Murder, She Wrote: Madison Avenue Shoot

By: Jessica Fletcher, Donald Bain

Narrated by: Cynthia Darlow

Length: 6 hrs and 47 mins

Publisher's summary

Jessica's favorite nephew, Grady, asks her to visit him in New York City - and star in a commercial he's creating. But there's little time for sightseeing when there's a murder on the set, complete with a long list of suspects. And Jessica soon finds herself not just a witness in a murder case - but the only one who can uncover the killer!

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Took a while to get started

Now I love the show Murder, She Wrote but this took forever to get going. The mystery didn't really get revealed until about half way through so it drug a little bit until then.

Kept my attention at attention!

Excellent reading- the narrator was eerily similar to Angela Lansbury so I had to look her up.

Another awesome Read

I mostly enjoyed the different characters we got to experience in this book. my favorite of all was Frank! he was so well written and I enjoyed the plot! good book!

Wonderful Listening

I loved the TV show so I tried this book. What a great surprise to be able to listen to a superb story from Jessica herself.

Great

I love this novel. Although it was a bit slow at first, it eventually gained momentum and I thoroughly enjoyed it .

Love the talent of Cynthia Darlow!

A fun story with mystery, mayhem and enough red herrings to make a Swedish holiday dinner.

The star of the listen is the amazing voice performance of Cynthia Darlow. She truly is very talented and performs the characters superbly. If there are awards for vocal performers she certainly deserves one. Brava!

Satisfying Mystery

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

If one of my friends was a fan of "cozies" and Jessica Fletcher, I'd definately recommend this audiobook.

What was one of the most memorable moments of Murder, She Wrote?

The description of the filming of a TV commercial. The narrative gave me a mental image of what the area looked like and how the filming was done.

Did Cynthia Darlow do a good job differentiating all the characters? How?

Yes. However, I do find her regional accents slightly overdone. I got used to Jessica's New England accent. I'm a midwesterner and I have no idea if the accent is accurate. However the accent she used for one character from Texas was annoying to me.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

No. But I smiled often and relaxed alot.

Any additional comments?

I was a fan of the "Murder She Wrote" TV series. These books are based on the TV series and therefore predictable in some ways. That's OK with me. I like Jessica's common sense and intelligence. I know there will not be descriptions of excessive violence. I know there will be an interesting puzzle to solve. Sometimes I just want to listen to a good, relaxing story. The "Murder She Wrote" series fills that need for me.

Loved it 😍

I loved this story as well. The narrator does a super good job with reading the book and it makes the characters come to life. I can always picture the story going on in my mind.

Good read...

Enjoyed the book, but not quite as much as others in the series. But I'd still recommend it.

Behind the Camera

Would you consider the audio edition of Murder, She Wrote to be better than the print version?

Haven't read any of the books but hearing it with the regional dialects makes it an experience that reading it wouldn't give. The reader is very good at what she does.

What did you like best about this story?

Positive family values, ethics in business and an indirect lession learned.

Have you listened to any of Cynthia Darlow’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

Cynthia's interpatitions have grown nicely. She is very consistant with each character.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

Murder and the Commercial.

Any additional comments?

I am sad that this is Book 6 and 7 isn't here yet. This is the second time I have gone through this series. Most enjoyable. I do them back to back. Can't wait for Book 7. I'll go through all of the books again and do the newest one last. I hope it comes out soon. HURRY AUDIBLE.COM!!!!