Donald Bain

During a visit to a friend's ranch, mystery writer Jessica Fletcher comes face to face with murder when a vacationing couple turns up dead, and she joins forces with a local reporter to uncover links between the victims and a nasty gang of land developers.

A Murder, She Wrote Mystery : a Novel

Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch

Dustin

Just like any Jessica Fletcher book this was light entertainment. Glad I read it in-between other books to relax a little. Some themes seem to return, which is not unlike the tv show, but in the books, full passages of activities seem to actually happen in multiple books. Recalling having read exactly the same scene before is not ideal.
Otherwise, it was straightforward and enjoyable enough.

Giulia Pianta

This is another nice murder mystery. Or better, the murder itself wasn’t very mysterious, and the twists were nice but not shocking or surprising.
I liked the ranch setting and all the activities - it made me want to go on a similar holiday.

There is a very similar scene here as in another book - Jessica is out fishing in the middle of the river, and falls in the water. Not sure why the repetition of such a similar scene, as it adds very little to the story in this case.

After starting a rewatch of the TV series first episodes, I can see that Jessica here is way different and a bit too uptight - for example, in the books she never drinks alcohol and is almost disgusted at the idea, while in the series she would often get a glass of wine or a cocktail. I am not sure why the discrepancy in her personality, but I sure hope it will become less strident in the next instalments.

Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch A Murder, She Wrote Mystery : a Novel

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