In trouble and on the run...
After she discovers her sister Tanya dead on the floor of her fashionable New York City townhouse, Letty Carnahan is certain she knows who did it: Tanya’s ex; sleazy real estate entrepreneur Evan Wingfield. Even in the grip of grief and panic Letty heeds her late sister’s warnings: “If anything bad happens to me—it’s Evan. Promise me you’ll take Maya and run. Promise me.”
With a trunkful of emotional baggage...
So Letty grabs her sister’s Mercedes and hits the road with her wailing four-year-old niece Maya. Letty is determined to out-run Evan and the law, but run to where? Tanya, a woman with a past shrouded in secrets, left behind a “go-bag” of cash and a big honking diamond ring—but only one clue: a faded magazine story about a sleepy mom-and-pop motel in a Florida beach town with the improbable name of Treasure Island. She sheds her old life and checks into an uncertain future at The Murmuring Surf Motel.
The No Vacancy sign is flashing & the sharks are circling...
And that’s the good news. Because The Surf, as the regulars call it, is the winter home of a close-knit flock of retirees and snowbirds who regard this odd-duck newcomer with suspicion and down-right hostility. As Letty settles into the motel’s former storage room, she tries to heal Maya’s heartache and unravel the key to her sister’s shady past, all while dodging the attention of the owner’s dangerously attractive son Joe, who just happens to be a local police detective. Can Letty find romance as well as a room at the inn—or will Joe betray her secrets and put her behind bars? With danger closing in, it’s a race to find the truth and right the wrongs of the past.
Audiobook, 14 hours, 30 minutes
Reader: Kathleen McInerney
Published May 4th 2021
by Macmillan Audio
3.5/5 stars
Mary Kay Andrews is a new author for me and with The Newcomer I went the audio route (thank you MacMillian Audio for the e-audio). The reader was Kathleen McInerney and as usual she did a great job.
Running from the recent past with her niece in tow Letty makes her way to Florida as she hides, trying to figure out her next move. This was an interesting story, it has mystery, intrigue and suspense with a dash of romance added to the mix. The writing was nice and the character development had me understanding the cast. The characters set the tone and environment The Newcomer takes place in.
I'm glad that I went the audio route, this was a slow moving story and at times found myself wavering with some unnecessary parts and feel it could have been a little shorter. I felt a predictability but with some twists and turns I was proven wrong (I love it when that happens).
My thanks to Macmillan Audio for this e-audio in exchange for an honest review.
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