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Murder, She Wrote: Rum and Razors Pb

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This is the second book in the series of the new "Murder, she wrote" mysteries. This time murder takes a holiday with Jessica to the Caribbean. She settles into an extremely luxurious and expensive resort, property of old friends from Cabot Cove and, both writers; he a travel writer who produces his own tour guides; and she, a gourmet cook who mixes her Maine coking with that of the islands. However, as soon as she arrives Jessica senses a lot of tension in her hosts (the owners of the inn). Problems succeed one another until, during a night stroll about the beach, Jessica herself finds a corpse. None other than her own host friend, brutally murdered. Jessica is not convinced of the guilt of an ex-employee who's been apprehended by the police, and she launches into a sleuthing sequence of events that very much annoys everybody, including the local police and her newly widowed host-friend.

I have found this book to be more truthful than the first one to the characters created in the original TV series. It certainly is an improvement from "Manhattans & murder", (which was the first one), but I would not exactly characterize it as unique. The first chapters are somewhat slow, then the murder happens, quite unexpectedly and it will catch you by surprise - good. More slowness right up to the point where the novel really picks-up (too many red herrings perhaps?); and then in the last five chapters is when I couldn't put it down. I have to say also, that although in the TV series Jessica's power of deduction to solve murders is extremely fast and brilliant; in this book she seems much slower. I could pinpoint whodunit even faster than her - something I don't usually achieve with the TV version. Readers new to mysteries will find this an enchanting, maybe even exciting, novel; but as far as I am concerned, it is a simple one.

I think this is the best Murder, She Wrote book out there and I've read just about all of them. I can't come up with any complaints regarding this book. The setting was great, the charactors, and the plot itself was outstanding. It was hard to put the book down once I started to read it. It will be difficult for Fletcher & Bain to make a better story.

Huh! Well, this was very strange. As a "Murder She Wrote" book, this one wasn't too terribly bad. In fact, I'd say it was actually one of the better ones. But who does the author think he's fooling? Only a few weeks ago, I read "The Fatal Feast", another "Murder She Wrote" book by this same author, and one of the major storylines involved the strange mail Jessica Fletcher was getting with the letters "GLOTCOYB" printed on it. This was a major story plot that wasn't resolved until the very end so it was prevalent throughout the book. Last night I read "Rum and Razors" which was written a few years BEFORE "The Fatal Feast" and guess what? It has the very same exact storyline!!!! Jessica gets strange mail with the letters "GLOTCOYB" in the mail and the storyline is resolved in exactly the same way. In fact it takes up the first 5-6 chapters of the book and is almost word for word the same as it is in "The Fatal Feast". Talk about a cut and paste! Does the author really think nobody will notice this? Well, I for one noticed it and I suggest the author come up with something new for his next book or I am done with this series.

This set is just as delightful the 2nd time reading as it was the 1st time! If you know some one who like the Murder, She Wrote series, this is a must as a gift!

Jessica is off to the beautiful US Virgin Islands to get away from a harsh Maine winter. She checks into her hotel owned by old friends called Lovers Lagoon, which is being run out of buisness by another hotel next door. One night when Jessica is walking on the beach she discovers the body of one of the owners. Jessica does some checking in to the murder, and finds out something shady has been going on at the hotel. This is one of my favorite Murder She Wrote books I've read. The plot though is very similar to the book Murder At The Powderhorn Ranch, that's why I gave it a 4 star

This is the first book I read in the "Murder, She Wrote" series. Jessica Fletcher, the main character in the story is off to Lover Lagoon for a vacation. She knew the owners and were on good terms with them. It was one night when she was taking a walk at Lover Lagoon when she discovered the body of one of the owners,Walter Marschalk. She was determinded to find out the murderer. Walter's previous job was a famous travel writer and so Jessica accept the invitation of the owner of rival inn, Diamond Reef, to have dinner with a group of travel writers. She found out that Walter was not well-liked among his friends. As the story goes on, Jessica found a lot of suspects and discovered a lot of unexpected things. I find the story moveing on a bit too slow and the ending is also abrupt. But overall it is a nice book.

In this mystery, Jessica is befounded to actually see her dear friend, Walter Marschalk, dead in St. Thomas island! While searching for answers, she meets several people (including another J. Fletcher) who all help her along the way, but every new person is a suspect in her eyes. I thought this was a best for Fletcher&Bain, compared to others.

This was a very good book. When Jessica goes to visit her friends debt ridden inn in the Carribean, she is delighted to be there. But when her friend is found murdered{by a razor of course}, Her beautiful vacation is ruined. When she starts her own investigation, She turns up a side of the Carribean you never want to see, the dark side. That is a common trait with Jess, get snooping and find the dark side of people. But any-way, the only problem with this book is that it becomes obivous who commited the crime in the last five chapters. Even though, this still a great book.

"Rum and Razors" is by far the best Donald Bain has written. Going away on a much-needed vacation to the Caribbean, America's favorite amateur sleuth, Jessica Fletcher, soon wishes she was back home in Cabot Cove, Maine. During a therapeutic stroll along the seashore, a body is discovered and everyone at the local inn is thoroughly investigated. I could not put this book down and neither will readers. This mystery is for all Murder, She Wrote fans.

No matter where Jessica Fletcher goes, she always stumbles upon a murder. Without fail. And it's a little annoying. I used to be a big fan of Murder, She Wrote; I have 14 books in the series. But as I've gone back to re-read them, not having read them for years, I find myself very annoyed with Donald Bain (and Jessica too, for that matter). First of all, she's always the one to discover the body. She can't help but investigate, whether the police like her or not (it's 50/50). And she typically solves it without anyone else's help and against the advice of her friends. Can't she for once listen to Seth and stay out of it? Even in a lush tropical setting, on a much needed vacation, she can't keep her nose out of it. Perhaps one of the things I find frustrating is that no matter what happens, her goose never gets cooked. Now, I don't dislike her so much that I want her to be a victim of her own story, I just want it to be a bit more believable. In this story, I felt as if every suspect presented had something to do with the murder, even the victim's wife! Hardly anyone was innocent. Storms always arrive at the climax moment. Jessica finds crucial evidence before anyone else. And no matter what the police or other people come up with, Jessica solves the mystery first. I have yet to see it not happen. While this is one the earlier mysteries, the most recent ones weren't any better, and I believe they've even stopped publishing them. Suffice it to say, so far every Murder She Wrote book in my collection that I've re-read has found a new home at my local library.