Death in a Mood Indigo (A Merry Folger Nantucket Mystery) - Softcover

Mathews, Francine

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1616957549 ISBN 13: 9781616957544

Publisher: Soho Crime, 2017

Synopsis

The third Merry Folger Nantucket mystery

Word travels fast in Nantucket when two children and their dog discover a skeleton in the dunes of the cold Sconset beach. Could the dead woman be the latest victim of the serial killer who has been terrorizing mainland Massachusetts? The FBI seems to think so and sends their forensic psychiatrist to the scene. But Police Detective Merry Folger has her own suspicions, and starts looking into a cold case that has long baffled Nantucket police: the disappearance of a beautiful Harvard-educated psychiatrist seven years ago. When Merry starts inquiring into the tenuous leads in that long-cold case, she stumbles into a web of violent passions and buried crimes, a web that continues to ensnare victims. Two more women are murdered, giving fuel to the FBI’s quest for a serial killer. But Merry, well-aware of the tangled histories of some of the island’s longtime residents, is convinced the only way forward is digging deeper into the past.

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Review:

Even if you never get to visit Nantucket Island off the coast of Massachusetts, a good deal of its sunny charm and foggy mystery are on tap in Francine Mathews's books about local police detective Meredith Folger. This time out, a dog digging on a beach uncovers a human skeleton--setting Folger off on a search for the link between old and new murders. As always, Mathews knows how to balance the cozy details of island life with the harsher realities of crime and punishment. Her last Nantucket saga, Death in Rough Water, is available in paperback.

From the Publisher:

"Mystery fans should add Mathew's book to their reading list."
--Chicago Tribune

"A smart, savvy, appealing heroine who's definitely worth getting to know...One more fine entry in a series that just keeps getting better."
--Booklist

"The detection is first-rate, sadly a rarity in many crime novels these days. Mathews dares you to guess the killer, and so do I."
--The Plain Dealer, Cleveland

"Outstanding...Mathews is a dazzling talent indeed. This book has it all--fascinating, beautifully drawn characters, such a realistically rendered setting that you can hear the waves as you read, page-turning suspense, the struggle of good vs. evil so skillfully brought to the forefront that I'll be thinking about the issues that the book raised for a long time to come....A must read."
--Mystery News

About this edition

• Publisher: Soho Crime
• Publication date: 2017
• ISBN 10: 1616957549
• ISBN 13: 9781616957544
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352