Chain of Pearls

 

Chain of Pearls is the first book in a trilogy called The Martha’s Vineyard Murders by Raemi A. Ray. The story is a thriller, a murder mystery, and a love story. We are introduced to Kyra Gibson, a London lawyer who is visiting Martha’s Vineyard where her estranged father was living at the time of his death. Ed Gibson had worked as a news correspondent who spent his life chasing stories around the world. He was a decorated writer and well-respected in his profession. He hardly knew his daughter when her mother died when Kyra was only 12 years old. He immediately shipped her from the US to London where she grew up with her aunt. He continued to chase stories and made no attempts to contact his daughter. But then, in his will, he left his home on Martha’s Vineyard to Kyra. Although Ed’s death, when he fell from a boat and drowned, was initially reported as not being suspicious, Kyra quickly suspected that the death may have been a murder as the result of a story he had been chasing – she just didn’t know what the story could have been.

 

The plot unfolded in a believable manner, and the characters that filled up the story were compelling ones. I need not say more expect to add that this novel gets my very strong recommendation. By the time I finished this book, I had already acquired the second book in the trilogy.