Donald Bain

From Publishers Weekly
Where Jessica Fletcher goes, murder invariably follows, as shown in Bain's taut 31st mystery to feature the crime-solving character immortalized by Angela Lansbury on the small screen (after 2008's A Slaying in Savannah). While visiting her ad exec nephew, Grady Fletcher, and his family in New York City, Jessica agrees to appear in a TV commercial as one of several celebrities promoting an international credit card. Betsy Archibald, the creative director of the ad agency handling the shoot, makes the experience uncomfortable for all involved due to frequent tantrums. When Grady's nine-year-old son, Frank, disappears on the set while watching his great-aunt perform, his parents become frantic. Jessica and Grady's search reveals Betsy, dead from a nail-gun wound, but no Frank. Did the boy witness the murder? Jessica at first irritates the police detective in charge of the investigation, but later impresses him as she cracks the case in her typical no-nonsense style.

Mary Kennedy on the Hartford Examiner site said: “Madison Avenue Shoot, takes place in New York City. The irrepressible Jessica Fletcher visits her nephew Grady in the Big Apple and agrees to appear in a television commercial. Murder and mayhem follow from this intriguing premise. A peek into the advertising industry, a captivating heroine and an action-packed plot-- all set against the backdrop of one of the most exciting cities in the world. What’s not to like? This is another winner for Donald Bain.”