Book Review: Murder, She Wrote - The Murder of Twelve by Jessica Fletcher and Jon Land

 

A blizzard is coming. A blizzard is coming. And Jessica and a dozen members of a wedding party are stuck at Hill House with a killer!!!

In the 51st book of the Murder, She Wrote series, Jessica is still staying at Hill House hotel while her Cabot Cove home is being rebuilt. As a winter storm of historic proportions blasts into town, she finds herself trapped with twelve members of a wedding party whose plans are waylaid by the storm. But the blizzard is the least of their worries when they discover there is a murderer in their midst who is determined to take them out one by one. 

Though a huge fan of the show, I have never read a Murder, She Wrote mystery. When I saw, however, that Jon Land was now involved, I knew I had to order some. 

The Murder of Twelve starts out with well-known residents of the town--the local doctor, sheriff and bestselling author--talking about the predicted once-in-century storm. The banter amongst the three is a fun way to start this mystery off light, and it really captures the essence of the cozy mystery in setting up the small town. It is also one way that Land allowed me to feel right at home while reading my first Murder, She Wrote novel, because it truly plays out exactly as I would have imagined. 

The writing is superb. The mystery is fun to unravel. And all of it comes to a satisfying conclusion with no loose ends. Now, I am ready to read the next book in the series, Murder in Season. A small town mystery can only be made better by setting it during Christmas, right? 

I look forward to reading more Murder, She Wrote novels with Jon Land giving Jessica Fletcher a hand.

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley (May 26, 2020)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1984804332
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1984804334

This review contains my honest opinions, which I have not been compensated for in any way.

Books I Want to Read for the 2021 Craving for Cozies Reading Challenge

 

The 2021 Craving for Cozies Reading Challenge is the only challenge I am participating in this year. I am joining Escape with Dollycas Into A Good Book and her readers for this challenge. This is the level I have chosen:

Peckish – 1 – 25 Cozy Mysteries

I started a separate shelf on Goodreads for this challenge. Here are the books I have added so far.

Have you read any of these? I hope I get to at least all of them this year. 

2021 Craving for Cozies Reading Challenge

 

I avoided reading challenges this year, which ended up being good thing, considering all that 2020 entailed. That said, I am making some blogging changes for 2021--hopefully short-lived, but we will see how that goes--and want to tackle a new challenge. 

Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book is hosting this challenge just for fun. 

Cozy mysteries, also referred to simply as “cozies”, are a sub-genre of crime fiction mysteries in which sex and violence are downplayed or treated humorously, and the crime and detection take place in a small, socially intimate community. The crime-solver is an amateur sleuth, usually but not always a woman, who is thrust into the aftermath of the murder. The protagonist frequently has an occupation or hobby that brings appealing information to the reader.

The challenge runs from January 1, 2021, and ends December 31, 2021.

Rules

1. Choose the level at which you would like to participate in:

Levels

• Peckish – 1 – 25 Cozy Mysteries
• Famished – 26 – 51 Cozy Mysteries
• Yearning – 51 – 75 Cozy Mysteries
• Starving  – 76 – 100 Cozy Mysteries
• Ravenous – 101 – 125 Cozy Mysteries
• Voracious – 126 – 150 Cozy Mysteries 
• Overindulged – 151 – 200 Cozy Mysteries
• Pigged Out – 201 or more Cozy Mysteries

You can always go up a level, but you can’t go down. 

2. You can Feed Your Need To Read with print, digital, or audiobooks.

3. You do not have to post a review, but the authors would appreciate it if you did. 

4.  You do not need to have a blog to participate. If you do have a blog, take the button above, put it on your blog and post about the challenge. 

5.  Join the Craving for Cozies Facebook Group here and share your progress with everyone. 

6. Follow Escape With Dollycas Into A Good Book for cozy giveaways and reviews.  

7. You can keep track any way you wish. You can even set up a special shelf on Goodreads.com to help you keep track!  It is super easy, Just click the MY BOOKS tab at the top of the page. When that page opens just click – ADD A SHELF in the left-hand sidebar. Title it Craving for Cozies Challenge and you are all set. 

If you post about your books on Social Media, please use the hashtag #CravingCozies

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