Going to the shore on the weekends is a ritual as cherished
and time-honored among the greater part of the Northeastern
population as celebrating Christmas is to the rest of us.
Everybody who is anybody, and anybody who wants to be
"anybody" makes the weekly trek from the "city" to the
"shore" for a little fun in the sun and surf. The more
affluent rent fabulous beach-front houses for the summer,
and those who aren't so affluent rent rooms in these houses.
Zoe finds herself in the latter category when she lets
herself be talked into going in with her best friends, Sage
and Nick, to rent rooms from Sage's boss Tom and his trophy
wife Maggie on Fire Island. But she wonders if it was that
great of an idea when on the first weekend she goes out to
the house, Maggie is found drowned on the beach in front of
the house. Zoe finds the death suspicious and begins to nose
around and asking questions that soon arouse discomfort
among the island's residents.
Sage rented a room from her boss for a myriad of reasons,
the upper most to have access to him to pass along her ideas
and plans for the leather company he owns and she is in
upper management of. When Tom's wife dies unexpectedly, Sage
is surprised to be promoted into Maggie's position as head
of the company and soon begins to put her mark on the line
of clothing. She becomes friendly with handsome fellow
employee, Vince, who has just returned from Italy where he
was the company's leather buyer. Their relationship begins
to blossom and Sage is satisified, except for the nagging
suspicions that Zoe has planted in her mind regarding Maggie
and Vince's past relationships.
Nick is just at the beach to find contacts that will help
him in his fledgling record company. Maggie had expressed an
interest in it, but her death brought a close to that deal,
that is, until he receives a check made out by Maggie before
her death. Rationalizing that it was her dying wish for him
to use the money for the company, Nick makes fast work of
the funds, and soon finds himself in deeper than he expected
to be. His love life also finds a deep and unexpected turn
when Tom's daughter, Francesca, begins to come on to him.
The three roommates and friends find their lives entertwined
during this summer of mystery, death, and deception in Lynda
Curnyn's novel, KILLER SUMMER. Curnyn weaves her fascinating
tale of intrigue and titillation with smooth dialogue and
interesting characters that will keep readers on the edge of
their seats. KILLER SUMMER is a great read for the shore, or
in your own backyard!
Sharing a beach house on Fire Island seems like a killer way
for best friends Zoe, Sage and Nick to spend summer
together. But just as they're dreaming of sunset margaritas
and late-night barbecues, the body of their house hostess
washes up on the beach. Talk about a buzz kill…
Now all Zoe can think about is why the "grieving" husband is
planning parties rather than mourning his wife. Nick
suddenly has secrets he can't tell a soul. And Sage is
trying to score booty as if it's her last summer on
earth…which it just might be. Because despite the ocean
views and endless parties, Zoe, Sage and Nick have stopped
wondering if the good times will last and started wondering
if they will...
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