Dangerous Discoveries in Martha’s Vineyard

I started with my Valentine’s Day blogs and offerings last week. Check out my post on celebrating Valentine’s Day with your furry friend! End the day with a cozy mystery featuring your favourite four-legged characters.

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Deadly Nightshade is part of Cynthia Riggs’s Martha’s Vineyard Mysteries series. I haven’t read any of her books before. With an eye for detail, Cynthia Riggs paints a vivid picture of the harbor and its boats while unfolding the investigation. I love protagonist Victoria Trumbull, who is 92 years old, but still very spry and active, a poet, and a fixture on the island with a long memory of its history. She overhears a murder and is one of the parties who finds the body. As Victoria dives deeper into the mystery, she uncovers a web of secrets and lies that could be more dangerous than she imagined.

The scream jolted her out of her reverie.

Cynthia Riggs, Deadly Nightshade

SUMMARY

Victoria Trumbull has lived most of her 92 years on the Island. Like other Islanders, she knows the sound of the sea in calm and stormy weather — and she knows the sounds that do not belong. One evening while Victoria waits on the…