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Title details for Summers at the Saint by Mary Kay Andrews - Available

Summers at the Saint

A Novel

by Mary Kay Andrews
Kathleen McInerney
Audiobook
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This program includes a bonus conversation between the author and narrator.
"Kathleen McInerney superbly narrates this perfect summer listen."—AudioFile
"Narrator Kathleen McInerney exudes beach-read energy in this entertaining audiobook." —AudioFile on The Homewreckers
Book your summer escape with a "mesmerizing mix of mystery and romance" (Publishers Weekly, starred) from the New York Times bestselling author of The Homewreckers and The Newcomer.

Welcome to the St. Cecelia, a landmark hotel on the coast of Georgia, where traditions run deep and scandals run even deeper. . . .
Everyone refers to the St. Cecelia as "the Saint." If you grew up coming here, you were "a Saint." If you came from the wrong side of the river, you were "an Ain't." Traci Eddings was one of those outsiders whose family wasn't rich enough or connected enough to vacation here. But she could work here. One fateful summer she did, and married the boss's son. Now, she's the widowed owner of the hotel, determined to see it return to its glory days, even as staff shortages and financial troubles threaten to ruin it. Plus, her greedy and unscrupulous brother-in-law wants to make sure she fails. Enlisting a motley crew of recently hired summer help—including the daughter of her estranged best friend—Traci has one summer season to turn it around. But new information about a long-ago drowning at the hotel threatens to come to light, and the tragic death of one of their own brings Traci to the brink of despair.
Traci Eddings has her back against the pink-painted wall of this beloved institution. And it will take all the wits and guts she has to see wrongs put to right, to see guilty parties put in their place, and maybe even to find a new romance along the way. Told with Mary Kay Andrew's warmth, humor, knack for twists, and eye for delicious detail about human nature, Summers at the Saint is a beach read with depth and heart.
A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's Press.

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    May 7, 2024

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781250344762
      • File size: 438412 KB
      • Duration: 15:13:21

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • Publisher's Weekly

      Starred review from March 11, 2024
      In this mesmerizing mix of mystery and romance, Andrews (Bright Lights, Big Christmas) details one woman’s mission to ensure her late husband’s legacy. Four years after Traci Eddings’s husband, Hoke, died in a plane crash, she struggles to keep afloat the Eddings family’s long-running St. Cecelia resort hotel on an island off the Georgia coast. As employees leave for better opportunities, Traci hires a new executive chef and gets her niece, Parrish, to run the front desk, further straining her contentious relationship with her entitled brother-in-law, Ric, who’s trying to cut Traci out of his father’s will. Then tragedy rocks the hotel staff when someone close to Traci is murdered. As she works to keep guests happy during a police investigation, the hotel’s landscaper, Whelan, a former P.I., mounts an investigation of his own. Mutual attraction ignites between Traci and Whelan even as he unearths some unusual information about a decades-old drowning death at the Saint that tore apart Traci and her former best friend, Shannon. Andrews’s expert exploration of complex family dynamics, hidden secrets, and class divisions in a small resort town add authenticity to the gripping mystery and swoony romance. Series fans and newcomers alike will be riveted. Agent: Stuart Krichevsky, Stuart Krichevsky Literary Agency, Inc.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      Kathleen McInerney superbly narrates this perfect summer listen. Set at the iconic St. Cecelia resort on a secluded Georgia island, the story follows Traci, the widow of the owner's grandson, a former local charged with reviving the hotel's former glory. To do so, Traci builds an on-site dormitory and fills it with a team of impeccable workers, including her niece. Tragedies occur, both past and present, piquing the interest of Traci and some of her staff. Can she safeguard her staff and restore "The Saint" to its former splendor? McInerney shines as she gives each of the many characters a defining voice and cadence. As the story intensifies, McInerney delivers all of them with sincere earnestness. S.K.G. © AudioFile 2024, Portland, Maine
    • Library Journal

      Starred review from September 1, 2024

      Andrews (The Homewreckers) continues her longtime collaboration with narrator Kathleen McInerney for this sizzling summer pop fiction mystery. Now in charge of the same coastal Georgia resort where she was once a teenage lifeguard, Traci Eddings is struggling to keep the legacy of her late husband's family alive. Beset by high costs, low bookings, and the interference of her smarmy brother-in-law, Traci risks it all to bring on a new crew of resort staff, not all of whom will survive the summer. McInerney shows off her vocal flexibility by handling the audio's large cast and seamlessly rotating points of view. Whether she's portraying an idealistic young woman, a cocky frat bro, an obnoxious guest, or an old friend of Traci's with a deep secret, McInerney inhabits each character without creating caricature. At the heart of the story is Traci, a woman learning to live and love again after bereavement while navigating a cutthroat world of business and social politics. The production concludes with an engaging conversation between Andrews and McInerney about writing, narrating, inspiration, and perseverance; don't skip it. VERDICT Highly recommended for lovers of beach reads with bite in the style of Elin Hilderbrand and Lucy Foley.--Natalie Marshall

      Copyright 2024 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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