Widow's Wreath: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery

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It's a case of cold feet-and cold-blooded murder-as 92-year-old poet/sleuth Victoria Trumbull gets more than she bargained for after hosting an ill-fated wedding. A wedding on picturesque Martha's Vineyard promises to be the affair of the season when Penny Arbuthnot asks her cousin, feisty 92-year-old poet Victoria Trumbull, if she can use her property for the reception. Victoria agrees-but she has no idea what's in store for the hapless couple. For one, Penny is seriously in debt and desperate to marry money. She thinks she's on the road to riches when she hooks Rocco Bufano, whose father is a multi-billionaire. But unbeknownst to Penny, Rocco's been disowned by dad. He's also in hock up to his ears, and thinks he's bagged the catch of a lifetime in a wealthy Vineyard native. He also knows that someone is out to kill him. In fact, several guests have a reason to off Rocco, among them an autistic savant with a prodigious knowledge of murder weapons. Victoria has assumed the reception will be a modest lemonade-and-gingersnap affair-but when a body is found in her cellar, it may be a happily-never-after in Widow's Wreath, the fourteenth engaging installment in Cynthia Riggs's beloved Martha's Vineyard mysteries.

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Praise for Widows Wreath:
An exciting and twisted tale of hatred and family honor that will keep you guessing until the end.
Kirkus Reviews

Absolutely delightful!
Suspense Magazine

"Riggs opens up important topics in a thought-provoking mystery."
Manhattan Book Review

Praise for the Marthas Vineyard mysteries:
Theres no better Vineyard guide than Cynthia Riggs and her character, Victoria Trumbull. Shes got the islands DNA in her genes, knows all the history as well as its mystery, and creates a spellbinding tour of my favorite place on earth.
Linda Fairstein, NYT bestselling author of the Alexandra Cooper mysteries

"Satisfying...Fans of darker cozies will enjoy Riggss blend of crime, island lore, and well-drawn characters."
Publishers Weekly on Trumpet of Death

"Riggs pleasantly old-fashioned sleuth is still clever enough to come up with a surprising culprit in another graceful homage to the island both she and her author call home."
Kirkus Reviews on Trumpet of Death

"Riggs, who describes the beauties of her acerbic sleuths island home as lovingly as ever, provides a...satisfying conclusion."
Kirkus Reviews on Bloodroot

Riggs, a 13th-generation Islander in her mid-80s, is adept at fashioning an intriguing puzzle rendered in no-nonsense New England prose with particular respect for the abilities of the elderly. And she spins another good yarn.
Richmond Times-Dispatch on Bloodroot

"Delightful...a cozy that celebrates the springtime beauty of the island as well as its quirky, endearing residents."
Publishers Weekly on Touch-Me-Not

"Riggs character development and her lovely descriptions will have readers longing for both a trip to Marthas Vineyard and the next book in the series."
Booklist on Death and Honesty

"People are so nice in West Tisbury that even the villains seem less than evil more like seriously naughty."
The New York Times on Indian Pipes

"Lovely descriptions of the Vineyard in the fall, plenty of suspenseful action and a cast of eccentric supporting characters...help make this another winner."
Publishers Weekly on Indian Pipes

"There are many levels on which to enjoy Cynthia Riggss latest mystery....There is the twisting and turning plot of a good murder mystery. And there is prose, beautifully written, by a wonderful writer."
The Marthas Vineyard Times on Indian Pipes

Author Bio

Cynthia Riggs is the author of fourteen books in the Martha's Vineyard mysteries featuring 92-year-old poet, Victoria Trumbull. She was born on Martha's Vineyard and is the eighth generation to live in her family homestead, which she runs as a bed and breakfast catering to poets, writers, and other creative people. She has a degree in geology from Antioch College and an MFA in creative writing from Vermont College. For 20 years she held a US Coast Guard Masters License (100-ton vessels). In May 2013, she married Howard Attebery, who came back into her life after sixty-two years. Howard died in 2017.