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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN num: 9780451225054
ISBN number: 0451225058
Label: NAL Hardcover
Manufacturer: NAL Hardcover
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 304
Printing Date: September 30, 2008
Publishing house: NAL Hardcover
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Jessica Fletcher digs up a home-grown murder mystery down South in this brand-new installment in the USA Today bestselling series.
Jessica is saddened when her eccentric old friend Tillie Mortelaine passes away—and surprised to learn that Tillie has left her a million dollars. But there are strings attached. Jessica must use the money to help the literacy fund she and Tillie established years ago in Savannah, Georgia. And she will receive the money only if she can solve a mystery within the month: the murder of Tillie’s fiancé, Wanamaker Jones.
As Jessica settles into Tillie’s Savannah mansion and meets Tillie’s boarders, she also discovers that the spirit of Wanamaker Jones haunts the grounds. And that there are those in Savannah who are looking to cash in on Tillie’s demise—and Jessica’s failure...
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This book was every bit as exciting as all the rest of the Murder She Wrote novels. It is filled with action and many surprises and her descriptions of Savannah and St. Patrick's Day festival are very colorful and I can picture it in my mind. I would recommend this book to all Murder She Wrote fans!
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Jessica Fletcher is one of my favorite amateur sleuths and Savannah is my absolute favorite city in the world so I have been eagerly anticipating the release of this book for months. I am now happy to report that I was not disappointed!
I was a bit delayed in getting the book because my wife snatched it almost before it came in the door and I can happily report that she also gives it very high marks. Since we both have an interest in all things ghostly it didn't hurt one bit that there was a ghost in this story and that the ghost may well have had a hand in Jessica's ability to solve the mystery. Considering that the murder Jessica was investigating had happened forty years ago it isn't surprising that she might need a little otherworldly help in coming up with a solution.
I was amazed at how well Donald Bain caught the atmosphere of Savannah and it is patently obvious that he spent some time in that most charming of cities before he wrote this book. He not only caught the outgoing nature of the people there but he also hit upon the unfortunate pompous attitude of a few Savannah natives. Most importantly though he captured the eccentric nature that seems to permeate so many old Savannah families and it is that friendly, yet eccentric nature of so much of the population that helps to make Savannah such a special place and few authors do it justice. John Berendt captured it perfectly and now Donald Bain has followed suit.
The whole story revolves around the last will and testament of an elderly and wealthy Savannah lady with whom Jessica has worked previously on a literacy program. The will specifies that Jessica will be paid the sum of one million dollars to be given to the literacy fund but not until she solves the murder of the deceased's fiancé. That unsolved murder took place forty years ago in the deceased's house and that is the very house where Jessica will be staying. To make matters even worse Jessica only has a month to solve the case and she was to work around an elderly lawyer with a deep drawl, a snobby judge, a couple of ghost hunters, an amorous doctor and a man who claims to be a General. As a note to the author I very much liked the reference to the valiant General J. Johnston Pettigrew, CSA.
The plot of this book manages to stay on track more than is the case with a lot of cozy mysteries but the author still manages to take a few excursions into the history and culture of Savannah including its vaunted St. Patrick's Day celebration. This entry into the "Murder She Wrote" series is probably comes closer to the feeling of the TV series than do any of its predecessors and even if it weren't set in Savannah I think that I would have greatly enjoyed it. It seems that as of late each new entry in the series is an improvement over the last one and that trend continues here. Save for the misspelling of Paula Deen's name I can't find a single thing to complain about.
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While these books are seldom among my favorites, this one was good. A little more plot to the story then some and I thought more true to the TV Show, which I did enjoy. A good easy read when easy is what you want.
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Jessica Fletcher receives a call from a Savannah lawyer informing her that her friend nonagenarian Tillie Mortelaine died. The two women worked together decades ago on an literacy program that became the Georgia standard. Tillie left Jessica with a million dollars for their literary program based on a stipulation that inside of a month the New Englander discovers who murdered the deceased's fiancé Wanamaker Jones forty years ago; if Jessica fails the program gets nothing.
Four decades ago the police got nowhere with their inquiries as those living in the house closed ranks against outsiders. Determined to solve the case as she has a million motives from various suspects, Jessica questions those people who were there and still alive today. While she investigates, two ghost hunters and a man claiming to be Tillie's fiancé get in her way; Tillie's nieces are uncooperative as they believe Mrs. Fletcher will keep the money. Jessica ignores their slurs, but cannot disregard the attempts on her life or the ghostly happenings in Tillie's house. She is running out of time to put together the puzzle as those central to solving it wants the money and obviously Jessica to fail.
As Tillie and series fans know Mrs. Fletcher is a contemporary New England Miss Marple. Her investigation is difficult because of the time lapse and the lack of cooperation of those involved. Whereas her motive is to insure the literacy program is funded, their motives with one exception are to inherit the money; the lone exception would be the killer if he or she is still alive. The police support the family in that they resent this northern outsider intruding even on a cold case; however she begins to win some of them over with her methods and they admire her moxie. This is one of the best cases Mrs. Fletcher (and Donald Bain) has worked on as she emotionally grieves the death of her friend, which also reminds her of her own mortality; while working on an entertaining cerebral cold case whodunit.
Harriet Klausner
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I love reading the "Murder, She Wrote" books. I feel as if I am seeing a new episode of the much loved TV series!
"A Slaying In Savannah" was not a disappointment. Jessica receives a phone call from a lawyer requesting that she come to Savannah to hear the reading of the will of her old friend, Tillie. Turns out, Tillie is leaving Jessica a million dollars to be given to a charity they started together years ago! The catch? To get the million dollars Jessica must solve a murder that happened 40 years ago, within 30 days of the reading of the will! A challenge to be sure, things are even more complicated by angry relatives, so-called friends, and a couple who live in the guest house who believe the mansion is haunted.
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