Death on Tuckernuck, Francine Mathews
Death on Tuckernuck, Francine Mathews
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Death on Tuckernuck

Author: Francine Mathews

Narrator: Madeline Maby

Unabridged: 6 hr 35 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 04/14/2020


Synopsis

In the Category 3 winds of a late-season hurricane, Nantucket police detective Merry Folger and her team attempt a rescue off the secluded island of Tuckernuck—only to discover a deadly secret.

As a Category 3 hurricane bears down on Nantucket, Dionis Mather and her father have their work cut out for them. Their family business is to ferry goods and people back and forth from Tuckernuck, the private island off Nantucket’s western tip, a place so remote and exclusive that it is off the electric grid. As caretakers of the small plot of sand in the middle of the Atlantic, the Mathers are responsible for evacuating Tuckernuck’s residents, who range from a stubborn elderly native who refuses to leave her family home to the abandoned summer house pets of an absentee NFL quarterback. But as the storm surge rises and the surf warnings mount, Dionis has to make a choice: abandon whatever—or whoever—was left behind, or risk her own life by plunging back into the maelstrom. Even she has no idea what evil the hurricane is sheltering.

When the coast guard notifies the Nantucket police of a luxury yacht grounded in the shoals off Tuckernuck’s northern edge—with two shooting victims lying in the main cabin—detective Meredith Folger throws herself into an investigation before the hurricane sweeps all crime-scene evidence out to sea. Merry is supposed to be on leave this weekend, dancing at her own wedding, but the Cat 3 has thrown her blissful plans into chaos. As her battered house fills with stranded wedding guests and flood waters rise all over Nantucket Island, Merry has her own choice to make: How much should she risk in order to bring a criminal to justice?

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karen on March 08, 2024

This is my first Merry Folger mystery. I didn’t feel that I was missing anything by not reading the first five in the series, although I would be interested in learning more about her characters by going back to the first book. Still, it is important to note, that this is a stand-alone mystery. This......more

Goodreads review by Kathy on December 22, 2020

I have enjoyed this writer's other works, so I thought I would give this one a shot as a lover of Nantucket. The problem I was presented with off the block was a lack of knowledge of the main characters, since this is the sixth book of a series. This did not take away from the very exciting problems......more

Goodreads review by James on July 22, 2020

I'm reading this on a hot July blue-sky day but when I look out the window I'm shocked not to see and hear a Cat 3 hurricane bearing down on me, such are the powers of Francine Mathews' narrative skills. Whether you're new to the Merry Folger mysteries or not, this is a terrific read. The setting is......more

Goodreads review by Oak City on April 18, 2020

2 Stars for Death on Tuckernuck by Francine Mathews. The perfect storm is moving in on Tuckernuck. A Nor'easter is headed straight for Tuckernuck, the private island off of Nantucket where the police only set foot on it if called to a crime or accident scene. One of the town's police officers has pl......more

Goodreads review by Jo on January 09, 2020

It was a Wednesday near the end of September and a Cat 3 hurricane was headed in the direction of Nantucket and Tuckernuck , a small private island off the coast of Nantucket. Meredith Fogler, an officer with the Nantucket police department was planning for her weekend wedding to Peter, a wealthy ma......more