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<p>By Tamara Lush</p>
<p>A beautiful dead woman. A fierce and curious sister. A bold little girl.</p>
<p>When Letty Carnahan discovers her sister dead in a Manhattan townhouse, she grabs her young niece Maya and flees south. The wounded pair stop at a mom-and-pop motel in Florida after Letty finds a tattered magazine story in her sister’s belongings.</p>
<p>It’s a clip about The Murmuring Surf, a rundown beachfront motel on Treasure Island. Letty can’t figure out why her gold-digging sister would’ve saved such a mundane, random article.</p>
<p>Letty finds the usual in the quirky Gulf Coast community: ornery retirees, stunning sunsets, raucous shuffleboard games. But she soon uncovers a myriad of secrets, almost all involving her sister’s shady past.</p>
<p>While caring for the grieving child and sifting through the wreckage of her dead sister’s life — and while trying to keep her niece away from her sister’s conniving, sleazy ex — Letty slowly weaves her way into the colorful fabric of beach life. A handsome local cop adds a dash of spice to the already suspenseful narrative.</p>
<p>“The Newcomer” by Mary Kay Andrews is a perfect beach read, entirely addictive with its fast-paced plot and its cozy descriptions of Treasure Island.</p>
<p>Andrews is no stranger to the area. She’s a St. Petersburg native and former journalist, and she’s taken her investigative reporting skills and transferred them to her inquisitive, realistic characters.</p>
<p>“Find your truth in every story,” Andrews writes in “The Newcomer.”</p>
<p>Letty Carnahan discovers the truth, and so much more.</p>
<p>The Gabber recently spoke with Andrews about her childhood in St. Petersburg, her blend of genres, and the nostalgia of beach motels.</p>
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