The Maine Mutiny

I was going to give this book 5 stars. I liked the premise of this book. I felt like overall this was a good depiction of the beloved mystery maven, Jessica Fletcher. The author even mentioned that Jessica was a member of the Cabot Cove Friends of the Library, as an MSW fan and partner of a librarian I ? approve this message. I also didn't want people to think I was being overly critical of the series. But you know what... I'm overly critical! Later in the book Jessica goes back and forth over continuing her investigation because she doesn't want to but a damper on the Lobster Festival... Jessica Fletcher has a keen sense of morality! This is the woman who has cast aside friendships to uphold justice. And she isn't sure if she should continue her investigation to expose someone who tried to KILL her because she doesn't want to spoil the mood? I think not, Donald Bain. <br /><br />So I split the difference and gave it three stars.

Fun story and easy to read. Learned a lot and enjoyed it! <br />Just reread it! Still as fun and enjoyable

I've always been a fan of these Jessica Fletcher murder mysteries. This one was no exception. I love the ones where they are set in Maine, as this one was, and we get to see the town that is burned into my memory from the TV show. <br /><br />The plot of this book was rather harrowing and involves quite a bit of action for Jessica. Well not exactly intensely suspenseful, it involves quite a bit of action as well as mystery on the part of who was to blame. I had a feeling of who the culprit was… And ended up to be mostly right. But it was still enjoyable read!<br /><br />If you like cozy mysteries and the Murder She Wrote television show, I think you'll enjoy this look into Cabot Cove and the lobster festival.

Cabot Cove is gearing up for their first Lobster Festival and have asked the Lobstermen to not sell their lobster to other places so that there are plenty of lobster for the festival. There is so much happening while getting ready for the festival and Jessica asks if she can help. She agrees to write the article for the special paper that is going to be sold during the festival week. She gets the men to agree to let her on a boat to watch and learn. Learn she does. She learns that the man who is the "broker" is thought to be cheating the men and they are between a rock and hard place. When that man is found dead on Spencer's boat (an old man whose boat has been sabotaged many times) and Jessica is left to die in the middle of the ocean on that same boat, she wants to find out who really murdered the broker. <br /><br />The story starts with Jessica adrift on the boat and suffering from amnesia and a head injury. Then the story goes back to before the head injury. I don't really enjoy that kind of a story, but this time I was interested in the story and did some research on lobsters. Mostly because I can't ever eat them and I just wanted to learn some more.

I really enjoyed this one! The lobstermen are rebelling against the celebrity from the local paper and event. Jessica gets mixed up in it all of course and ends up on a boat in the middle of the ocean. There’s the mystery and shipwreck vibes. It was very interesting and entertaining. One of my favorites yet!<br /><br />Reading as part of the Murder, She Wrote readathon by Spencer - Intentionally Bookish on Instagram

Always love the Murder she wrote books. Read in a short time since it was a quick easy read and great mystery. When Jessica solves the murder she needs to outwit the killer. Looking forward to her new book coming up soon.

A lot of stuff went on in this book and it was fab. The more books the author writes in this series, the more fun he has with every one and you can tell. I already can't wait for next years release!

Loved loved loved!! I literally didn't think Jess was gonna make it when she woke up practically stranded in the ocean!!!! Yoooooo crazy.... shocked at the outcome this time for sure....GREAT first audible

I've read or listened to many of this series over the years and this one one of my favorites. It begins differently from others in the series; instead of opening with Jessica going about her life and stumbling onto a murder, she wakes up alone on a drifting crab boat, unable to remember how she got there. Then the story moves back to the planning of Cabot Cove's first lobster festival. This story has a good sense of small town life, and as a farmer's daughter I appreciated the economic problems of the lobstermen. Those problems, and the festival in general, form the background of the book. (I've never been lobstering, though I've spent a few days crabbing on the Chesapeake with DH's uncle, and the details felt authentic to me, as did they way the men and boys interacted.)<br /><br />NB- Though I've read many of these, I listened to this one. There seem to be two different narrators for this series. Neither is Angela Lansbury, but they both do a decent enough job and I enjoyed listening to this story while getting work done around the house.

The Maine Mutiny by Donald Bain and Jessica Fletcher<br />3 day lobster festival and one reporter is trying to advertise with her report, problem is no lobsterman wants to talk....<br />Craft show,beauty pageant and feast of lobster but there is a murder.. Books starts out with her stranded on Spencer's boat<br />and she's been hit over the head and doesn't recall why she's there... story goes back 2 weeks to tell us how she got there. She did accompany a lobsterman out on his daily chores on the boat<br />and she's able to see the rules they all have come to light, also the drastic competition and price wars.<br />Sabotage occurs with many of the lobsterman and the clues are there for others to collect and figure out who is the culprit.<br /><br />I received this book from National Library Service for my BARD (Braille Audio Reading Device).<br />