Brandy and Bullets

Cozy Cabot Cove, Maine, has a country luncheonette, but not much high culture. Mystery author Jessica Fletcher is the only writer-in-residence, but the renovation of a local mansion into an art colony could bring in scores of artistic people. No one, however, expected a creative killer. The exclusive retreat offers struggling artists a European spa, psychiatry, and even hypnotism. But soon it begins to look like a health hazard -- a suicide attempt and a brutal murder rouse Jessica's interest. And when an old friend mysteriously disappears, she fears the worst.