The Cove, Claire Rose
The Cove, Claire Rose
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The Cove

Author: Claire Rose

Narrator: Jesse Vilinsky

Unabridged: 10 hr 13 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/05/2026


Synopsis

Midsommar meets Fear Street in this modern, sea-soaked folk horror debut about fighting to survive, and fighting to be yourself.

Seventeen-year-old Lindsay Weinberg has just gotten kicked out of another prep school, and has consequently found herself shipped to her Uncle Levi's farm in the cold, isolated town of Marbury, Maine.

When Lindsay arrives at a big, old farmhouse miles from civilization, she is greeted by her uncle’s new wife, a goy with a little too much Jesus decor for Lindsay’s taste—with Uncle Levi mysteriously away on a business trip. Not only that, but Lindsay isn’t the only teen staying there. In fact, there is a small group of teens going through some kind of reform program. Up at dawn. Manual labor all day. No phones, computers or tablets.

Things start to feel hopeless until Lindsay meets the twins, Phin and Cass. They live on an island off the Peninsula’s coast—and they have internet. Lindsay convinces the others at Haven House to sneak out for a party on the island, and the night is incredible. At least…what they can remember of it. All of them wake up in their beds with sea-shell mementos, no memory of how they got home, and wicked hangovers. All of them except one. And as the disappearances and mysteries pile up, Lindsay and the others realize that they have become involved in a terrifying fight to survive, before the Cove claims them all.

A Macmillan Audio production from Wednesday Books

About Claire Rose

Claire Rose was born and raised in New Jersey but moved to the UK to study children's literature and fell in love with horror instead. She is a queer Jewish writer who works primarily in the intersection of fantasy, horror, and literary fiction, and can usually be found in the nearest bookstore or coffee shop. A PhD student by day, she lives in Edinburgh with her haunted cats. The Cove is her first novel.

About Jesse Vilinsky

Jesse Vilinsky is an award-winning narrator and accomplished voice actress. She has recorded over 350 audiobooks, and is known for her ability in bringing forth the strength, truth and vulnerability of her expertly voiced characters, as well as the depth and nuance of each narrative she tells. She is also known for her comedic timing, and quirky YA styling. She strives to make an author’s deftly created world 3D in the listener’s mind, and to aid them, and herself, in disappearing into their stories. She has been nominated for and won two Audie Awards, nominated for five and won two Voice Arts Awards, and has won 14 Earphones Awards.As a voice actress, she has been featured in many films and television shows, including The Giver, The New Mutants, Yellowstone and Rick & Morty, can also be heard in many major video game projects, such as Dead by Daylight: Dungeons & Dragons, Call of Duty 6: Black Ops and Alone in the Dark.


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"This Christopher Pike-Wicker Man mashup has it all: coastal cult folk horror, I Know What You Did Last Summer-style teen screams, and one wicked undertow of a narrative. This pagan page turner draws you right in and absolutely drowns you." - Clay McLeod Chapman, author of Shiny Happy People

"Claire Rose delivers a killer debut, blending Nancy Drew with gothic horror. The Cove will lure you in for a deadly good time." - Susan Bishop Crispell, author of The Holloway Girls

"The Cove is a rare gem of a book that blends biting wit and spine-tingling horror without missing a beat. Claire Rose is a sparkling new talent to watch for." - Andrea Hannah, author of Where Darkness Blooms

"This uncanny folk horror grabbed me from the very first page!" -Gretchen McNeil, author of #murdertrending

"Darkly mysterious and unsettling, Rose delivers chills after thrills in this delightful and atmospheric folk horror. The Cove will have you glued to your seat from the first page to the deeply satisfying final line." - Natalie C. Parker, award winning author of Come Out, Come Out

"Dark, eerie and gripping... Rose's voicy debut is as chilling as it is unique. The Cove takes you to the brink of reality, and when you least expect it, pushes you over the edge." - Rachel Reiss, author of Out of Air

“Tautly atmospheric and chillingly haunting, The Cove delivers perfectly creepy small-town tension in spades, along with a heroine whose irreverent tenacity steals the show." - Laura R. Samotin, author of The Sins On Their Bones