Vineyard Deceit: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery

As with all of this authors books it is an enjoyable read, I am saddened there will be no more.

The entry in the Vineyard series is a bit on the melodramatic side as Zee slaps a young man who swamps J.W. Jackson's sailboat. But the rotten sailor is a shah of a foreign country. Philip Craig doesn't handle the contempt that middle Easterners have for women well, but the what is fiction if not drama. Family jewels, but whose family are the concern of the American heirs of a pirates fortune, the middle eastern rulers and his opposition. Then who is helping who do what to whom becomes the heart of J.W. frantic search for his missing bride-to-be. Not the best of the series, but any series has light weight contenders to move the story forward. Nash Black, author whose books are also available in Kindle editions. Writing as a Small BusinessSins of the Fathers: A Brewster County Novel

This is yet another well-crafted Philip R. Craig chapter in the life of J.W., but be aware, it was also printed under the title, "Vinyard Deceit." I've already found myself reading the same J.W. story "Cliff Hanger," and then discovered it was also printed under the title, "Cliff Hanger."

The Padishah of Sarofim is visiting Martha's Vineyard to buy back his family jewels from a rich American. During the grand black tie ceremony, the jewels go missing. Then, one of the American luminaries is found dead, and our hero's girlfriend is kidnapped. Will J. W. stop the slimy Padishah and his henchmen? You can bet on it. This is a solid mystery.

This is an excellent addition to the Martha's Vineyard series. I got it from the libray, which is about the only way you'll be able to get a copy because it is almost as scarce as hen's teeth. You can enjoy the series without reading the first three which are regretably out of print, but hopefully the publishers will get a clue and reprint the first three. Go to your local library and see if you can find these and then enjoy.Jeff Jackson and the characters of Martha's Vineyard are always up to some new tricks. The good thing - there are new books coming out all the time. Keep up the good work.