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Search - A Beautiful Place to Die (A Martha's Vineyard Mystery Book #1)
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Book Description:
During his career as a Boston cop, Jeff "J.W." Jackson saw enough of the evil that men do to last a lifetime. So he retired to the serenity of Martha's Vineyard to spend his days fishing for blues and wooing a sexy nurse named Zee. But when a local's boat mysteriously explodes off the coast, killing an amiable young drifter, Jackson finds himself reluctantly drawn back into the investigative trade. For there is a serpent loose in paradise -- and it's contaminating Jackson's lovely, peaceful island with its poisonous venom of drugs and death.
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Barbara L. (
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
Martha's Vineyard, fishing, JW a retired police officer, murder and a mystery. What a great combination. This is my first, but not last of this series. The book was well written and I enjoyed reading it.
Leyba B. (
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The first of the series featuring J W Jackson
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
One of a serioes of Martha's Vineyard mysteries by this author. Interesting characters, smart plot turns, keeps you wondering up to the end. Like this author and all of this series - so far!
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
A great book, fast easy read, that really keep's your interest. If you have not read any of the Vineyard Mysteries you should really try them, you will not regret a minute of it.
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
A great start to the Martha's Vineyard Mystery series! I can't wait to read more of this series and find out what happens to J.W. and Zee, and see what new mystery J.W. will solve next. He reminds me a bit of Robert Parker's Spenser character. Highly recommended!
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The editing is a bit choppy, but over all it's and OK story.
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Good mystery--especially for anyone with an interest in a Martha's Vineyard locale. This is #1 in the series
From Publishers Weekly: "Retired cop J. W. Jackson, the protagonist of this debut mystery is a passionate fisherman, an enthusiastic cook and appreciative gourmand, a quoter of Keats and Babar stories, and a dogged sleuth...The title refers to Martha's Vineyard, which Craig evokes quite well, conveying not only specific local color but also the sociological patterns of an inbred island community, celebrated by tourists for its idyllic ambience but also a haven for drug traffickers. When one of J. W.'s fishing buddies is killed in the explosion of a boat belonging to...a millionaire entrepreneur, J. W. dusts off his investigative skills, focusing on the boat owner's spoiled son, a former druggie. Meanwhile he is wooing a comely nurse, an apt student of angling and as snappy a conversationalist as J. W. himself. While this is all pleasant, it is not terribly suspenseful. Since the romance proceeds without any problems strewn in the lovers' path, and the mystery lacks urgency and a sense of menace (despite the requisite car chase and a thunderstorm that cuts the power at a critical moment), this literate novel gets points for prose style but not for thrills."
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Haji G. (like new condition= pages looked aged - no spine crease -registered on Book Crossing