Final Exit

 

Final Exit is the fourth novel that I’ve reviewed by Raemi A. Ray, subtitled Martha’s Vineyard Murders. Each of the books could be stand-alone mysteries, but I think it’s much better to read them in order and to ride along with the character development. Kyra Gibson, a London Lawyer, has moved to the Vineyard when her estranged father was murdered. His will indicated his choice to leave his house on Martha’s Vineyard to her. I wrote highly of the first three books, not only the well-created plots, but also the cast of characters that Ray used to fill out her stories.

 

By the fourth book, Tarek Collins who was an FBI consultant, had begun living with her, and it was his disappearance that was a principle part of the current story line. Ray continued to involve Chase Hawthorn, as well as the couple, Grace and Charlie. Podcasters of true crime had come to the island allegedly to figure out the mystery of a girl’s disappearance from a summer actors’ camp that occurred 40 years before, an unsolved cold case. One of the girl’s body was found and the other was never recovered although it was suspected she had murdered the other girl and then drowned when she unwisely tried to swim to the mainland.

 

Meanwhile, there was an intrigue going on about the ownership and plans for the development of the land on which the actors’ camp had been located. The camp had become quite famous and for years had brought economic benefits to the island businesses. After the murder and disappearance of the young girls, the camp was permanently closed.

 

This is a very good story, as are the first three novels. I highly recommend this series to anyone who is a fan of this murder mystery genre.