Madison Avenue Shoot: A Murder, She Wrote Mystery [Hardcover]

Jessica Fletcher (Author), Donald Bain (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 7, 2009

It's lights...
Camera...
Murder!

The USA Today bestselling series-more than 4.5 million copies in print

When Jessica Fletcher's nephew, Grady, asks her to visit him in New York City, she's happy to reunite. The production firm Grady works for is creating commercials featuring big-name celebrities, and he has proposed that Jessica star in one. She reluctantly agrees.

But when one of the most creative-and despised-bigwigs is found murdered on the set, there's a long list of suspects. And Jessica soon finds herself not just a witness in a murder case-but the only one who can uncover the killer...

--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Where Jessica Fletcher goes, murder invariably follows, as shown in Bain's taut 31st mystery to feature the crime-solving character immortalized by Angela Lansbury on the small screen (after 2008's A Slaying in Savannah). While visiting her ad exec nephew, Grady Fletcher, and his family in New York City, Jessica agrees to appear in a TV commercial as one of several celebrities promoting an international credit card. Betsy Archibald, the creative director of the ad agency handling the shoot, makes the experience uncomfortable for all involved due to frequent tantrums. When Grady's nine-year-old son, Frank, disappears on the set while watching his great-aunt perform, his parents become frantic. Jessica and Grady's search reveals Betsy, dead from a nail-gun wound, but no Frank. Did the boy witness the murder? Jessica at first irritates the police detective in charge of the investigation, but later impresses him as she cracks the case in her typical no-nonsense style. (Apr.)
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About the Author

Jessica Fletcher is a bestselling mystery writer who has a knack for stumbling upon real-life mysteries in her various travels. 

Donald Bain, Jessica Fletcher’s longtime collaborator, is the writer of over eighty books, many of them bestsellers.

--This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 276 pages
• Publisher: Obsidian; 1 edition (April 7, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451226038
• ISBN-13: 978-0451226037
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #744,847 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars engaging tale, April 12, 2009

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Madison Avenue Shoot: A Murder, She Wrote Mystery (Hardcover)

On her way back home to Cabot Cove, Maine after a convention in Chicago, mystery writer Jessica Fletcher visits her nephew Grady, his wife Donna, and their nine year old son Frank in Manhattan. Accountant Grady asks his famous Aunt Jessica to star in a commercial touting Permezzo international credit-card company as that will gain him favor with his boss; reluctantly on the advice of her agent she agrees.

At the shoot, Jessica meets the other three notables: TV cook Stella "Cookie" Bedford, industry-exposé author Anne Tripper, and new age mystic Lance Severson along with the film crew, the credit card brass, and the hanger-ons. When Frank vanishes, Grady and Jessica search for him only to find the corpse of the creative director shrewish Betsy Archibald. NYPD Detective Chesney is unimpressed with Jessica's credentials and suspects either Frank or Grady as they had a motive to kill the shrew. Jessica investigates and begins to uncover motives of other people as the victim was universally hated.

The latest Murder She Wrote whodunit is an engaging tale that fans of the series will enjoy. The first half of the novel introduces the audience to the key cast members so that the latter half of the investigation by Jessica makes more sense as motives become obvious. However that technique also delays the prime fun of following Jessica while she sleuths. Still this is a fun read as Jessica stars in a MADISON AVENUE SHOOT.

Harriet Klausner

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Solid tale, May 1, 2009

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Julia H. "book lover" (Minneapolis, MN) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Madison Avenue Shoot: A Murder, She Wrote Mystery (Hardcover)

Jessica stops in NYC to visit her nephew Grady and as a favor, checks out the pitch from the Permezzo credit card people for starring in a commercial. Jessica signs on, along with a few other well-known folks and the day of shooting arrives. With Grady and his son Frank along for support, Jessica runs her part of the commercial beautifully, other are not as prepared, angering some of the bigwigs, who are worried about time and money. One of those same bigwigs is found murdered when young Frank goes missing, and it's up to Jessica to help discover the truth, when her family is put at risk. This was an engaging MSW, lately, I haven't been as impressed with them, and was beginning to think the series had run its course.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Usual Suspects, May 1, 2009

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Rosa "Bookworm" (Detroit,MichiganUSA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Madison Avenue Shoot: A Murder, She Wrote Mystery (Hardcover)

This is a nice read and the plot starts at a snail's pace. But there are elements of surprise and intrigue. While this latest is not the best read it's good enough for those who are Jessica Fletcher fan's.