Murder on St. Martin: A Rex Graves Mystery

by C.S. Challinor

“...the plot twists are worthy of Erle Stanley Gardner.” ~BooklistBy the author of the #1 Kindle Bestseller Christmas Is MurderLOST LUGGAGE? NO PROBLEM! THE PLAGE D’AZUR RESORT HAS YOU COVERED—OR NOT. Scottish advocate and amiable amateur sleuth Rex Graves travels to the Caribbean island of St. Martin to assist in the search for a missing French actress―and gets more than he bargained for… And it’s not just the sharks. Complicating the case is the revelation that the beguiling Sabine Durand had so many ardent admirers and jealous rivals. It seems everyone at the fashionable resort has something to hide―from Sabine’s rich older husband to the daredevil playboy millionaire to Monsieur Bijou, an influential developer with a fetish for jewels. Secrets and motives are laid bare as Rex works to uncover the real culprit on this island in paradise."A solid choice for traditional mystery fans, #2 in the Rex Graves series provides some new twists on something old and familiar." ―The Mystery Reader"A clever variant on the locked room mystery. With a host of colorful characters, a dose of humor and a balmy locale, you will want to devour this well-plotted mystery." ―Mystery Scene"One of the more recent contributions to a growing library of mystery novels of interest to naturists, readers will especially enjoy how Challinor 'gets it right.'" ― Nude and Natural Magazine"Credible characterisation and an engrossing plot makes this a quick and entertaining read. Although part of a series this can easily be read as a standalone." ―Amazon Reader International

Genres: Mystery

226 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 26, 2020

About the author

C.S. Challinor was raised and educated in Scotland (St. George's School for Girls, Edinburgh) and England (Lewes Priory, Sussex; University of Kent, Canterbury: Joint Hons Latin & French). She also holds a diploma in Russian from the Pushkin Institute in Moscow. She now lives in Southwest Florida. Challinor is a member of the Authors Guild, New York, and writes the critically acclaimed Rex Graves cozy mystery series featuring Rex Graves, Scottish barrister-sleuth.

CHRISTMAS IS MURDER, the first in the series, reached #1 on the Kindle Bestseller List. This title is also available in large print hardcover through Thorndike Reviewer's Choice. The fifth in the series, MURDER OF THE BRIDE, was a Mystery Guild Book Club pick (hardcover) and a Top Five Books of 2011 Selection by Crime Fiction Lover. JUDGMENT OF MURDER, #8, the newest Rex Graves title from Midnight Ink, was released on November 8, 2016, to highly favorable reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and Kirkus Reviews.

Please note, the covers shown on Goodreads for MURDER IN THE RAW and PHI BETA MURDER are the old covers. These two titles have since been recovered for subsequent editions, print and digital.

Reviews

[BBoulier · Rating 2 out of 5]

C.S. Challinor’s “Murder on St. Martin: A Caribbean Mystery” (2009) (originally “Murder in the Raw”) is the second of eight books in the Rex Graves mystery series. Graves is a Scottish barrister who has been invited to St. Martin to assist an acquaintance in finding out what had happened to a young woman who had disappeared at a beach resort. While Graves is an amiable character, the plot doesn’t make a lot of sense and the book is not especially well written. Skip it.

[Diane Zimmerman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Quick, easy, and entertaining.