Dying to Retire by Donald BainThis was the second novel in the Murder, She Wrote series, the first being The Maine Mutiny (Murder She Wrote) and after finishing it just now, I can say that it was a fantastic read.
If you are familiar with the Murder, She Wrote book series then you'll be aware of how the typical story unfolds; We are introduced to the characters, Jessica finds herself usually on her travels, someone ends up dead and Jessica suspects foul play. However, in Dying to Retire the usual formula is shaken up a bit, as Jessica and co. find themselves at the funeral of a former resident of Cabot Cove but the local detective suspects murder. It doesn't take long for Jessica herself, along with Seth and Mort to get involved and start trying to piece together the mystery behind their friend's apparent accidental death. One aspect which I loved about this story is how two separate locations, miles away from each other are cleverly linked in the final of the story, author Donald Bain clearly knows how to weave a great murder mystery.
I don't want to give too much of the story away here because part of the enjoyment of this book is picking up on clues and trying to piece together the story as you read. The book itself is easy to read and is suitable for all ages, and I'm sure anyone can enjoy this book book because it really is an engaging, and fun read. Full of quirky characters and a down to earth heroine who is easy to like and is easy to imagine in this novel if you are a fan of the television series.
The story itself is told through first person, so we get the events told through Jessica's eyes. A clever move on the writer's side to allow us as the reader to try and piece together the clues as Jessica does. If you are a fan of a good, old-fashioned murder mystery then this series is for you and I would highly recommend Dying to Retire - once you pick it up you won't be able to put it down!
If you are familiar with the Murder, She Wrote book series then you'll be aware of how the typical story unfolds; We are introduced to the characters, Jessica finds herself usually on her travels, someone ends up dead and Jessica suspects foul play. However, in Dying to Retire the usual formula is shaken up a bit, as Jessica and co. find themselves at the funeral of a former resident of Cabot Cove but the local detective suspects murder. It doesn't take long for Jessica herself, along with Seth and Mort to get involved and start trying to piece together the mystery behind their friend's apparent accidental death. One aspect which I loved about this story is how two separate locations, miles away from each other are cleverly linked in the final of the story, author Donald Bain clearly knows how to weave a great murder mystery.
I don't want to give too much of the story away here because part of the enjoyment of this book is picking up on clues and trying to piece together the story as you read. The book itself is easy to read and is suitable for all ages, and I'm sure anyone can enjoy this book book because it really is an engaging, and fun read. Full of quirky characters and a down to earth heroine who is easy to like and is easy to imagine in this novel if you are a fan of the television series.
The story itself is told through first person, so we get the events told through Jessica's eyes. A clever move on the writer's side to allow us as the reader to try and piece together the clues as Jessica does. If you are a fan of a good, old-fashioned murder mystery then this series is for you and I would highly recommend Dying to Retire - once you pick it up you won't be able to put it down!
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