Welcome to the first Murder She Wrote novel starring Jessica Fletcher.

The fancy dress ball thrown by Jessica's new publisher was a great success - until murder showed up as an uninvited guest. Someone shot Sherlock Holmes. The police looked with dismay at a roomful of suspects in flamboyant costumes, many with face-coverings! Mystery writer Jessica Fletcher already had a few ideas. Although the police didn't initially take too kindly to a middle-aged lady meddling in real life murder, that soon changed. She thought it would be a crime not to try and solve the case herself!

Librarian's note #1: The Murder of Sherlock Holmes is a novelization of the first episode of the hit TV series.

Librarian's note #2: this is the original MSW series by James Anderson and David Deutsch. Novelizations of TV episodes. The characters, settings, etc. have all been entered for the 4 volumes: #1, The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (1985); #2, Hooray for Homicide (1985); #3, Lovers and Other Killers (1986); and #4, Murder in Two Acts (1986). Improvements welcome!

Librarian's note #3: the current 'Murder She Wrote' series by Jessica Fletcher and Donald Bain began in 1989 with #1, Gin & Daggers for which there was a 2nd edition in 2000. There are 60 volumes in the current series to date (May 2025).