Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hooray for Homicide | 1985 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 2 | The Murder of Sherlock Holmes | 1985 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 3 | Lovers and Other Killers | 1986 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 4 | Gin & Daggers | 1989 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 5 | Manhattans & Murder | 1994 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 6 | Brandy and Bullets | 1995 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 7 | Martinis & Mayhem | 1995 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 8 | Rum & Razors | 1995 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 9 | A Deadly Judgment | 1996 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 10 | A Palette for Murder | 1996 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 11 | Murder on the QE2 | 1997 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 12 | The Highland Fling Murders | 1997 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 13 | A Little Yuletide Murder | 1998 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 14 | Murder in Moscow | 1998 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 15 | Knock ’em Dead | 1999 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 16 | Murder at the Powderhorn Ranch | 1999 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 17 | Trick or Treachery | 2000 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 18 | Blood on the Vine | 2001 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 19 | Murder in a Minor Key | 2001 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 20 | Provence to Die for | 2002 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 21 | You Bet Your Life | 2002 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 22 | Destination Murder | 2003 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 23 | Majoring In Murder | 2003 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 24 | A Vote for Murder | 2004 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 25 | Dying to Retire | 2004 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 26 | Margaritas and Murder | 2005 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 27 | The Maine Mutiny | 2005 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 28 | A Question of Murder | 2006 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 29 | Three Strikes and You’re Dead | 2006 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 30 | Coffee, Tea, or Murder? | 2007 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 31 | Panning for Murder | 2007 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 32 | A Slaying in Savannah | 2008 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 33 | Murder on Parade | 2008 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 34 | A Fatal Feast | 2009 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 35 | Madison Avenue Shoot | 2009 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 36 | Nashville Noir | 2010 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 37 | The Queen’s Jewels | 2010 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 38 | Skating on Thin Ice | 2011 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 39 | The Fine Art of Murder | 2011 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 40 | Domestic Malice | 2012 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 41 | Trouble at High Tide | 2012 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 42 | Close-up on Murder | 2013 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 43 | Prescription for Murder | 2013 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 44 | Aloha Betrayed | 2014 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 45 | Death of a Blue Blood | 2014 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 46 | Killer in the Kitchen | 2015 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 47 | The Ghost and Mrs Fletcher | 2015 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 48 | Design For Murder | 2016 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 49 | Hook, Line, and Murder | 2016 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 50 | A Date with Murder | 2018 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 51 | A Time for Murder | 2019 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 52 | Manuscript for Murder | 2019 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 53 | Murder in Red | 2019 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 54 | Murder In Season | 2020 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 55 | The Murder of Twelve | 2020 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 56 | Debonair in Death | 2021 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 57 | Killing in a Koi Pond | 2021 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 58 | Killer on the Court | 2022 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 59 | Death on the Emerald Isle | 2023 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 60 | Murder She Wrote Killer On Thecourt | 2023 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 61 | Fit for Murder | 2024 | Donald Bain | Buy |
| 62 | Murder Backstage | 2024 | Donald Bain | Buy |
Donald Bain wrote more than sixty Murder, She Wrote novels featuring Jessica Fletcher, the mystery-writing amateur detective made famous by Angela Lansbury on television. The books take Fletcher from her home in Cabot Cove, Maine to locations around the world. Each novel presents a new murder for Fletcher to solve, often set in a specific locale from Moscow to Nashville to the Emerald Isle.
Bain took over the series in the late 1980s and continued writing it for over three decades. The books maintained a loyal readership who appreciated the cozy mystery formula: a charming protagonist, an interesting setting, and a puzzle that rewards careful attention. The series added new entries through the 2020s, with later books written in collaboration with other authors.