A Martha’s Vineyard Mystery: A Beautiful Place to Die

Posted January 12, 2020 by karenbaron in Hallmark T.V. Movie, Movie Review, Mystery / 0 Comments

Format: T.V. Movie

A Martha’s Vineyard Mystery: A Beautiful Place to Die

Network: Hallmark Movies & Mysteries

Series Number: 1

Director: Mark Jean

Written by: Kraig Wenman

Teleplay by: Kraig Wenman and Teena Booth

Production Credit: Muse Entertainment

Cast:

Jesse Metcalfe (Jeff)
Sarah Lind (Zee)
Eric Keenleyside (Chief Madieras)
Chelsea Hobbs (Jackie Shawl)
Sunita Prasad (Britt)
Bradley Stryker (Barista Bob)
Naika Toussaint (Officer Jenkins)
Kendall Cross (Payton)
Keenan Tracey (Ray)
Janet Kidder (Helena)
Houston Stevenson (Bradley)
Jess Brown (Stacy)
Michael Ryan (Donovan Fletcher)
Barry Levy (Gerald)
Mark Brandon (Thomas Percy)
Christine Willes (Judy)
Andrew Moxham (Gus)
Caleb Marshall (Lawyer)
Brenda M. Crichlow (Drummond)
Teisha-Rae Robinson (Rich Kid)
Chris Wood (Kelly)
Brett Armstrong (Stunt Coordinator)

Plot Summary:

After being injured and facing loss in the line of duty, retired Boston Police Detective Jeff Jackson (Metcalfe) returns to a quiet life of fishing, living in his late father’s home on Martha’s Vineyard. When a mysterious visitor to the island turns up dead, Jeff is reluctantly recruited to help in the investigation by the local police chief, a family friend. Adding a layer of complication, Zee Madieras – the chief’s daughter who shares a history with Jeff – is the medical examiner on the case. As the murder investigation casts suspicion on some of the town’s most powerful and wealthy citizens and brings Jeff and Zee’s lives in peril, they race to solve the case before another tragedy strikes the peaceful vacation town.

Based on the Book Series by Philip R. Craig:

My Rating:

My Thoughts:

Jesse Metcalfe is Jeff Jackson in this new mystery, and I have to say that he did a fabulous job on it. He is a great actor who has risen above, and beyond the first role, I saw him, which was John Tucker Must Die. I can’t wait to see him in more of these Marth Vineyard’s Mysteries movies.

Sarah Lind is Zee Madieras, and what an excellent job she did in her first Hallmark film. Sarah is believable as the doctor and the chief’s daughter. I can’t wait to see what she has to add to this character in other films. I think that she and Jesse have excellent chemistry that you can see when they do their light bantering/flirting.

The sets in this movie are something that I loved. The little bit of the places that we have seen in the town looks interesting. I am wondering, though, who brought this book series to Hallmark’s attention, but whoever did made an excellent choice, especially if they had Mr. Metcalfe in mind for his own mystery series.

A Beautiful Place to Die: A Martha’s Vineyard Mystery is an excellent start to a new series, and more is on the way as there was a commercial for the second movie in February.