Cricket, the president's runaway daughter, who has taken up temporary residency with fisherman, cook, and sleuth J. W. Jackson and his wife, Zee, is being stalked by a killer or killers in the Secret Service, and J. W. must protect the vulnerable young girl. 17,500 first printing."
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This pleasant series continues as sleuth J.W. Jackson and wife Zee become clandestine surrogate parents to the president's teenaged daughter. When someone kills the reporter who discovers her whereabouts, J.W. fears a conspiracy. A winner as usual.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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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. GraceAnne A. DeCandido
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An exciting mystery that feels like a roller coaster ride,
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This review is from: A DEADLY VINEYARD HOLIDAY: A Martha's Vineyard Mystery (Martha's Vineyard Mysteries) (Hardcover)
Cricket Callahan looks like an average American teenager. However, withthe 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
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