 The co-author credited for all of the novels is the fictitious "Jessica Fletcher".The first novel, "Gin and 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.