Murder on Martha's Vineyard

Margaret Barlow #1

by David Osborn

Margaret Barlow regards middle age with indifference and everything else with passionate curiosity. She is a fiercely loyal friend, a fiendishly clever adversary and- when circumstances offer...a daring detective. Margaret has come to Martha's Vineyard for a quiet vacation with her grandchildren. But it's not to be. A Boston socialite makes a posthumous appearance, face up in a neighbor's pond. Obviously, it's no accident. Who dit it? And why? Then there's another murder and Margaret finds herself a prime suspect.

Genres: Mystery

258 pages, Hardcover

First published March 1, 1989

About the author

David Osborn is the author of nine published novels, including the bestselling Open Season, Heads and Murder on Martha's Vineyard. He has also written 24 screenplays, including Chase a Crooked Shadow, which is listed by the British Academy of Motion Picture Science as one of the 10 best suspense scripts ever written. His original screenplay for The Trap was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Foreign Film. Osborn lives in Connecticut.

Reviews

[Elizabeth · Rating 3 out of 5]

A summer mystery

[Barbara Bengston · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fun read.

[Kai · Rating 3 out of 5]

Solid beach read

[Judy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too Miss Marple for my tastes

[Gillian · Rating 4 out of 5]

A cozy but a fun one.

[Christine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Wonderful thriller about a fifty something woman who uncovers a murder case on Martha's Vineyard.

I read it 4 times and will read it several more times.
It has two sequels.