The Potluck Supper Murders and Deeply Dead

Last week I wrote a review of two short stories that appeared in the book Murder, They Wrote. This week I am writing about "The Potluck Supper Murders" by Nancy Pickard and "Deeply Dead" by Charlaine Harris.

"The Potluck Supper Murders" by Nancy Pickard is a short story that appears in the book Murder, They Wrote. As I mentioned in the previous article, Jessica Fletcher compiled this collection of short stories by her favorite mystery writers. Some of the writers presented in this collection are: Nancy Pickard, Jane Dentiger, Kate Kingsbury, Janet Laurence, Margaret Lawrence, and others. This collection contains 18 short stories and is the first of three books. The other two books are titled Murder, They Wrote II and More Murder, They Wrote.

"The Potluck Supper Murders" by Nancy Pickard is an excellent short story about a Valentine's Party. Invitations were sent out about the date and time of the party and that people were to only bring red and white food. This party was held at the Marshalls' house. The guests recalled their past about how a little girl who was new at the school ran out of the school and refused to return because she was teased. She was the only one who didn't receive valentine cards from the other children because she was new and a rumor had been told that her family didn't celebrate holidays. Later on, the children and their parents felt bad about their actions because they found out the rumor was not true. They wanted to apologize for their actions, but they never did.

Everyone sat around and enjoyed the refreshments and conversation until they found a body. The police were notified. During their investigation, they located the suspect and murderer. Now, you'll have to read the story to find out what happened. Who was killed? Who was the suspect? What was the suspect's motive for committing the crime?

The next short story I read is "Deeply Dead" by Charlaine Harris. This particular story features the famous mystery writer and amateur detective, Jessica Fletcher. Jessica had been invited to give a lecture in the library and sign books that she has written.

Emily Scott, who was the minister's wife, Marilee Du Pond, who was a famous romance writer, Lillian Schmidt, who was a worker at the library, and a few others were invited to the lecture. Everyone gathered together for refreshments and to hear the famous mystery writer. During their time together, someone was murdered. Jessica and the police started to investigate the murder. Marilee Du Pond's body was the one who was found murdered.

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