Mary Kay Andrews is the New York Times bestselling author of The Fixer Upper, Deep Dish, Blue Christmas, Savannah Breeze, Hissy Fit, Little Bitty Lies, and Savannah Blues. And with a hurricane looming, time may be running out. Riley tries to fit all the pieces together, but she finds that many on the island are keeping secrets-secrets that could change the island forever. And then a body is discovered floating in the bay. She’s looking forward to an entire season of cocktail parties and good times with her family and friends, but things go south rather quickly-on the ferry ride over she is served with foreclosure papers on her beach house, and she arrives on the island to find that her husband is missing.
Riley Griggs grew up on the island-her family founded it many years ago-but now she lives full-time in Raleigh and can only come for the summer. Some people spend the entire summer on idyllic Belle Isle, North Carolina, while others come only for the weekends. And The Weekenders by Mary Kay Andrews fits the bill-it’s full of summertime fun and warmth, with a healthy dose of drama (so you don’t nod off in your pool-side chaise lounge….) Temperatures are rising and it’s officially pool and beach season, so it’s time to lighten up our reading selections-even the most highbrow reader might want to throw in some less serious reading over the next few months. Cocktail parties aside, Riley must find a way to investigate the secrets of Belle Island, the husband she might not really know, and the summer that could change everything.This review comes from our event team member Meike. So she turns to her island friends for help and support, but it turns out that each of them has their own secrets, and the clock is ticking as the mystery deepens.in a murderous way. While waiting for her husband to arrive on the ferry one Friday afternoon, Riley is confronted by a process server who thrusts papers into her hand. Riley Griggs has a season of good times with friends and family ahead of her on Belle Isle when things take an unexpected turn. Others come only for the weekends-and the mix between the regulars and "the weekenders" can sometimes make the sparks fly. Some people stay all summer long on the idyllic island of Belle Isle, North Carolina. Told with Mary Kay Andrews' trademark blend of humor and warmth, and with characters and a setting that you can't help but fall for, The Weekenders is the perfect summer escape.
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