— Kirkus Reviews
— Sanibel Chai, Yesterday’s Island/Today’s Nantucket
— David Goodman, Goodman’s Gam, Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror
— Matthew Gill, Cape Cod Life magazine
— Rebecca Nimerfroh, Mahon About Town newsletter
She awakes on Nantucket Island, not knowing where she is – or who she is – and she doesn’t want to find out. She calls herself ‘Verona, ‘ a name borrowed from the stern of the first boat she sees – a name she hopes will help scuttle her past. She resolves never to leave Nantucket. By staying, the likelihood of uncovering, or being confronted by her past, is negligible – or so she believes. One fog-shrouded night, however, Verona encounters an old woman sitting alone beneath the lighthouse at Sankaty Head – the daughter of a former lighthouse keeper. A diary discovered in the attic of a Victorian-era home reveals a decades-old lighthouse tragedy that will soon entangle Verona, the old woman, and a pair of tour bus drivers, who may be able to add a new chapter of Nantucket history to their tours. A New England Book Award-winning book.
— Kirkus Reviews
— David Sharpe, ACK Fog Horn newsletter
— Tim Talks Books, Nantucket Book Partners
— John Stanton, Inquirer and Mirror
In this sequel to the award-winning Tourist Town, echoes of Nantucket’s whaling past resound through cobblestone streets as winter settles in. Not only are whales once again spotted in island waters, but the decades-old robbery of a whaling-era sea chest sends several winter denizens searching for clues in hopes of solving the mystery. In Nantucket Nocturne: A Winter’s Idyll the answer to the eternal question, “Just what do islanders do in the winter?”, becomes obvious — plenty!
As New York Times bestselling author Blue Balliett exclaims: “Steve Sheppard’s Tourist Town characters have come roaring back.”