Martha's Vineyard Mysteries
Latest release: July 26, 2016
Series
6
Books
About this ebook series
First in the series that’s “a breath of fresh air with a touch of murder most foul”—now a movie series on Hallmark Channel starring Jesse Metcalfe (Denver Rocky Mountain News).
Ex-cop J. W. Jackson searches for answers after a mysterious and deadly boat explosion on Martha’s Vineyard.
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. 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.
Praise for the Martha’s Vineyard Mysteries
“Fun . . . an enjoyable book . . . perfect for hot weather relaxing.” —Los Angeles Daily News
“An exciting adventure . . . [that] lets the reader become an islander for a while.” —The Houston Post
“Refreshing . . . entertaining . . . a nicely crafted mystery.” —Knoxville News Sentinel
“Spending time with Craig on Martha’s Vineyard is the next best thing to vacationing on the island itself.” —Minneapolis Star-Tribune
“Craig knows his angling and his sailing . . . but he also knows how to make engaging characters.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer
Ex-cop J. W. Jackson searches for answers after a mysterious and deadly boat explosion on Martha’s Vineyard.
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. 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.
Praise for the Martha’s Vineyard Mysteries
“Fun . . . an enjoyable book . . . perfect for hot weather relaxing.” —Los Angeles Daily News
“An exciting adventure . . . [that] lets the reader become an islander for a while.” —The Houston Post
“Refreshing . . . entertaining . . . a nicely crafted mystery.” —Knoxville News Sentinel
“Spending time with Craig on Martha’s Vineyard is the next best thing to vacationing on the island itself.” —Minneapolis Star-Tribune
“Craig knows his angling and his sailing . . . but he also knows how to make engaging characters.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer
A Beautiful Place to Die
Book 1 · Jul 2016 ·
3.7star
First in the series that’s “a breath of fresh air with a touch of murder most foul”—now a movie series on Hallmark Channel starring Jesse Metcalfe (Denver Rocky Mountain News).
Ex-cop J. W. Jackson searches for answers after a mysterious and deadly boat explosion on Martha’s Vineyard.
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. 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.
Praise for the Martha’s Vineyard Mysteries
“Fun . . . an enjoyable book . . . perfect for hot weather relaxing.” —Los Angeles Daily News
“An exciting adventure . . . [that] lets the reader become an islander for a while.” —The Houston Post
“Refreshing . . . entertaining . . . a nicely crafted mystery.” —Knoxville News Sentinel
“Spending time with Craig on Martha’s Vineyard is the next best thing to vacationing on the island itself.” —Minneapolis Star-Tribune
“Craig knows his angling and his sailing . . . but he also knows how to make engaging characters.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer
Ex-cop J. W. Jackson searches for answers after a mysterious and deadly boat explosion on Martha’s Vineyard.
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. 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.
Praise for the Martha’s Vineyard Mysteries
“Fun . . . an enjoyable book . . . perfect for hot weather relaxing.” —Los Angeles Daily News
“An exciting adventure . . . [that] lets the reader become an islander for a while.” —The Houston Post
“Refreshing . . . entertaining . . . a nicely crafted mystery.” —Knoxville News Sentinel
“Spending time with Craig on Martha’s Vineyard is the next best thing to vacationing on the island itself.” —Minneapolis Star-Tribune
“Craig knows his angling and his sailing . . . but he also knows how to make engaging characters.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer
Vineyard Deceit
Book 3 · Jul 2016 ·
0.0star
In this addition to the Martha’s Vineyard Mystery Series, an ill tide carries desperate men with murder on their minds to the idyllic island, suddenly threatening everything J.W. loves dearly.
A Middle Eastern potentate and his entourage are descending on Martha’s Vineyard—and chaos is in the salt air.
Ex-Boston-cop Jeff “J.W.” Jackson would rather be fishing with his lady Zee, but the island’s overtaxed police force needs his help to control the madness their visitor’s arrival has stirred up—especially since the great man will not leave before ceremoniously reclaiming an emerald necklace stolen from his nation a century ago.
