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Murder on the Island (Wilma Wade Holiday Mysteries Book 1) Kindle Edition

by Daisy Landish (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
3.0 3.0 out of 5 stars 42 ratings
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A Wilma Wade Holiday Mystery
When Miss Wilma Wade is invited to spend Christmas with her cousin, Martha Bowen, on Acadia Island on the coast of Maine, the little lady is elated at the prospect of seeing her family during the holiday season. However, on the second day of her stay, she goes for a stroll on the promontory, where she finds Martha's husband dead at the bottom of a cliff. Harry Bowen was not supposed to be back in town until Boxing Day! Ultimately, Martha confesses that she suspected her husband of cheating on her, but as it turns out, he was cheating the bank where he worked by laundering money for organized crime. The murderer is the same guy who introduced Harry to the lucrative but very dangerous game of money laundering. In the end, Miss Wade is happy to spend Christmas with her family, which she thought she might not see for another year.

Murder on the Island is the first story in the Wilma Wade Holiday Mysteries.

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Welcome to Barwick, Maine!

Wilma Wade Holiday Mysteries

Wilma Wade returned to Barwick, Maine, when she retired. Fit and hardy, she doesn't let being single and 70 keep her from tackling any task. Wilma is also a bit of a sleuth. She loves to solve mysteries that pop up in her community When she's on the hunt, there's no stopping her!

Wilma Wade Holiday Mysteries

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Daisy Landish Author

Daisy Landish

Romance Author

Daisy Landish is a romance and cozy mystery author living in the UK, whose clean and sweet stories have tugged at readers’ heartstrings across the pond and beyond. When she’s not writing love stories, Daisy spends her time reading, hiking at dawn, and riding into the sunset on her horse, Rosebud.

Books and Series

  • The Lady Series
  • Grumpy Cowboys
  • Cherry Tree Island
  • Jane and Kennedy Daniels Mysteries
  • Pine Grove Mysteries
  • Annie Archer Paranormal Mysteries
  • The Wedding Trio
  • Science Fair Series

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0BN6RQTXP
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Beaches and Trails Publishing (November 22, 2022)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 22, 2022
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 803 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 41 pages
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.0 3.0 out of 5 stars 42 ratings

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Daisy Landish is a romance and cozy mystery author living in the UK, whose clean and sweet stories have tugged at readers’ heartstrings across the pond and beyond. When she’s not writing, Daisy spends her time reading, hiking at dawn, and riding into the sunset on her horse, Rosebud.

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3 out of 5 stars
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42 global ratings

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D. Keller
3.0 out of 5 stars Murder on the Island
Reviewed in the United States on December 31, 2022
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A short fast read. Not a lot of character development. The mystery is solved but the story seems to be missing something.
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Jodi Henley
1.0 out of 5 stars Present tense doesn't work for me
Reviewed in the United States on February 23, 2024
I love cozy mysteries and this sounded good, but the use of present tense made it very hard to read or connect to the characters. Couldn't even get to the dead body.
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Shelly Pagkalinawan
5.0 out of 5 stars Puzzling story
Reviewed in the United States on December 17, 2022
Wilma Wade is a widower who is retired to a cozy home with a flowering garden and entertains herself by writing stories, keeping details very vague in case others were to read them. Her cousin Martha asks her to come visit during Christmas while Martha’s husband is away. While on a walk outside, Wilma discovers Martha’s husband’s body.
There are some twists and oddities that inspire the ending of this story.

This is a short story with very little character development apart from that of Wilma’s. I loved how the author embellished the descriptions of how Wilma’s mind describes the scenes before her. I am still a little confused about the ended and will probably need to reread it again for better understanding lol. Good book though out side the box of a “normal” cozy mystery. I look forward to reading more about Wilma’s adventures.
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Molly G. Hamblin
4.0 out of 5 stars unusual holidays on the island
Reviewed in the United States on December 13, 2022
a different sort of family holiday experiences.

Wilma is invited to spend the Christmas holidays with her cousin Martha, whose husband is apparently traveling for work until Boxing Day.

Since Wilma lives her life in a small home, with minimal yard and outlays, visiting her cousins is a different sort of location and lifestyle

Puzzling to Wilma is the absence of the adult children from family occasions

Things take more than one nasty turn for Martha

Luckily for her, Wilma has a good eye for clues and a fondness for her cousin

Whodunnit and some family bonding
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BobCat Kelly
2.0 out of 5 stars Not My Cup of Tea
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2023
This is a quick, short read. I could not connect with the characters and doesn't give you a chance to guess who did it. I usually enjoy cozy mysteries, but there is really nothing to solve and no suspects until the very end and then only one person is suspected and guess what, that's the culprit. Not very satisfying.
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Angelofmusic
3.0 out of 5 stars Needs a Bit more
Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2023
The book is very short. It’s quick into the point with not a whole bunch of background details. It’s a good short story, but for me, I would like to have little bit more Detective cozy mystery kind of feel to it. I do have the other 3 books in this collection & maybe there’s more in them. I would recommend this to those who like short or quick reads, or quick open-closed mysteries.
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Becky B
5.0 out of 5 stars Murder on the Island
Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2022
A short cozy mystery that I enjoyed reading.
Loved that it had elderly people in it.
This is the first book I have read by author Daisy Landish.
But won't be my last.
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Terri Paulson-Sasaki
3.0 out of 5 stars Holiday mystery
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2023
This is a very quick read. I loved Wilma and wanted to know more about her character. Wilma went to visit her cousin Martha during the holidays and discovered that Martha’s husband was killed. I wish there was more to this story and I felt that Martha’s character had more potential
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