

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April 1, 1996

A PALETTE FOR MURDER

A PALETTE FOR MURDER

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October 1, 1996

MURDER ON THE QE2

MURDER ON THE QE2

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October 1, 1997

MURDER IN MOSCOW

MURDER IN MOSCOW

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May 1, 1998

A LITTLE YULTIDE MURDER

A LITTLE YULTIDE MURDER

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November 1, 2003

KNOCK 'EM DEAD

KNOCK 'EM DEAD

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October 1, 1999

TRICK OR TREACHERY

TRICK OR TREACHERY

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October 1, 2000

BLOOD ON THE VINE

BLOOD ON THE VINE

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April 1, 2001

MURDER IN A MINOR KEY

MURDER IN A MINOR KEY

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October 1, 2001

YOU BET YOUR LIFE

YOU BET YOUR LIFE

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October 1, 2002

MAJORING IN MURDER

MAJORING IN MURDER

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April 1, 2003

DESTINATION MURDER

DESTINATION MURDER

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October 1, 2003

DYING TO RETIRE

DYING TO RETIRE

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April 1, 2004

THE MAINE MUTINY

THE MAINE MUTINY

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April 1, 2005

A SLAYING IN SAVANNAH

A SLAYING IN SAVANNAH

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October 1, 2008

MADISON AVENUE SHOOT

MADISON AVENUE SHOOT

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April 1, 2009

A FATAL FEAST

A FATAL FEAST

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October 1, 2009

NASHVILLE NOIR

NASHVILLE NOIR

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April 1, 2010

THE QUEEN'S JEWELS

THE QUEEN'S JEWELS

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October 1, 2010

SKATING ON THIN ICE

SKATING ON THIN ICE

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April 1, 2011

THE FINE ART OF MURDER

THE FINE ART OF MURDER

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October 1, 2011

TROUBLE AT HIGH TIDE

TROUBLE AT HIGH TIDE

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April 1, 2012

DOMESTIC MALICE

DOMESTIC MALICE

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October 1, 2012

CLOSE-UP ON MURDER

CLOSE-UP ON MURDER

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September 1, 2014

ALOHA BETRAYED

ALOHA BETRAYED

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April 1, 2014

DEATH OF A BLUEBLOOD

DEATH OF A BLUEBLOOD

#42.0

October 1, 2014

DESIGN FOR MURDER

DESIGN FOR MURDER

#45.0

April 1, 2016

HOOK, LINE AND MURDER

HOOK, LINE AND MURDER

#46.0

October 1, 2016