Murder, She Wrote: The Body in the Trees by Jessica Fletcher & Terrie Farley Moran #Review / #Giveaway – Great Escapes Book Tour @BerkleyMystery @terriefarleymoran

Murder, She Wrote: The Body in the Trees
by Jessica Fletcher & Terrie Farley Moran

About Murder, She Wrote:
The Body in the Trees 

Murder, She Wrote: The Body in the Trees
Cozy Mystery
62nd in Series
Setting – Maine
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Berkley
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 2, 2025
Hardcover
Print length ‏ : ‎ 272 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0593820215
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593820216
Digital
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0593820223
ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0DYYYSJLR

The newest entry in the USA Today bestselling Murder, She Wrote series.

It’s leaf-peeping season in Cabot Cove, but for someone, it’s killing season!

A quartet of friends from Florida have come to Maine to experience a New England autumn, complete with hiking in the woods and fishing. When one of them goes missing, the town rallies to find the presumably lost but otherwise safe tourist. But when newspaper editor Dan Andrews is biking on the trail along a ridge, he looks down and sees a leg caught in the branches of a tree. Count on Jessica Fletcher to uncover the secret reason the victim came to town . . . and how it led to her murder.

Dollycas’s Thoughts

Autumn in Cabot Cove is beautiful, and a group of friends has come to town from Florida for vacation to take in the fall foliage along with some hiking and fishing. Jessica meets the young ladies while at a local restaurant, when one of them has clearly had too much to drink. Jessica, in her usual helpful way, makes sure they have everything they need and get safely back to their rooms.

Then one of the group goes missing, and the residents of Cabot Cove enact a search to no avail. It’s local newsman Dan Andrews who makes a tragic discovery. Biking along the ridge, he glances down and sees a leg among the trees. The lost Floridian has been found, and soon Jessica is assisting Sheriff Mort Metzger as he tries to determine the real reason the victim came to Cabot Cove and why it led to her death.

It’s almost Halloween in Cabot Cove, and murder and mayhem are on the menu.

I love all my virtual vacays to Cabot Cove, catching up with Jessica, Seth, Mort, Maureen, Dan, Maeve, and all the other residents of this wonderfully picturesque little town. I feel right at home walking and biking the streets, visiting the neighbors, stopping by Sassi’s bakery for a mid-day treat to share with Jessica over a cup of tea, shopping at Charles Department Store, and having dinner at Hill House. This time, though, there is a Bicycle Bandit stealing ladies’ purses, and of course, the murder. Women need to be careful when they are out and about. I love how Jessica, Seth, and others come together to solve the community’s problems, and we readers are like butterflies on their shoulders.

The story is very well-plotted with two mysteries to solve. I enjoy trying to solve the mysteries before Jessica, just as I did while watching the television show. These books have the same flow with clues nicely dropped throughout the story. I followed them closely. Was there one culprit or two? When the clues started to go in a surprising direction, I was wondering if I was falling for a red herring. No spoilers here – You have to read it for yourself.

Murder, She Wrote: The Body in the Trees is a sensational addition to this series. A series that has lasted more than 36 years and 62 books, with number 63 set to be released in May 2026. Several authors have teamed up with Jessica over the years. Terrie Farley Moran has done an outstanding job keeping these wonderful characters fresh, fun, interesting, and entertaining. One of the great things about these books is that they can all be read on their own and in any order. It’s a series that has stood the test of time and is still going strong. I highly recommend Murder, She Wrote: The Body in the Trees to all cozy mystery lovers and fans of the television show.

I voluntarily reviewed an Advance Reader Copy. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review. Thank you to Berkley and NetGalley for providing me with an ARC.

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