A Deadly Vineyard Holiday by Philip R. Craig
Fiction, 1997, 225 pages
Ratings: 3.5 (Amazon 4.0)
Book Club : NY - B&N Mystery (July, 2007)
Summary:
From Booklist : President Callahan (read Clinton) and his family are vacationing on Martha's Vineyard when J. W. Jackson encounters the First Teen during a predawn excursion for bluefish. Cricket Callahan (read Chelsea) and her entourage of Secret Service agents come to spend a few days with J. W. and his wife, Zee, allowing her a normal teenager's summer, however briefly. Cricket needs protection even more than usual, forcing J. W. to thwart a plan to attack her. Jackson's relations with women--Zee, Cricket, Cricket's female Secret Service guard Karen--are warm, easygoing, and just a bit tangled by the Mars/Venus thing. Beyond the appealing characters and the Clinton parallels, the real fun here comes in meandering across the island and its culture. Craig knows the Vineyard intimately and uses that knowledge in intriguing ways. A nice addition to this series, but it could have used a better--and more Clintonesque--title.
Although the plot was rather predictable, there were no bizzare or violent twists and turns. The main characters, J. W., his wife Zee and Cricket....were all likeable, and I enjoyed the setting which was Martha's Vineyard.
Recommendation : I didn't realize it was a series, and I might pick up another book about J.W. & Zee. A good light summer read.
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