<p>Based on an actual event <em>Murder in the Limelight</em> takes place on Martha's Vineyard in November 1898 after the Great Portland Gale has decimated the North East coast. When a body is found aboard a wrecked and burning lime schooner and the remainder of the crew turn up on Captain Matthew Reynold's yacht he and the recently widowed Martha Dickinson find themselves caught up in a mystery involving drug smuggling tax evasion fraud and finally murder. Add in a bit of romance and Murder in the Limelight keeps readers guessing right to the very end. A novella <em>Murder in the Limelight</em> is the first installment in the Matthew and Martha Mystery series.</p>