This is a list of fictional novels either from or inspired by Murder, She Wrote. During the series many novels that J.B. Fletcher wrote, were mentioned. Her first novel, The Corpse Danced at Midnight, was made into a film in one episode, and later in the series another was made into a theatre play. The novel A Killing at Hastings Rock also underwent development to become a virtual reality video game. In keeping with the spirit of the TV show, a series of official original novels have been written and published. The co-author credited for all of the novels is the fictitious "Jessica Fletcher". The first novel, Gin & Daggers, authored by American ghostwriter Donald Bain, included several inaccuracies to the TV series including Jessica driving a car which she could not do as she never learned to drive. Due to fans pointing out the errors, the novel was republished in 2000 with most of the inaccuracies corrected. The title The Stain on the Stairs had previously been used by Agatha Christie in The Murder at the Vicarage as the title of a supposed detective story.

Fictional novels

Novels that were written by the fictional character of Jessica Fletcher (J.B. Fletcher) within the storyline of the series:

Novelizations

A number of episodes were the basis for a series of novels released in the mid 1980s by Avon Books. The first three books in the series were written by James Anderson and the fourth was written by David Deutsch. Each book, with the exception of The Murder of Sherlock Holmes, utilizes two episodes from the show as the basis for its story. James Anderson David Deutsch

Spin-off novels

The following are novels inspired by the series, which are published by the New American Library. Donald Bain began writing the series in 1989 and continued authoring the books until his death in 2017. Bain's wife, Renée Paley-Bain (1945–2016), participated in writing the books beginning in 2002, and received a co-author credit for the final three books on which she worked. After Bain's death in 2017, author Jon Land was approached to take over the series. Land would go on to author six books in the series. In 2020, it was revealed that author Terrie Farley Moran would be taking over the series beginning in 2021. In June 2024, it was announced that author Barbara Early would pen two Murder, She Wrote books; the first appearing in early 2025, with an additional book in 2026. Moran is expected to release two new titles following Early's release in 2025, as well as an additional book in 2026, again, after the publication of Early's. The book series has also been translated and published in Italian and French. Jessica Fletcher and Donald Bain Jessica Fletcher and Donald Bain with Renée Paley-Bain Jessica Fletcher and Donald Bain with Jon Land Jessica Fletcher and Jon Land Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran Jessica Fletcher and Barbara Early Jessica Fletcher and Terrie Farley Moran

Anthologies

Beginning in 1997, a series of three anthologies were released, each featuring a number of stories by different authors. While none of the stories tied into the series (save for one story by Charlaine Harris in the first book, with Jessica Fletcher as a supporting character), each book was captioned as "Jessica Fletcher presents...", with the fictitious character being credited as the author of the book's introduction and making a short comment at the start of each story.

Young Adult novels