A Deadly Judgment (Murder She Wrote)
by Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain
List Price:
Our Price: $2.95
You Save: $4.04 (58%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $0.01 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Donald Bain, Jessica FletcherEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1996-04-01
ISBN: 0451187717
Number of pages: 304
Publisher: Signet
Book Reviews of A Deadly Judgment (Murder She Wrote)
Book Review: A court trial in historical Boston
Summary: 4 Stars
Even though I thought the fifth installment in the "Murder, she wrote" mystery series by Donald Bain would be a tiresome one, I enjoyed myself thoroughly. In this novel, Jessica is off to historical Boston, Maine, to work as a Jury Consultant in a famous murder trial, under the invitation of her famous lawyer friend Malcolm McCloon. The book has been written during the O.J. Simpson trial and therefore, transmits all the notoriety of a high profile case: the defendant is the younger of two brothers of a nation-wide company called "Brannigan's Baked Beans" (I don't know why I kept thinking of "Bush's Baked Beans") The case gets really complicated when the defendant's girlfriend - and his only alibi - gets killed, stabbed through the heart.Jessica is not too eager at taking the job at first, but it's almost too good an offer to decline after her publisher asks her to base her next novel on a court trial "to increase sales" (is Jessica Fletcher also suffering the backlash of the bad economy?). Faster than you can say "murder', Jessica is off for a prolonged, indulging stay at the famous Ritz-Carlton, taking walks through Copley Place and eating gourmet dinners at the most famous restaurants and bars the city has to offer, all compliments of a high paying client.
The killer, however, is very close to Jessica's toes and her life is in danger when she starts digging deeper after the subsequent deaths of two jurors who were, apparently, favoring the defense team she is working for. Undeterred, she keeps going until, finally - and using terminology worthy of Johnnie Cochran and Marsha Clark - she solves the murder(s) during a hearing.
The book finishes rather abruptly, but I did like the way the author presented a court trial novel without loosing that "cozy" touch. It reminded me of my own stay in Boston, a long time ago, when I could still afford such a life of luxury!
Literature & Fiction Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in Literature & Fiction Books
Little Womenby Louisa May Alcott
Scribner; Published: 1986-06-30; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.49
Price in other shops:
The Killing Groundby JACK HIGGINS
HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS LTD; Published: 2007; Hardcover; Book
Saving Fish from Drowningby Amy Tan
4th Estate; Published: 2005; Paperback; Book
Life Expectancyby Dean Koontz
Harpercollins Pb; Published: 2005-08-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.00
Constant Princessby Philippa Gregory
Touchstone/Simon & Schuster; Published: 2005; Hardcover; Book
Wolf of the Plains (Conqueror, Book 1)by Conn Iggulden
Harper; Published: 2007; Paperback; Book
Saharaby Clive Cussler
Harper Collins Pb; Published: 2005-03-21; Paperback; Book
Perelandra (Cosmic Trilogy)by C. S. Lewis
Voyager; Published: 2005-11; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.89
Price in other shops:
The Lord Of The Rings: Part 2 The Two Towersby J. R. R. Tolkien
Harper Collins Publishers; Published: 2001; Paperback; Book
Red Marsby Kim Stanley Robinson
Trafalgar Square; Published: 2001-06; Paperback; Book
Similar books summaries and other product reviews
Murder, She Wrote: Murder in a Minor Keyby Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain
Signet; Published: 2001-10-01; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.76
Price in other shops:
Murder, She Wrote: Rum & Razorsby Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain
Signet; Published: 1995-04-01; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.87
Price in other shops:
Martinis & Mayhem: A Murder, She Wrote Mysteryby Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain
Signet; Published: 1995-12-01; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.00
Price in other shops:
The Highland Fling Murders (Murder, She Wrote)by Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain
A Signet Book; Published: 1997-04-01; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.02
Price in other shops:
Murder in Moscow (Murder, She Wrote)by Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain
A Signet Book; Published: 1998-05-01; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.40
Price in other shops:
Murder, She Wrote: Blood on the Vineby Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain
Signet; Published: 2001-04-01; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.98
Price in other shops:
Knock 'em Dead: A Murder, She Wrote Mysteryby Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain
Signet; Published: 1999-10-01; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.53
Price in other shops:
Murder, She Wrote: Murder at the Powderhorn Ranchby Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain
Signet; Published: 1999-05-01; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.95
Price in other shops:
Murder, She Wrote: A Palette for Murderby Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain
Signet; Published: 1996-10-01; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.79
Price in other shops:
Murder, She Wrote: Brandy and Bulletsby Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain
Signet; Published: 1995-08-01; Mass Market Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.99
Price in other shops: