barbara fister reviewed Death on Tuckernuck by Francine Mathews
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If youâre looking for a police procedural that has elements of the cozy â a picturesque small-town setting, a lack of gore and violence, and even wedding plans â but without puns in the title, domestic hints, or cloying whimsey, the Merry Folger Nantucket series might fit the bill. Meredith Folger is a dedicated cop, following int the footsteps of her father and grandfather to serve the residents of Nantucket and the exclusive (and reclusive) residents of a small neighboring island, Tuckernuck. returnreturnIn the sixth entry in the series, Merry is preparing for her wedding, but her husband-to-be knows the job comes first if the hurricane headed toward the New England coast takes aim at their island. What neither of them realizes is that, as the winds pick up, she will have to commandeer a Coast Guard helicopter to reach a crime scene. A man and a woman have been …
If youâre looking for a police procedural that has elements of the cozy â a picturesque small-town setting, a lack of gore and violence, and even wedding plans â but without puns in the title, domestic hints, or cloying whimsey, the Merry Folger Nantucket series might fit the bill. Meredith Folger is a dedicated cop, following int the footsteps of her father and grandfather to serve the residents of Nantucket and the exclusive (and reclusive) residents of a small neighboring island, Tuckernuck. returnreturnIn the sixth entry in the series, Merry is preparing for her wedding, but her husband-to-be knows the job comes first if the hurricane headed toward the New England coast takes aim at their island. What neither of them realizes is that, as the winds pick up, she will have to commandeer a Coast Guard helicopter to reach a crime scene. A man and a woman have been shot on a luxury yacht that has grounded on the rocks just of Tuckernuck Island. Only one of them survived, but is in coma, so canât explain what happened. returnreturnMeanwhile, Dionis Mather and her elderly father, who are caretakers for the reclusive and wealthy seasonal residents of Tuckernuck, hurry to board up windows and bring summer residents off the island ahead of the threatening storm. When circumstances strand Dionis on the island during the storm, she hurries to bring two valuable horses to safety and encounters a stranger with a gunshot wound. returnreturnMathews brings the setting to crackling life in this semi-cozy thrill ride of a mystery.