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Book Review of Deadly Nightshade (Martha's Vineyard, Bk 1)

Deadly Nightshade (Martha's Vineyard, Bk 1)
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Martha's Vinyard has been home to Victoria Trumball for most of her 92 years. 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. She investigates and finds a body on the outgoing tide.
Despite interuptions from her granddaughter, a swarm of island locals, Domingo the harbor master and a few mysterious visitors, Victoria manages to get in a good bit of detective work and still finds time to cook tradional 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 2 has just been found dead.