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
3.92
· 1347 Ratings · 145 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
4.03
· 814 Ratings · 64 Reviews · published 1991 · 16 editions
Acerbic professor Marjorie Summerharp was reborn o…
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Book 3

Vineyard Deceit
4.02
· 620 Ratings · 47 Reviews · published 1992 · 7 editions
A Middle Eastern potentate and his entourage are d…
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Book 4

Vineyard Fear
4.10
· 641 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
4.04
· 683 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
4.01
· 586 Ratings · 30 Reviews · published 1995 · 6 editions

A toast to the happy couple . . .
with hemlock…
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Book 7

Death on a Vineyard Beach
3.97
· 633 Ratings · 48 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
4.07
· 568 Ratings · 37 Reviews · published 1997 · 2 editions
Hell to the Chief

At first, the girl J. W. Jackson …

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Book 9

A Shoot on Martha's Vineyard
3.97
· 482 Ratings · 37 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
3.87
· 539 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
4.05
· 538 Ratings · 45 Reviews · published 2000 · 12 editions
You can almost taste the freshly caught bluefish a…
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Book 12

Vineyard Shadows
3.97
· 508 Ratings · 42 Reviews · published 2001 · 8 editions
J.W. Jackson abandoned Boston for the tranquil ple…
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First Light
3.89
· 457 Ratings · 46 Reviews · published 2001 · 13 editions
While visiting Martha's Vineyard to help a client …
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Book 13

Vineyard Enigma
3.91
· 472 Ratings · 45 Reviews · published 2002 · 5 editions
Violent crime is a rarity on the tranquil shores o…
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Book 14

A Vineyard Killing
3.84
· 660 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
3.73
· 739 Ratings · 82 Reviews · published 2004 · 19 editions
It's particularly quiet on Martha's Vineyard this …
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Book 16

Vineyard Prey
3.99
· 662 Ratings · 51 Reviews · published 2005 · 16 editions
Thanksgiving has come and gone, and hunting season…
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Second Sight
4.00
· 432 Ratings · 30 Reviews · published 2004 · 10 editions
Veteran mystery novelists and longtime fishing bud…
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Book 17

Dead in Vineyard Sand
4.00
· 462 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
3.98
· 487 Ratings · 34 Reviews · published 2007 · 11 editions
J. W. Jackson, the ex-Boston cop turned fisherman,…
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Third Strike
3.98
· 384 Ratings · 32 Reviews · published 2007 · 10 editions
Eminent mystery authors Philip R. Craig and Willia…
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Book 19

Vineyard Chill
4.06
· 571 Ratings · 66 Reviews · published 2008 · 11 editions
For year-round Vineyard residents J. W. Jackson an…
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