Mysteries of Martha's Vineyard Archives (2024)

The summer tourist season is in full swing, and Priscilla Latham Grant is enjoying the visitors to the family history museum, housed in the lighthouse she inherited from her aunt Marjorie. But when one visitor comes bearing a deed he claims gives him rights to the land upon which the lighthouse sits, Priscilla is compelled to learn more.

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When a huge November storm topples a tree on Joan’sproperty and unearths a skeleton wearing a ring lastseen on socialite Bitsy Parker ninety years ago, Priscilla is
thrown into another mystery. But while Priscilla is trying toprove these are Bitsy’s remains, others on the island want touncover the story too—including Priscilla’s nemesis, ProfessorFranklin Mayweather, who hopes to write a best-seller and revivehis career. Will Priscilla be able to put past offenses asideto solve this mystery?

Amid all the chaos, a young woman appears at Joan’sdoorstep, seemingly in disguise, and Priscilla is convinced sheneeds help. When the young woman’s identity and reason forbeing on the island are revealed, can Priscilla help her newfriend right the wrongs that led her to Martha’s Vineyard?

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It’s Christmas time in Martha’s Vineyard, and Priscillawants to find the perfect gifts for friends and family.While she and Joan are browsing in a local art store, a man
arrives who seems to know Joan, and she is clearly smittenwith him. Despite her cousin’s assurances that CalvinGallico is simply a friendly, reputable businessman, somethingjust doesn’t sit well with Priscilla. Why has Joan nevermentioned him? Could she possibly be falling head-overheelsfor the man after only a brief acquaintance?

As the days draw closer to Christmas, Priscilla finds otherreasons not to trust Calvin. But can Priscilla protect Joanwithout severing her close relationship with her cousin—orpushing her farther into Calvin’s arms?

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When hard-earned fishermen pension funds disappear,all eyes are on the only person with access to the onlineaccount—Sonya Fleming, the flashy selectwoman withhigh-dollar fashion sense. When Joan asks Priscilla to get involvedon her dear friend’s behalf, Priscilla learns that Sonyais no spendthrift, despite her reputation of extravagance. Butif not Sonya, who could be bilking funds from the island’sfishermen? And can the depleted funds be replenished forthe fishermenon Martha’s Vineyard waters?As Priscilla looks for the answers that seem so elusive,Uncle Hugh suffers a medical emergency that causes Priscillato, once again, reflect on how frail and precious life truly is.Can Priscilla offer her cousins the support they each need asUncle Hugh begins the road to recovery?

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Priscilla is thrilled when her friend Eliza Jamison solicits her help with a special surprise wedding gift for her husband-to-be, Carson Fletcher. Unbeknownst to Carson, Eliza has purchased a perfectly restored classic 1957 Chevy Bel Air—a convertible, no less—and is having it delivered to the island. But when the car arrives and is stored in Gerald’s garage, it vanishes—just thirty-six hours before the wedding ceremony. Priscilla is distraught and feels personally responsible for its disappearance, so she sets out to find the classic car. Can she find and return the vehicle to its rightful owners in time for the nuptials, or will Eliza’s dreams of riding off into the sunset with her new husband be crushed?

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When Priscilla sees a small plane go down over the marsh, she immediately calls 911. But the authorities insist no distress calls were made, and no planes were reported missing. When she finally locates the downed craft, she discovers that the pilot has vanished, and all signs indicate he wanted to disappear. What was on that plane that the pilot was so desperate to hide? Priscilla sets out to solve the mystery—and soon finds herself enmeshed in a plot that might prove too dangerous even for her. Meanwhile, when Gerald asks Priscilla to put together an Easter egg hunt at the Coast Guard station, she looks forward to working with him on it. But the reality doesn’t match her expectations as the ever-more-complicated project drives a wedge between them.

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It’s springtime in Martha’s Vineyard, and Priscilla attends the annual Lambapalooza festival going on at Derry Wilson’s farm. When a cryptic message is sheared into Derry’s prize sheep Sally, just as the animal is about to go into auction, Priscilla—aided by Gerald and her cousins—sets out to find out who’s behind the prank. Is it the animal activist who pickets the event each year, the rival farmers with a history of conflict with Derry, or someone else intent on mischief?
Meanwhile, something is troubling Gerald, and Priscilla finds it almost as much of a mystery as the sabotaged sheep. Can she uncover answers to both puzzling mysteries?

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An announcement that the Boston-based public television show American Antiques is coming to Martha’s Vineyard to shoot an episode has the island’s residents digging through drawers and attics in search of hidden treasures. The show’s hosts are famous for revealing the worth of unsung antiques that are brought to the show. Priscilla’s cousin Gail asks Priscilla to help her search a friend’s cottage at the Camp Association for valuable items to be appraised. But when their search turns up a large model ship that looks old, Wanda, the cottage’s owner, is baffled. How did the ship get there, and, perhaps more importantly, who left it there? As Priscilla sets out to investigate this seemingly innocuous collectible, she finds herself drawn into a bizarre web of intrigue that stretches from Boston to the cozy environs of Martha’s Vineyard and back.

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