Martha’s Vineyard Murders: Book 4
Publication Date: May 28, 2025
Careful what you wish for…
Winter has settled over the island of Martha’s Vineyard, and newspaper columnist Kyra Gibson is relieved when her partner, forensic profiler Tarek Collins, returns home. As a birthday surprise, she arranges a meet and greet with the hosts of his favorite true-crime podcast while they’re on island to investigate a notorious cold case.
Forty years ago, a beautiful young actress was brutally murdered and her enigmatic bunkmate disappeared from the prestigious Oak Bluffs summer theater camp. Nothing about the podcasters’ attitude, their lack of preparation, or disdain for the island makes sense. When they disappear, leaving behind a bloody mess, Kyra and Tarek are ensnared in a decades-long web of intrigue. To find the podcasters, they must untangle the historic crime, but someone wants to keep the case cold. Someone willing to kill.
Every islander holds tight to their secrets, and each question leads down a dark and twisted path. When a lead draws Tarek off the island, Kyra embarks on a perilous rescue before the final curtain claims them both.
A birthday surprise to meet the masterminds behind a true-crime podcast sets the stage for the latest adventure in The Martha’s Vineyard Murders series.
Final Exit features a familiar cast of characters from author Raemi A. Ray’s three previous books. However, new readers can easily jump in and enjoy this selection as a standalone.
As with the other books, they take place on the picturesque island. This time, though, the focus appears to be on a decades-old cold case involving a summer dramatic arts program that left one girl dead and another one missing.
Kyra and Tarek find themselves immersed in the case, especially when an unexpected discovery connects the past and present. However, danger is never far behind where these two characters are concerned.
It’s a race to put all the pieces together. Kyra and her bestie, Chase, search for Tarek in spite of a blizzard, a clunker of a truck, and a remote location in New Hampshire. Their friendship has been well-developed from the beginning.
Full of action-packed adventure, Final Exit serves up a satisfying chapter in the ongoing series.
Raemi Amanda Ray is the author of the Martha’s Vineyard Murders, set on Martha’s Vineyard. Her travels to the island and around the world inspire her stories. She lives in Boston.
