electronic resource

English language

Published April 25, 2009 by Penguin USA, Inc..

ISBN:
9781440666056

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4 stars (1 review)

A Funeral in New Orleans Jessica Fletcher has a writer's conference in New Orleans and can't resist staying an extra week for the annual Jazz Festival. In her short time there, she gets a chance to sample everything the city has to offer- its delectable food, its wonderful music and, of course, its unique brand of murder and corruption...Arts critic Wayne Copely is desperately searching for the fabled recordings of New Orleans jazz legend Little Red LeCoeur. But when he hears that his old friend Jessica Fletcher is in town, he's more than happy to take a break from work and give her an insider's view of the festival. Unfortunately, her jazz lesson and his search are tragically cut short when he turns up dead next to the grave of an old voodoo queen. And when the cops pass off the bizarre event as a mere ‘accidental death', it's up …

2 editions

Okey but too similar to the tv show

4 stars

I didn’t have the murderer on my radar at all. Even though there were some clues. The book reminded me very much of one of the tv show episodes again. Maybe it is time to stop reading this series since it seems to follow the tv series more closely now and takes a bit too much inspiration instead of coming up with completely original ideas.