A Deadly Vineyard Holiday

by Philip R. Craig

Book Overview

Hell to the Chief At first, the girl J. W. Jackson encounters strolling alone along South Beach seems like your typical teenager. But there's nothing typical about young Cricket Callahan, the spirited only daughter of the vacationing President of the United States. What ex-cop-turned fisherman Jackson can't figure out is why the feisty First Kid is so intent upon eluding her Secret Service guardians. . .or why the Chief Executive himself wants J...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 038073110X
• ISBN13: 9780380731107
• Release Date: June 1998
• Publisher: Avon Books
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

a solid read

Philip Craig has written a good book. It is one of a series and this is the only one that I have read. This mystery involves the daughter of he President of the United States who just happens to meet the hero of the story on the beach, and then in his truck, and then in his home. The mysteries go on from there but you will find that it is very readable and interesting. I enjoyed it. J. Robert Ewbank, author "John Wesley, Natural Man, and the 'Isms'"

A Deadly Vineyard Holiday

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Presidential protection, JW style

The President and family are vacationing on the Vineyard. But the President's daughter is itching to get away from the formalities of her life, and wants to be a regular teenager. Upon shedding her Secret Service protection, she meets JW fishing on the beach and strikes up a friendship. Then she hides in the back of his Land Cruiser after her agents show up, and manages to invade stately Jefferson manor. Soon, JW works out a deal with the Secret Service to give her a Roman holiday, but danger is of course, around the corner. JW gets the sniff that someone on the inside is not on the up and up. And a mysterious photographer is snooping around JW's house. JW has a mystery to solve, while he takes it upon himself to do the job the Secret Service can't do, protect the President's daughter. This is a fun read, another excellent entry in the Vineyard series.

Shore fishing, clambakes, beer, sunsets, murder and vacation

The sleuth lives a lifestyle I relish and admire. An ex-cop living on Martha's Vinyard spendind his days fishing, digging for clams, and walking the beach. His nights are spent with his beautiful wife, sipping on cold Sam Adams while watching the sun go down over the Nantucket sound. Everthing is how it should be until they're asked to hide the President's daughter from would be assasins. The plot is nothing special, but "Craig's" descriptions of Island Living and contentment made me wish I was in a hammock with an ale in my belly. Craig will take ten pages to describe the beauty of the shore at sunrise while you're fishing for Bluefish, "oh by the way, the killer is in his car watching from across the street". A wonderful lazy-day read.

An exciting mystery that feels like a roller coaster ride

Cricket Callahan looks like an average American teenager. However, with the father of the sixteen year old girl being the President of the United States of America, the secret service agents try to make sure she does not act like one. Sometimes they fail to accomplish their intended goal. One particular time that she slips off their leash, she meets former Boston police officer J. W. Jackson. Although the secret service immediately catches up with her, she ducks out of sight. The agents give J. W. a hard time, but he quickly realizes who has been the recipient of a fishing lesson. ....... Cricket stows away in the back of his pick-up truck. She maneuvers herself into staying with J. W. and his spouse Zee for the few days left of her vacation and participate in some normal fun. Much to the surprise of J. W. the First Family and the secret service are nearby, but in spite of some strange occurrences, they do not make Cricket return home. J. W. learns that an attempt on Cricket's life is expected to be shortly made and since the agents fear a mole within their midst, they feel she is safer where she is. Anyone who knows J. W. realizes that he will not idly standby and allow harm to come to his beloved spouse or the innocent teen. ....... This novel is a fast, breezy read that features likable characters, especially a hero who emulates the positive o the point that readers are instantly involved with the story line. Although there is bit too much geographical description of the Martha's Vineyard area, Phillip R. Craig has scribed a tale that will appeal to all types of mystery readers. The precocious teen almost steals the show with her adolescent antics mixed with a sophisticated savvy. This is necessary read. ......Harriet Klausner