Stone Cove Island, Suzanne Myers
Stone Cove Island, Suzanne Myers
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Stone Cove Island

Author: Suzanne Myers

Narrator: Jorjeana Marie

Unabridged: 6 hr 33 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/11/2014

Synopsis

When a catastrophic hurricane devastates Stone Cove Island, a quaint New England resort community, everyone pulls together to rebuild. Seventeen-year-old Eliza Elliot volunteers to clean out the island's iconic lighthouse and stumbles upon a secret in the wreckage: a handwritten letter. On first glance, it hardly makes sense. But the longer Eliza studies it, the more convinced she becomes that it's an anonymous confession to a thirty-year-old crime: the unsolved murder of a local teen named Bess Linsky.Soon Eliza finds herself in the throes of an investigation she never wanted or asked for. As Stone Cove Island fights to recover from disaster, Eliza plunges the locals back into a nightmare they believed was long buried.Everybody is a suspect. Everywhere she turns, there might be an enemy. And everything she ever believed about her hometown is false.

About Suzanne Myers

Suzanne Myers was born in Philadelphia and grew up in Toronto, Canada. She is a graduate of Princeton University and USC Film School. Her feature film Alchemy was an award winner at the South by Southwest Film Festival. She lives in Brooklyn with her husband, two sons, and two dogs.

About Jorjeana Marie

Jorjeana Marie has worked extensively as an actress, comedian, writer, and audiobook narrator. Her narrations have earned her several Earphones Awards. She has performed in hundreds of commercials and starred in the pilot Listen to Grandpa, Andy Ling with Elliott Gould. She is a stand-up comic who has opened for Richard Lewis, Louie Anderson, and Kathleen Madigan. Her video game credits include Final Fantasy, Crackdown 2, and Star Guardians. She loves reading so much it gets her into trouble.

Reviews

Goodreads review by AH on February 02, 2015

About a 3.0-3.5 star read for me. Stone Cove Island was a quick read. The book was not at all what I expected; I thought it was to be more of an apocalyptic hurricane disaster book. I was pleasantly surprised to find out that it was more of a murder mystery. There was also a cute little romance as w......more

Goodreads review by nick (the infinite limits of love) on November 17, 2014

I was very curious about this title because mystery is a genre that appeals to me very much. I looked forward to reading Stone Cove Island especially because of the island setting and I knew that murder taking place on such an isolated island would undoubtedly make for an edge-of-the-seat kind of re......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on December 08, 2021

This is the first buddy read book with Ashley of November. Our theme this month was Lighthouses. I saw this book years ago and thought it sounded like a good YA read. I'm glad I finally got to pick it up. It is a murder mystery set on an island off of the New England area. Giving it 3 stars. Eliza El......more

Goodreads review by Becky on November 22, 2014

Stone Cove Island is reeling in the wake of Hurricane Victor. Power is off and on, the ferry is out for the foreseeable future, and many of the islanders have had to take refuge in the local school gym. Eliza Elliot loves her island home and wants to do something to help, so she organizes a volunteer......more

Goodreads review by Cheryl on November 15, 2014

I was curious to read this book when I saw it promoted saying "Stepford Wives meets Stephen King". Like who would not get hooked by that tag line and want to read the book. The author did write this more for the younger teen readers. The mystery that the people of Stone Cove Island were hiding was n......more

Quotes

“Don’t just tell me a mystery; give me a world. Suzanne Myers delivers a hurricane-ravaged island shimmering with atmosphere and dense with secrets. This tight, terrific tale had me turning pages all night long.” Judy Blundell, National Book Award–winning author of What I Saw and How I Lied

“Myers’ debut has an interesting plot, is written in a language appropriate for its intended audience, and has an important theme, change, at its center.” School Library Journal

“The tension between Eliza’s need to [solve the murder] and the possibility that her discoveries could hurt those she loves is mined to brilliant effect, rendering each suspect villainous and sympathetic by turns. [Has] a final, stunning twist…Taut and atmospheric.” Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

“The youthful voice of Jorjeana Marie is perfect for this easy-paced debut…Marie’s skillful rendering of youthful characters Eliza, Ben, and Joe and their search for answers is age appropriate and authentic. A more mature tone characterizes Eliza’s parents and the secretive townspeople who are determined to stop Eliza’s investigation into the decades-old crime. Marie assumes an edgy quality that adds to the suspense as long-buried secrets emerge in a mystery that will appeal to both young adult and older listeners.” AudioFile

“An atmospheric thriller where nothing is as it seems, and everyone has a twisted secret to hide, Stone Cove Island keeps you guessing from page one. It might also make you think twice about what goes on behind closed doors in that quaint little vacation town you love so much.” Kate Brian, author of the Private series

“A classic suspense tale, a Hitchcock movie for teens. I read it in one hungry gulp.” Natalie Standiford, author of How to Say Goodbye in Robot

Awards

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