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Cynthia Riggs is the author of fourteen books in the Martha's Vineyard mysteries featuring 92-year-old poet, Victoria Trumbull. She was born on Martha's Vineyard and is the eighth generation to live in her family homestead, which she runs as a bed and breakfast catering to poets, writers, and other creative people. She has a degree in geology from Antioch College and an MFA in creative writing from Vermont College. For 20 years she held a US Coast Guard Masters License (100-ton vessels). In May 2013, she married Howard Attebery, who came back into her life after sixty-two years. Howard died in 2017.
Praise for the Martha's Vineyard mysteries: There's no better Vineyard guide than Cynthia Riggs and her character, Victoria Trumbull. She's got the island's DNA in her genes, knows all the history as well as its mystery, and creates a spellbinding tour of my favorite place on earth. --Linda Fairstein, NYT bestselling author of the Alexandra Cooper mysteries Satisfying... Fans of darker cozies will enjoy Riggs's blend of crime, island lore, and well-drawn characters. â Publishers Weekly on Trumpet of Death Riggs' pleasantly old-fashioned sleuth is still clever enough to come up with a surprising culprit in another graceful homage to the island both she and her author call home. â Kirkus Reviews on Trumpet of Death Riggs, who describes the beauties of her acerbic sleuth's island home as lovingly as ever, provides a...satisfying conclusion. --Kirkus Reviews on Bloodroot Riggs, a 13th-generation Islander in her mid-80s, is adept at fashioning an intriguing puzzle rendered in no-nonsense New England prose with particular respect for the abilities of the elderly. And she spins another good yarn. --Richmond Times-Dispatch on Bloodroot Delightful...a cozy that celebrates the springtime beauty of the island as well as its quirky, endearing residents. --Publishers Weekly on Touch-Me-Not Riggs' character development and her lovely descriptions will have readers longing for both a trip to Martha's Vineyard and the next book in the series. --Booklist on Death and Honesty People are so nice in West Tisbury that even the villains seem less than evil â more like seriously naughty. â The New York Times on Indian Pipes Lovely descriptions of the Vineyard in the fall, plenty of suspenseful action and a cast of eccentric supporting characters...help make this another winner. --Publishers Weekly on Indian Pipes There are many levels on which to enjoy Cynthia Riggs's latest mystery....There is the twisting and turning plot of a good murder mystery. And there is prose, beautifully written, by a wonderful writer. â The Martha's Vineyard Times on Indian Pipes
