The Cranefly Orchid Murders

By: Cynthia Riggs

Narrated by: Davina Porter

Victoria Trumbull is a feisty 92-year-old who refuses to let her age stop her from having fun, or investigating crime. When Victoria's knowledge of her native Martha's Vineyard helped to solve a murder in Deadly Nightshade, she earned her own baseball cap emblazoned with "West Tisbury Police Deputy". Now the authorities will turn to her again to help uncover another scandal on the idyllic island.

Phoebe Eldridge, a short-tempered woman who lives alone, has sold the family land to a developer who made an offer that seemed too good to resist. When the Conservation Trust enlists Victoria to search that land for an endangered plant, she and her 11-year-old after-school assistant are rewarded with the discovery of a little nest of cranefly orchids, and a body.

©2002 Cynthia Riggs (P)2006 Blackstone Audio Inc.

Critic reviews

"This mystery unfolds as nicely as the Vineyard spring it so lovingly depicts." (Publishers Weekly)
"Readers who enjoyed the charming series debut, Deadly Nightshade, will be delighted to get another dose of Victoria's sharp tongue." (Booklist)

Good Mystery

Really like the characters and setting of this story well written and story developed with precision.

bit of swearing

It's easy to immerse yourself in the story but when the occasional swear word comes it is ajarring.

mind twister

So many suspects. So very interesting the way the author leads the reader through the tangled web of family's divided, deceit, lust and murder. All untangled by a very gutsy and proper very old lady. Fun

refreshing

It was so nice to listen to a complete book without bad language. I hate and will not read or listen to books with the F word. The story was intriguing, funny at times, and surprising at the end. The narrator did a great job too.

Delightful mystery

This is sych a delightful mystery with an interesting variety of characters. There were moments that I was laughing at their responses and reactions to one another. The author nailed human nature whic she portrayed it culturally on this island.
Thank you, Cynthia Riggs for honoring our senior citizens in a dignified and charming way. I learned a lot about the environment there, especially the Cranefly orchid.
Needless to say Davina Porter did a splendid narration. She's one of the best!!