Reviews for Vineyard Stalker

The average rating for Vineyard Stalker based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2007-08-08 00:00:00 Frederick Quartey VINEYARD STALKER (Unlic. Invest.-J.W. Jackson-Martha’s Vineyard, MA-Cont) – Ex Craig, Philip R. – 18th in series Scribner, 2007, US Hardcover – ISBN: 9780743270458 First Sentence: Zee and the kids had gone to America to visit Zee’s parents in Fall River, so I was having breakfast in the Dock Street Coffee Shop listening to Chad Martin trying to decide just which of Martha’s Vineyard’s public institutions was the most maddening. With his family away, ex-cop J.W. Jackson is open to helping one of the town’s realtors. Her sister controls a valuable parcel of land she’d like to sell to developers. The only thing stopping her is their brother Roland, a Vietnam Vet, who lives a simple life there on the terms of a trust. Someone has been vandalizing the property in an effort to encourage Roland to leave. A wealthy neighbor and Roland’s lover, turns up dead but J.W. doesn’t believe Roland is the killer and set’s to prove it. It is sad knowing this is the last book Mr. Craig authored alone before his passing, but it is also a wonderful tribute to him. I do feel this was his best book and not because it is the last book. Perhaps because the family wasn’t there, it was very much J.W. detecting on his own and seemed to have a bit darker tone to it. None of Craig’s classic elements were missing; not the humor, or the recipes or the wonderful sense of place he creates or the solid development of the characters. I, too, knew people who fought in Vietnam and appreciated the way Craig handled the character of Roland. The end surprised me but didn’t; it was moving and absolutely the right note. One can easily read this book as a standalone, and I highly recommend you do.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-09-08 00:00:00 Jim Jones I started reading this series many years ago, after our family had vacationed several times at MV. Back then, all my books came from the library. When I changed to ebooks, the series was really there and I discovered many new authors when I had access to a bookstore 24 hours a day. When this book was a special of the day for kindle, I snatched it up and was pleased to become reacquainted with JW. The mystery was a bit confounding and I must admit that the ending was disappointing. And I missed JW’s family. All in all, though, it was a quick, pleasant trip around wonderful Martha’s Vineyard.