# The Cape Cod Mystery

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- Book: [The Cape Cod Mystery](https://www.bookquiver.com/phoebe-atwood-taylor/the-cape-cod-mystery) ([The Cape Cod Mystery.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/phoebe-atwood-taylor/the-cape-cod-mystery.md))
- Authors: [Phoebe Atwood Taylor](https://www.bookquiver.com/phoebe-atwood-taylor)
- Publisher: transworld_digital
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-15-2998-118-6
- Published: 2026-07-09
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

The summer holiday becomes a nightmare in this classic murder mystery, set during a heatwave. 'Phoebe Atwood Taylor can get more fun into a detective story than any writer at present producing books of this sort' – New York Times Meet Asey Mayo, Cape Cod’s answer to Sherlock Holmes, a Jack-of-all-trades who uses his worldly knowledge to solve the most puzzling crimes to strike the peninsula. A massive heatwave is scorching the coast. A journalist is found murdered in the cabin he’s rented for the season, and the summer holiday becomes a nightmare for the local police. They believe that beloved local businessman Bill Porter is the murderer – it’s up to Asey Mayo to prove him innocent and find the true killer. Praise for The Cape Cod Mystery: ' Delightful, light, witty and vivacious ' – Chicago Tribune 'Asey Mayo possesses more common sense and personal charm than any other detective in fiction' – Times Literary Supplement 'The real atmosphere of the Cape is here' – Boston Globe