The Bone Cay

Thrilling and suspenseful this is a mystery and a story of survival. It starts a bit slow but quickly picks up speed and is a very emotional and action packed story. Magda is the caretaker of the historical home of the famous poet Isobel Reyes who committed suicide in the 1800's. She takes her job very seriously and has restored the home back to its original state during Isobel's time in history, right up to the trees and flowers. She wants the poet to be remembered for her poetry and not for the suicide. When a hurricane threatens Key West where the home is located she decides to stay with the home instead of evacuating. As the hurricane hits land , first a fire in the gift shop, then a flood threaten the home in the midst of the storm taking most of her supplies with it. As if this is not frightening enough when part of the house collapses during the storm in the rubble a battered suitcase is unearthed containing a woman's remains. Magda wonders if there is more to Isobel's story than history shows. To add to the mayhem, a man and his pregnant daughter arrive in the middle of the storm seeking shelter. At first she shows compassion for the man and his ill daughter. Then as events happen she wonders if they are really who they say they are. Is she in more danger from the storm or from her guests? Can she survive the storm and solve the mystery of Isobel's story? This was a good story, the narrator did a great job telling it on the audio book and I did enjoy listening to it. I would recommend it. Thanks to Eliza Nellums for writing a great story, for the wonderful narration by Nancy Peterson and to Dreamscape Media and NetGalley for making it available to me.