Culled from extensive research by Oak Bluffs author Thomas Dresser, Mystery on the Vineyard: Politics, Passion and Scandal on East Chop pieces together a murder committed on the island just prior to World War II. When an elderly woman disrupts a love affair between an island girl and her off-island suitor, the man murders her but avoids prosecution. A district attorney heaps the blame on the victim's reclusive teacher, while history blurs the details of the crime. $19.99. www.historypress.net