I was pleasantly surprised to stumble onto the Martha's Vineyard series and found my first reading (this book) to be breezy and fun. Our hero, J. W. along with his smart wife Zee and cute baby Joshua are islanders, amidst a visiting troop of actors and some environmentalists. J.W. makes enemies with the state's top environmentalist, and when he finds a dead body, the police put J.W. on top of the suspect list. So J.W. starts using his old police skills to do a little amateur detective work for his own good. Meanwhile, Hollywood seems to have discovered not only the island, but photogenic Zee. Actors and actresses arrive and make moves on both J.W. and Zee, but our heroes show resolve to be true to each other. This book was very good, and the mystery was engaging.