There are two exciting parts to this novel covering a week or so in the life of mystery writer Jessica Fletcher.

The first? When multi-millionaire Stephen Earl is reported lost at sea near Cabot Cove, it seems a tragic accident. Then Jessica talks to Earl's daughters who were travelling on the family yacht with their father. She discovers that things are not what they seem. Soon she finds herself on the trail of cold-blooded killer...

The second? We all know that Jessica's first novel turned out to be a tremendous success. So much so that Hollywood came calling. A well-known producer bought the rights to turn The Corpse Danced at Midnight into a movie. A horror movie! Our author is appalled and travels to California to convince him to kill the project. Unfortunately for the producer, the killing was done not to the movie, but to him!

Librarian's note #1: Hooray for Homicide is a novelization of the 2nd and 4th episodes of the first season 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).