Swan Song is not only fourth in the Nantucket series by Elin Hilderbrand, but also it is her “swan song” to writing beach books, having completed 30 in total. The Chief of Police on Nantucket Island is Ed Kapenash who is on the brink of retirement in this June 11 offering. Having served 35 years, Ed can no longer take the stress, but his plans are put on hold when, with three days left to serve, he has a house fire and a missing person on his hands.
The house belongs to
newcomers Bull and Leslee Richardson, a party loving couple, who are out on
their sailboat when their house goes up in smoke. Their personal assistant Coco
is missing and is considered a person of interest in the investigation.
The Richardsons had
first been embraced by the social set on Nantucket until they went too far with
their lavish parties. Leslee has the tendency to pay too much attention to
other men, and she cheats at pickleball. They are also trying too hard to
become members of the Field & Oar Club, and the more people get to know
them, they are backing away from the couple. As things have soured with her
usual guests, Leslee has taken to inviting anybody she meets to attend her
latest party, which is being held on their yacht Hedonism. Coco tells a
friend that the party list is nothing but strangers.
What has happened to
Coco? Did she fall off the yacht or did someone push her? Why is she a suspect
in the house fire? Will the Richardsons redeem themselves with the island
crowd? How can Chief Kapenash solve this double case and manage his stress?
Elin
Hilderbrand has said she might someday return to writing beach books but her future
involves developing a half-dozen projects in Hollywood including the adaptation
of her novel The Perfect Couple into a Netflix series starring Nicole Kidman
and Liv Schreiber. She has been a resident of Nantucket for 30 years.
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