Murder, She Wrote: Murder in Moscow (Murder She Wrote)

By Jessica Fletcher and Donald Bain

Book Overview

Mystery writer and amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher visits Moscow as part of a United States publishing group to help Russia succeed as a democracy. But the poisoning of a Russian publisher, who possessed information which could topple the government in power, places her in a dangerous situation. Jess turns to the American Embassy for help, only to discover that the United States government is involved...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0451194748
• ISBN13: 9780451194749
• Release Date: May 1998
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.37 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 4.2" x 6.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

A different Jessica foil

This book Jessica does not solve the murder because she busily involved in spy intrigue, secrets, good and bad guys, kidnapping while being dragged all over Moscow. She is in Moscow as part of an economic book exchange with her publisher, his wife,and other authors. This book is exciting and a page-turner from beginning to end. I liked it because it was so different from the other MSW novels, don't get me wrong I've read them all (except:Murder Ave. Shoot)and I love the books, this was just different, a change of pace you could say. Thanks D. Bain!!

exciting

this book is a great escape and is one of my favorites in the series. the writing is very descriptive. the chase scene kept me turning pages fast so as to keep up with events. i was sorry that the book had to end.

Jessica and Vodka

Outside of the stero-typed Russians swilling Vodka on almost every single page of this page turner, this book was a lot of fun. I ended up sitting in my favorite Chicago diner for about an hour finishing up this book, as it becomes such a page turner in the last 7 chapters that it is impossible to put down. My first thought is to say "this is really a book for Murder She Wrote fans", the plot is spelled out nicely in the conclusion. This may put off some hard core mystery readers who like to "solve" the mystery before it is spelled out for them. On the other hand, following suit with the program, you have to wait until the end to find out what happened. This is what I expected, and was delighted with the book.And don't be surprised that dead bodies just keep showing up...this is a Murder She Wrote story, Jessica would be out of business if that didn't happen! I think that MSW fans, as well as new comers will enjoy this fun novel by Donald Bain and Jessica Fletcher set in the new Russia.

Moscow Mayhem

It's a long way home from Cabot Cove, Maine, but Jessica has business to attend to in the dangerous, peril city of Moscow, Russia. As other readers of this novel would call it drawn out and boring, I give it five stars for excellent writing. Suspense is abound in each chapter, as is Bain's authentic writing style. I am comparing "Murder in Moscow" to other interesting, suspenseful and cozy Murder, She Wrote mysteries such as "Brandy and Bullets" and "A Deadly Judgment." Before you listen to all the nonchalant critiques from dissapointed readers, I suggest that you give the book a read through. If you're an intrigued reader of the Murder, She Wrote series, you won't be dissapointed in "Murder in Moscow."

A fun and enjoyable, light hearted mystery

Murder mystery writer Jessica Fletcher is one of a small elite group, representing the publishing world, going to Washington and then to Moscow as part of the Commerce Department's efforts to facilitate better relations between the two countries. Ostensibly the Americans are going over to help the Russians with their fledgling publishing industry. However, Jessica quickly learns that the government has other goals in mind also. Jessica is told by a secretive American official to keep an eye and ear open, and report back to him all she learns overseas. However, that same night Jessica finds her "contact" dead inside the Jefferson monument. In Russia, a local publisher, dining with Jessica, is suddenly dead and the visitor is briskly removed from the scene by an American intelligence officer. Instead of enjoying her exotic stay, Jessica begins to question the trustworthiness of everyone she meets, knowing that she might be the next victim. A Jessica Fletcher mystery is always fun to read and the current novel is no exception. Mrs. Fletcher is this generation's Aunt Hazel and likewise just as impossible not to like or root for her. MURDER SHE WROTE: MURDER IN MOSCOW is very enjoyable, especially watching the protagonist realize that the new Russia is, in its own way, as dangerous a place as the old Soviet Union. Harriet Klausner