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Martha's Vineyard Mystery Series

22 primary works • 22 total works
Jefferson “J. W.” Jackson, a 30-something ex-Boston cop, in Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts:

Book 1

A Beautiful Place to Die
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3.92 · 1340 Ratings · 144 Reviews · published 1989 · 8 editions
During his career as a Boston cop, Jeff "J. W." Ja…

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    Book 2

    Death in Vineyard Waters
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    4.03     · 807 Ratings · 63 Reviews · published 1991 · 16 editions
    Acerbic professor Marjorie Summerharp was reborn o…

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    Book 3

    Vineyard Deceit
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    4.02     · 618 Ratings · 47 Reviews · published 1992 · 7 editions
    A Middle Eastern potentate and his entourage are d…

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    Book 4

    Vineyard Fear
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    4.09     · 637 Ratings · 42 Reviews · published 1993 · 8 editions

    Escaping the city and its violence, ex-cop Jeff "J…

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    Book 5

    Off Season
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    4.04     · 679 Ratings · 41 Reviews · published 1994 · 9 editions
    Tourist season may be over...
    but the killing seaso…

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    Book 6

    A Case of Vineyard Poison
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    4.00     · 580 Ratings · 29 Reviews · published 1995 · 6 editions

    A toast to the happy couple . . .
    with hemlock…

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    Book 7

    Death on a Vineyard Beach
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    3.97     · 625 Ratings · 47 Reviews · published 1996 · 10 editions
    Bullets and Bouquets

    There is no room for murder on…

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    Book 8

    A Deadly Vineyard Holiday
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    4.07     · 562 Ratings · 37 Reviews · published 1997 · 7 editions
    Hell to the Chief

    At first, the girl J. W. Jackson …

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    Book 9

    A Shoot on Martha's Vineyard
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    3.98     · 477 Ratings · 36 Reviews · published 1998 · 11 editions

    Life on the Vineyard is good-maybe just too good--…

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    Book 10

    A Fatal Vineyard Season
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    3.87     · 534 Ratings · 35 Reviews · published 1999 · 6 editions
    Martha's Vineyard is home to ex-Boston cop J.W. Ja…

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    Book 11

    Vineyard Blues
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    4.05     · 534 Ratings · 45 Reviews · published 2000 · 12 editions
    You can almost taste the freshly caught bluefish a…

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    Book 12

    Vineyard Shadows
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    3.97     · 504 Ratings · 42 Reviews · published 2001 · 8 editions
    J.W. Jackson abandoned Boston for the tranquil ple…

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    First Light
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    3.89     · 453 Ratings · 46 Reviews · published 2001 · 13 editions
    While visiting Martha's Vineyard to help a client …

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    Book 13

    Vineyard Enigma
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    3.91     · 466 Ratings · 44 Reviews · published 2002 · 5 editions
    Violent crime is a rarity on the tranquil shores o…

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    Book 14

    A Vineyard Killing
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    3.84     · 658 Ratings · 52 Reviews · published 2003 · 18 editions
    Pub 2004-05-25 256 English HarperCollins US Sell L…

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    Book 15

    Murder at a Vineyard Mansion
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    3.73     · 729 Ratings · 79 Reviews · published 2004 · 19 editions
    It's particularly quiet on Martha's Vineyard this …

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    Book 16

    Vineyard Prey
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    3.99     · 658 Ratings · 52 Reviews · published 2005 · 16 editions
    Thanksgiving has come and gone, and hunting season…

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    Second Sight
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    4.00     · 429 Ratings · 30 Reviews · published 2004 · 10 editions
    Veteran mystery novelists and longtime fishing bud…

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    Book 17

    Dead in Vineyard Sand
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    4.00     · 460 Ratings · 41 Reviews · published 2006 · 11 editions
    It's a picture-perfect Vineyard summer, and ex-Bos…

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    Book 18

    Vineyard Stalker
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    3.98     · 485 Ratings · 34 Reviews · published 2007 · 11 editions
    J. W. Jackson, the ex-Boston cop turned fisherman,…

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    Third Strike
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    3.98     · 383 Ratings · 32 Reviews · published 2007 · 10 editions
    Eminent mystery authors Philip R. Craig and Willia…

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    Book 19

    Vineyard Chill
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    4.07     · 568 Ratings · 67 Reviews · published 2008 · 11 editions
    For year-round Vineyard residents J. W. Jackson an…

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