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Off Season - A Martha's Vineyard Mystery by Philip R. Craig
Tourist season may be over...
but the killing season has
just begun.
There's nothing like Martha's Vineyard on these crisp autumn days, after the season has ended. Now that the "off-islanders" are finally off the island, ex-Boston cop J.W. Jackson is free to relax, fish, and make future plans with his lady love Zee. 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 the boiling-over point -- and it's not long before verbal arrows become real ones. And when a most unlikely victim is caught in the lethal crossfire, Jackson can't just sit by idly with a fishing pole in his hand. Someone has to know lead the hunt for a killer, and J.W.'s the man -- even if there's a chance that he won't live to see next summer.
Mystery Set in Autumn Martha's Vineyard
This installment of the J.W. Jackson series captures the atmospheric tension of Martha's Vineyard in the off-season. When summer tourists depart and locals reclaim their island, simmering conflicts between animal rights activists, hunters, environmentalists, and developers explode into violence. Philip R. Craig weaves these contemporary issues into a compelling murder mystery that showcases both the beauty and the darker undercurrents of island life.
Ex-Boston Cop Turned Island Detective
J.W. Jackson, former Boston police officer, finds his peaceful autumn fishing plans interrupted when a killing shakes the island community. With his investigative instincts and intimate knowledge of Martha's Vineyard, Jackson must navigate local politics, environmental disputes, and deadly secrets to identify a killer before the body count rises.
Philip R. Craig grew up on a small cattle ranch near Durango, Colorado, before going off to college at Boston University, where he was an All-American fencer. He earned his M.F.A. at the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. A recently retired professor of English at Wheelock College in Boston, he and his wife Shirley now live year-round on Martha's Vineyard.
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