But when both the jewels and Zee vanish, J.W. is quickly transformed from rent-a-cop to frantic investigator as he races to rescue the one person he truly cares for.
A Middle Eastern potentate and his entourage are descending on Martha’s Vineyard—and chaos is in the salt air.
Ex-Boston-cop Jeff “J.W.” Jackson would rather be fishing with his lady Zee, but the island’s overtaxed police force needs his help to control the madness their visitor’s arrival has stirred up—especially since the great man will not leave before ceremoniously reclaiming an emerald necklace stolen from his nation a century ago.
But when both the jewels and Zee vanish, J.W. is quickly transformed from rent-a-cop to frantic investigator as he races to rescue the one person he truly cares for.
Vineyard Fear
Book 4 · Jul 2016 ·
0.0star
From the bestselling author of A Vineyard Killing comes an addition to the Martha’s Vineyard Mystery Series that follows hero J.W. on his race to escape the person behind a trio of attempts to end J.W.’s life.
Escaping the city and its violence, ex-cop Jeff "J. W." Jackson found solace in fishing, cooking, and simply enjoying life on Martha's Vineyard—and nothing, he figures, will ever entice him to leave.
However, suddenly there's a very real possibility that his lady love Zee will be departing the idyllic island forever. And when a young student commits suicide, and a girlfriend-abusing thug starts spewing vicious threats, J. W. seriously considers a temporary escape from paradise.
But it's a failed trio of attempts on his own life that ultimately propels him off-island and onto the trail of a stalker that's leading J.W. to the perilous peaks of the Colorado Rockies, where he quickly learns that, thorns and all, there's no place quite like his Vineyard home.
Escaping the city and its violence, ex-cop Jeff "J. W." Jackson found solace in fishing, cooking, and simply enjoying life on Martha's Vineyard—and nothing, he figures, will ever entice him to leave.
However, suddenly there's a very real possibility that his lady love Zee will be departing the idyllic island forever. And when a young student commits suicide, and a girlfriend-abusing thug starts spewing vicious threats, J. W. seriously considers a temporary escape from paradise.
But it's a failed trio of attempts on his own life that ultimately propels him off-island and onto the trail of a stalker that's leading J.W. to the perilous peaks of the Colorado Rockies, where he quickly learns that, thorns and all, there's no place quite like his Vineyard home.
Off Season
Book 5 · Jul 2016 ·
0.0star
There’s nothing like Martha’s Vineyard on crisp autumn days, after the season has ended. The “off-islanders” are finally gone and ex-Boston cop J.W. Jackson is free to relax. But the natives are getting seriously restless this fall, with animal rights activists squaring off against deer slayers and environmentalists butting heads with land developers. Things have reached a boiling point, and it’s not long before verbal arrows become real ones. When a most unlikely victim is caught in lethal crossfire, Jackson can’t just sit idly by.
A Case of Vineyard Poison
Book 6 · Jul 2016 ·
0.0star
Vineyard wedding bells are about to chime for J.W. Jackson and Zee Madieras. And Zee’s bank account is one hundred thousand unexplained dollars richer, briefly. The bank calls it a glitch, and two days later the windfall has flown. But, coincidentally, the college student lying dead in J.W.’s driveway, done in by a dose of locally grown poison, recently withdrew a hundred grand from her own account. And now, before exchanging vows, J.W. must first match wits with a murderer.
Death on a Vineyard Beach
Book 7 · Jun 1996 ·
0.0star
When J.W. Jackson foils an attempt to terminate former mob boss Luciano Marcus on the steps of Boston’s Symphony Hall, it puts a definite damper on Jackson and Zee’s newlywedded bliss, especially when the mayhem follows them back home to Martha’s Vineyard. Keeping circling sharks from the kill might be more than J.W. can handle.