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Double Murder on Martha's Vineyard: Deadly Nightshade / The Cranefly Orchid Murders (Martha's Vineyard)
Double Murder on Martha's Vineyard Deadly Nightshade / The Cranefly Orchid Murders - Martha's Vineyard Author:Cynthia Riggs Victoria Trumbull, a feisty, alert and lively 92-year-old protagonist, tracks murders (and murderers) on Martha's Vineyard, the lovely, sun-splashed island off Cape Cod. Double Murder includes the first two of seven books featuring Victoria. — DEADLY NIGHTSHADE (Martha's Vineyard, Bk 1) — Martha's Vineyard has been hom... more »e to Victoria Trumbull for most of her 92 years. Its magic, history, and picture-perfect calm are part of her very being. But one evening, Victoria hears something that doesn't quite belong -- a scream followed by a splash and the sound of a car speeding away. That night, a mutilated body is discovered on the outgoing tide. With her granddaughter Elizabeth, Domingo the harbormaster, a swarm of Island locals, and a few mysterious visitors, Victoria manages to get in a good bit of detective work -- while still finding time to cook her traditional Saturday night supper of Boston baked beans. She even concocts a scheme to trap the killer, but she'll need to act quickly -- victim number two has just been found.
THE CRANEFLY ORCHID MURDERS (Martha's Vineyard, Bk 2)
For ninety-two-year-old poet Victoria Trumbull, Martha's Vineyard isn't just a home -- it's a way of life. If there's anything worth learning about the island, she usually knows it. But even Victoria is in for a few surprises when a big-money developer sets his sights on two hundred acres of prime real estate -- and she finds his underhanded lawyer pushing up daisies. Then a local conservation group asks Victoria to search the land for protected plants in order to keep the bulldozers at bay. Before long, her hunt for rare cranefly orchids has her headed down a twisted path of family secrets, greed, and unsettled scores. And if she's not careful, a killer might take her off the endangered list -- and make her extinct....« less