Synopses & Reviews
Tourist season may be over...
but the killing season has
just begun.
There's nothing like Martha's Vineyard on these crisp autumn days, after the season has ended. Now that the "off-islanders" are finally off the island, ex-Boston cop J.W. Jackson is free to relax, fish, and make future plans with his lady love Zee. But the natives are getting seriously restless this fall, with animal rights activists squaring off against deer slayers and environmentalists butting heads with land developers. Things have reached the boiling-over point -- and it's not long before verbal arrows become real ones. And when a most unlikely victim is caught in the lethal crossfire, Jackson can't just sit by idly with a fishing pole in his hand. Someone has to lead the hunt for a killer, and J.W.'s the man -- even if there's a chance that he won't live to see next summer.
Synopsis
Tourist season may be over...but the killing season has
just begun.
J.W. Jackson loves these crisp Vineyard autumn days afterthe season has ended. Now that the "off-islanders" are finally offthe island, the ex-Boston cop is free to relax, fish and makefuture plans with his lady love Zee.
But this fall, the natives are getting seriously restless.Animal rights activists are squaring off against the deer slayers;environmentalists are at odds with land developers. And whenverbal arrows become real ones-and a most unlikely victim iscaught in the lethal crossfire--it is J.W. who must lead the huntfor the unfortunate soul's murderer.
About the Author
Philip R. Craig grew up on a small cattle ranch near Durango, Colorado, before going off to college at Boston University, where he was an All-American fencer. He earned his M.F.A. at the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop. A recently retired professor of English at Wheelock College in Boston, he and his wife Shirley now live year-round on Martha's Vineyard.