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Martha's Vineyard Mysteries Books in Order

Martha's Vineyard Mysteries by Philip R. Craig contains 19 books, published between 1989 and 2008. The first book is A Beautiful Place to Die (1989) and the newest is Vineyard Chill (2008). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
19
Published
1989–2008
Pages on record
3,614 in 15 of 19 books
Reading time
60–90 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 3,614 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 15 of 19 titles with a page count on record.

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The Martha's Vineyard Mysteries are crime novels by Philip R. Craig set on Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, with Jeff Jackson as the recurring investigator. Nineteen books run from A Beautiful Place to Die (1989) to Vineyard Chill (2008), and most carry the island in the title: A Case of Vineyard Poison (1995), Death on a Vineyard Beach (1996), A Deadly Vineyard Holiday (1997). Several appeared under two names, among them The Woman Who Walked Into the Sea / Death in Vineyard Waters (1991). The series is complete.

How many Martha's Vineyard Mysteries books are there?

Martha's Vineyard Mysteries has 19 books, released between 1989 and 2008.

Martha's Vineyard Mysteries Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 19 Martha's Vineyard Mysteries books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of A Beautiful Place to Die by Philip R. Craig, book 1 of the Martha's Vineyard Mysteries series (1989)
  2. Cover of The Woman Who Walked Into the Sea / Death in Vineyard Waters by Philip R. Craig (1991)
  3. Cover of The Double Minded Men / Vineyard Deceit by Philip R. Craig, book 3 of the Martha's Vineyard Mysteries series (1992)
  4. Cover of Cliff Hanger / Vineyard Fear by Philip R. Craig, book 4 of the Martha's Vineyard Mysteries series (1993)
  5. Cover of Off Season by Philip R. Craig, book 5 of the Martha's Vineyard Mysteries series (1994)
  6. Cover of A Case of Vineyard Poison by Philip R. Craig, book 6 of the Martha's Vineyard Mysteries series (1995)
  7. Cover of Death on a Vineyard Beach by Philip R. Craig, book 7 of the Martha's Vineyard Mysteries series (1996)
  8. Cover of A Deadly Vineyard Holiday by Philip R. Craig, book 8 of the Martha's Vineyard Mysteries series (1997)
  9. Cover of A Shoot on Martha's Vineyard by Philip R. Craig, book 9 of the Martha's Vineyard Mysteries series (1998)
  10. Cover of A Fatal Vineyard Season by Philip R. Craig, book 10 of the Martha's Vineyard Mysteries series (1999)
  11. Cover of Vineyard Blues by Philip R. Craig, book 11 of the Martha's Vineyard Mysteries series (2000)
  12. Cover of Vineyard Shadows by Philip R. Craig, book 12 of the Martha's Vineyard Mysteries series (2001)
  13. Cover of Vineyard Enigma by Philip R. Craig, book 13 of the Martha's Vineyard Mysteries series (2002)
  14. Cover of A Vineyard Killing by Philip R. Craig, book 14 of the Martha's Vineyard Mysteries series (2003)
  15. Cover of Murder at a Vineyard Mansion by Philip R. Craig, book 15 of the Martha's Vineyard Mysteries series (2004)
  16. Cover of Dead in Vineyard Sand by Philip R. Craig, book 17 of the Martha's Vineyard Mysteries series (2006)
  1. 1
    A Beautiful Place to Die1989 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1989224
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  2. 2
    The Woman Who Walked Into the Sea / Death in Vineyard Waters1991 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1991272
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  3. 3
    The Double Minded Men / Vineyard Deceit1992 · 272 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992272
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  4. 4
    Cliff Hanger / Vineyard Fear1993 · 254 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993254
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  5. 5
    Off Season1994 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994224
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  6. 6
    A Case of Vineyard Poison1995 · 213 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995213
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  7. 7
    Death on a Vineyard Beach1996 · 215 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996215
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  8. 8
    A Deadly Vineyard Holiday1997 · confirmed 2/4
    1997–
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  9. 9
    A Shoot on Martha's Vineyard1998 · confirmed 2/4
    1998–
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  10. 10
    A Fatal Vineyard Season1999 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999224
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  11. 11
    Vineyard Blues2000 · 224 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000224
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  12. 12
    Vineyard Shadows2001 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001256
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  13. 13
    Vineyard Enigma2002 · confirmed 2/4
    2002–
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  14. 14
    A Vineyard Killing2003 · 229 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003229
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  15. 15
    Murder at a Vineyard Mansion2004 · confirmed 2/4
    2004–
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  16. 16
    Vineyard Prey2005 · 239 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005239
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  17. 17
    Dead in Vineyard Sand2006 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006256
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  18. 18
    Vineyard Stalker2007 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007256
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  19. 19
    Vineyard Chill2008 · 256 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008256
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Is there a chronological order for Martha's Vineyard Mysteries?

No separate chronological order is on record for Martha's Vineyard Mysteries, because none of the book listings this catalogue draws on publishes one; the publication order above is the only order given.

Do you have to read Martha's Vineyard Mysteries books in order?

You should read the Martha's Vineyard Mysteries books in publication order, the order of the numbered table above. The catalogue does not record whether each Martha's Vineyard Mysteries book also stands alone.

Where to start with Martha's Vineyard Mysteries

Start with A Beautiful Place to Die (1989), the earliest published title.

What is the newest Martha's Vineyard Mysteries book?

Vineyard Chill (2008) is the newest Martha's Vineyard Mysteries book released so far.

Is there a new Martha's Vineyard Mysteries book coming?

No next Martha's Vineyard Mysteries book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

Martha's Vineyard Mysteries at a glance

No recent titles
The newest Martha's Vineyard Mysteries title on record dates from 2008, 18 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
Martha's Vineyard Mysteries books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
3,614 pages across the 15 of 19 books with a recorded length, a median of 239 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most Martha's Vineyard Mysteries books, 9 of 19, were published in the 2000s.

What the Martha's Vineyard Mysteries books are about

18 of the 19 Martha's Vineyard Mysteries books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: private investigators is tagged on 18 of 18. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

More books by Philip R. Craig

The author page linked below lists every book in publication order.