Dead in Vineyard Sand

J.W. Jackson finds a human hand sticking out of a sand trap on a Vineyard golf course. The hand turns out to belong to Henry Highsmith, an outspoken environmentalist with whom JW had an earlier altercation at the local bakery, After a truck with a description matching Jackson's is seen running Highsmith's wife off the bike path, his troubles really begin. Jackson is as cool as ever, with his devotion to family, fishing, clamming and cooking. Another very good read.

Synopsis: There is a rivalry between the bicycle club (environmentalists) and the folks at the golf club over the use of land on Martha's Vineyard. JW accidentally gets caught in the middle of it when he encounters the head of the bicycle club and gets into a slight altercation. Not long after the man is found murdered and his wife is shot. JW discovers that this is tied to the drowning of a teenager who was at school with and lived next door to the children of the victims. It's up to JW to help untangle the information that can lead to the killer.
Review: Throughout this book, the victim's children seem spooky. As usual the story is well written and there are good descriptions of life on Martha's Vineyard. It's an interesting tale.