- Taschenbuch: 256 Seiten
- Verlag: Avon; Auflage: First THUS (29. April 2003)
- Sprache: Englisch
- ISBN-10: 0060511885
- ISBN-13: 978-0060511883
- Größe und/oder Gewicht: 17,2 x 10,9 x 1,8 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 673.707 in Englische Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Englische Bücher)
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J. W. Jackson, former cop and now jack-of-all-trades, returns to solve another mystery at Martha's Vineyard, where he lives with his two children and his wife, Zee. There's a murder, of course: this time the victim is an art dealer who may have a link to two soapstone eagles stolen from the Great Zimbabwe archaeological site. A dashing African, Mahsimba, has hired Jackson to help him recover the birds (and, yes, there are amusing references to The Maltese Falcon). Just as interesting as the mystery is the effect Mahsimba has on Zee, who is trying to recover from recently killing a man in self-defense. The mix of homicide and romance continues to work well in this series, largely because Craig's characters--and not just J. W and Zee--are convincingly true to life. Equally well drawn is Martha's Vineyard itself. Craig paints the island so vividly that readers can almost smell the sea breezes--and taste the money of the Vineyard's summer residents. Ilene Cooper
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The arrival on Martha's Vineyard of a strange man in search of two African soapstone eagles creates turmoil for series star J.W. Jackson. Murder, art-world intrigue, and jealousy of his wife's attraction to the man all complicate J.W.'s life. For series fans.
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Later I figured I got involved, and almost killed, for three reasons: the money, the case itself, and Zee's uncharacteristic detachment from the world we shared. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
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Later I figured I got involved, and almost killed, for three reasons: the money, the case itself, and Zee's uncharacteristic detachment from the world we shared. Lesen Sie die erste Seite
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Nitpicking
21. Mai 2006
Format:Taschenbuch
Another day on Martha's Vineyard. I continue to play "catch up" with this series, because it IS something akin to a vacation on the Vineyard---old familiar characters and their exploits. It's relaxing and comforting. I do have to make some nitpicking observations on the Jackson children. If these children are "5" and "almost 4," how on earth are they spending the entire day in school? Maybe Martha's Vineyard is far and away ahead of most public schools, but an "almost 4 year old" in all-day school, riding a bus no less, is pretty weird. Preschool, maybe--but I thought money was pretty tight! And time after time, JW and Zee sit on the balcony with their martinis while they hear the kids pounding down the sandy driveway when the bus lets them off. Wouldn't you go MEET the bus for such young children? Sheesh. OK....I said it was nitpicking. Just really BUGGED me the whole way through the book.
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He's Losing It!
9. Mai 2003
Format:Taschenbuch
This the is third book in a row that shows this series' decline. The far-fetched plot is based on two stolen carved African eagles, and Zee makes goo-goo eyes at a studly African from the moment she meets him. The reason, we find out at the end, is that she needed at that moment to love someone other than her husband...and he's cool with that. Puleeeeeeze! Mr. Craig needs to start writing for the reader again, and not for the bank...and we'll all be a lot happier!
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Martha's Vineyard Series
12. Juli 2002
Format:Gebundene Ausgabe
J.W. and Zee Jackson live on Martha's Vineyard
with their 2 children. J.W. is an ex-cop from Boston. Now
he fishes and goes quahogging. To go quahogging you rake
quahogs, which are basically various sizes of hard shelled
clams, from the sand and mud bottoms. He gets a call from
a friend asking
him to assist an African, Mahsimba, search for 2 ancient
soapstone eagles allegedly stolen from African ruins. Zee
is acting distant since she recently shot a man and is
having trouble dealing with it. So J.W. agrees to help
Mahsimba. He starts interviewing all the people on the
island who have an interest in African art. Through the
course of his investigation he realizes he has apparently
stirred up someone.
with their 2 children. J.W. is an ex-cop from Boston. Now
he fishes and goes quahogging. To go quahogging you rake
quahogs, which are basically various sizes of hard shelled
clams, from the sand and mud bottoms. He gets a call from
a friend asking
him to assist an African, Mahsimba, search for 2 ancient
soapstone eagles allegedly stolen from African ruins. Zee
is acting distant since she recently shot a man and is
having trouble dealing with it. So J.W. agrees to help
Mahsimba. He starts interviewing all the people on the
island who have an interest in African art. Through the
course of his investigation he realizes he has apparently
stirred up someone.
He and Mahsimba continue their investigation of
the island art world in an attempt to find the soapstone
eagles.
This series is a fast read. I highly recommend
this book and the complete series.
One of the things I like is the authors description of his
preparation of the various seafood that he has caught and
then cooks. I am not a big seafood eater and so this gives
me insight into a type of food I would otherwise not hear
about. I also like his description of Martha's Vineyard.
Matter of fact, I like it so much that when we were
recently on a 9 day vacation in New England we went to
Martha's Vineyard. We weren't able to stay long, but at
least I got to see some of what he describes.
Having read most of the series, I also like how he builds
on the relationships of the characters. I feel like I'm
hearing from relatives when I read this book as I feel like
I know everyone.
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