The Newcomer: A Novel
Mary Kay Andrews, the New York Times bestselling author and Queen of the Beach Reads delivers her next page-turner for the summer with The Newcomer.
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.BUY THE BOOK
Community Reviews
Do you ever feel that an author/series you've adored & devoured in the past suddenly doesn't quite live up to your tastes anymore?
Have YOU outgrown THEM? Has their writing style changed? What's different??
For me, it's Mary Kay Andrews. She used to be an author that I would preorder without even reading the description. I still, even now, listen to several of her older audiobooks as I'm falling asleep because they are comforting, entertaining, & familiar. (Hissy Fit, Blue Christmas, The Fixer Upper)
But the last...I don't know...7 or 8 books have not been satisfying at all. (To me, anyway.) And yet, I still request them from NetGalley and/or the library hoping I'll get the Mary Kay I once knew.
So, when I was granted "The Newcomer" from NetGalley last month, I was feeling hesitant. And that makes me sad. And, honestly, I've been such a huge MKA fan for so long, I feel like I'm being so disloyal. #BookNerdProblems So I dove in trying to keep any pre-conceived notions out of my head... ... ...
... ... ...
.... ... ...and I'm so glad I did!
The Newcomer was just the Mary Kay I'd been looking for! It had a storyline kinda outside her normal ones, but still adding a touch of her Weezie & Bebe Mysteries - and not just because there was a beachside motel involved. There was mystery, romance, a kookie cast of characters, a fantastic Southern vibe just like the MK of the past. I liked and cared about these characters. I was rooting for Letty and for Maya from beginning to end.
So if you're looking for the Mary Kay Andrews you know and love, look no further. This is the summer beach read you've been waiting for.
Thank you to Netgalley & St. Martin's Press for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.
Have YOU outgrown THEM? Has their writing style changed? What's different??
For me, it's Mary Kay Andrews. She used to be an author that I would preorder without even reading the description. I still, even now, listen to several of her older audiobooks as I'm falling asleep because they are comforting, entertaining, & familiar. (Hissy Fit, Blue Christmas, The Fixer Upper)
But the last...I don't know...7 or 8 books have not been satisfying at all. (To me, anyway.) And yet, I still request them from NetGalley and/or the library hoping I'll get the Mary Kay I once knew.
So, when I was granted "The Newcomer" from NetGalley last month, I was feeling hesitant. And that makes me sad. And, honestly, I've been such a huge MKA fan for so long, I feel like I'm being so disloyal. #BookNerdProblems So I dove in trying to keep any pre-conceived notions out of my head... ... ...
... ... ...
.... ... ...and I'm so glad I did!
The Newcomer was just the Mary Kay I'd been looking for! It had a storyline kinda outside her normal ones, but still adding a touch of her Weezie & Bebe Mysteries - and not just because there was a beachside motel involved. There was mystery, romance, a kookie cast of characters, a fantastic Southern vibe just like the MK of the past. I liked and cared about these characters. I was rooting for Letty and for Maya from beginning to end.
So if you're looking for the Mary Kay Andrews you know and love, look no further. This is the summer beach read you've been waiting for.
Thank you to Netgalley & St. Martin's Press for giving me the opportunity to read and review this book.
" This book...
I couldn't put it down.
It isn't like a typical sappy love story novel and it isn't exactly like just a regular crime novel either, it is like a mix of the two.
The fear that this character has to be going through on an every day basis is so intense.
I mean, she literally starts falling for A COP while she is RUNNING FROM THE LAW with HER NIECE.
Such a good story line and really puts it into perspective again that not only do you never know what someone is going through but also to never judge a book by its cover.
If they had looked into her background before allowing her to move in and work there, it would have never happened.
Gotta love small towns lol."
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