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Long-buried secrets resurface in this alluring mystery from the bestselling and award-winning author of The Treasure Hunters Club that welcomes readers back to Maple Bay—a seaside town “that has all the cozy charm of Jessica Fletcher’s Cabot Cove, with almost as many murders” (Library Journal, starred review)
Synopsis:
Breakneck Island: nestled precariously off the coast of Maple Bay, the lighthouse atop this rocky outcrop is all that stands between safe passage and nautical disaster.
For generations, the MacLeary family lived on Breakneck Island in an isolated and physically-demanding existence. One night in 1932, after a ruthless storm battered all of Maple Bay, the MacLearys disappeared without a trace, leaving behind only whispers of a missing fortune.
Nearly a century later, three people are drawn to Breakneck Island and its perplexing past: Peter Barnett, a recent Maple Bay transplant who’s piecing his life back together and possibly catching feelings for a charming professor; Dandy Feltzen, a wistful teenage girl searching for new beginnings while juggling the arrival of an unexpected visitor; and Cass Jones, a successful author given a cryptic tip for a haunting new story.
As Peter, Dandy, and Cass are drawn into the orbit of one of Maple Bay’s darkest mysteries, dangers past and present collide on the rocky shores of Breakneck Island, and the real story of the MacLearys finally comes into focus. But if the island is to reveal its oldest secrets, it may demand fresh bodies in return.
Review:
This is the follow up to The Treasure Hunters Club , and picks up shortly after the events of the previous book. With a little bit of time, Peter has set up his foundation in his family home and has hired employees. It is now time for him to move out but he is still somewhat reluctant to do so as he wants to make sure the right people will have it in hand. Meanwhile Cass is dealing with the success of her first book and realizing that she has writer's blocked for the second book, and when she hears about Breakneck Islands mystery she thinks she may have found her next topic. Little do they know that they are all on a trajectory for drama on Breakneck island. This page Turner will keep you reading long into the night, waiting to see what really happened on the island and how it will affect the reluctant crime fighting trio.
About the Author:
Tom Ryan is an award-winning author, screenwriter and producer. He is the author of two adult mysteries: We Had a Hunch and The Treasure Hunters Club, which was a USA Today bestseller and Edgar Award nominee. His YA mystery Keep This To Yourself was the winner of several awards, including the 2020 ITW Thriller Award for Best YA Thriller, and is currently being adapted for television. His follow-up YA mystery I Hope You’re Listening was the winner of the 2021 Lambda “Lammy” Award for Best LGBTQ Mystery. He was a 2017 Lambda Literary Fellow in Young Adult Fiction. Tom, his husband, and their dog live in Nova Scotia.
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