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When her longtime friend Martha obtains a marriage license in Las Vegas, Jessica Fletcher travels to the city to witness her elopement. Two years later, however, Martha is confronted with charges of murdering her high‑profile husband. Jessica, ever a man of logic and skeptical of the odds, joins Martha’s defense team to unravel the motive and find the true killer. As the case attracts national attention and Court TV anchors interview her, the stakes climb, prompting Jessica to navigate the glare of the press while digging into the husband’s past and his numerous jealous spouses and rivals.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Mystery & Detective/Cozy Mystery
Authors: Donald Bain
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