Hemlock Island

A Novel

De: Kelley Armstrong

Narrado por: Angela Dawe

A standalone horror novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Kelley Armstrong.

Laney Kilpatrick has been renting her vacation home to strangers. The invasion of privacy gives her panic attacks, but it’s the only way she can keep her beloved Hemlock Island, the only thing she owns after a pandemic-fueled divorce. But broken belongings and campfires that nearly burn down the house have escalated to bloody bones, hex circles, and now, terrified renters who've fled after finding blood and nail marks all over the guest room closet, as though someone tried to claw their way out...and failed.

When Laney shows up to investigate with her teenaged niece in tow, she discovers that her ex, Kit, has also been informed and is there with Jayla, his sister and her former best friend. Then Sadie, another old high school friend, charters over with her brother, who’s now a cop.

There are tensions and secrets, whispers in the woods, and before long, the discovery of a hand poking up from the earth. Then the body that goes with it... But by that time, someone has taken off with their one and only means off the island, and they’re trapped with someone—or something—that doesn’t want them leaving the island alive.

A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin’s Press.

©2023 Kelley Armstrong (P)2023 Macmillan Audio

Reseñas de la Crítica

"A tech mogul gifts his ex-wife their perfect vacation home on a remote island. You'd think this is a dream come true–but this is a Kelley Armstrong story! With creepy twists on every page and a unique horror element, it's got an ending you'll never see coming."–Alma Katsu, author of The Fervor

“With Hemlock Island, Kelley Armstrong stakes a solid claim in the horror genre. A truly disturbing tale filled with complex characters, weird twists, genuine chills, and deep emotions. Highly recommended!”–Jonathan Maberry, NY Times bestselling author of Kagen the Damned and Patient Zero

“Armstrong is a master storyteller. Every time I thought I knew where the story was going, I was wrong—and I LOVED it! Also, I will never, ever look at wind chimes the same way…”–S.A. Barnes, author of Dead Silence

Loved!!!!

Narration and story was fabulous! I really enjoyed this book. Was the perfect escape from the day to day for a little while!

Phenomenal Scary Story

This is a great love story and a great horror story. This is a definite must read.

Hemlock island review

It was ok until the ending struggled to complete this book liked her other books better

Not my fave

This was good, you know KA is an amazing writer. The characters were great. But it was a bit cheesy. Am I going to read more KA, duh!! But it just wasn’t my favorite story.

Enjoyed it but not her best work

It was good but not so good I couldn't put it down. Worth the listen/read.

The description of the island was wonderful

I liked the thought of the island talking to its owner that promised to take care of it

Not a fan of the narration

I'm a huge Kelley fan but this is a clunker. The writing is not fluid to the point that I thought this was an old unpublished story newly released. The hardest part for me was the narrator. She seems to have an accent that is very pronounced on certain words. An accent is fine if you're going to narrate with it , but , if it only comes out in certain words, it throws off the entire immersion.

Not what I expected

I am a huge Kelley Armstrong fan, but this one was not my favorite. Paranormal / urban fantasy is my go to typically, but this one was just a little darker than I prefer. Also, the ending didn’t seem to match the main character’s personality, but maybe that’s just me.

Loved The Character Devlopement

This was a quick, enjoyable listen. I love the character development in this book. The layers that unfolded as the story went on kept me intrigued. I enjoyed the general concept for the ending, but did find it to be a little cheesy and drawn out. Still worth the read!

Unexpected twists, great narration

Small spoilers:
I've listened to other Kelley Armstrong books so I was expecting a more "traditional" crime to be the issue but enjoyed this new take. The narrator did a great job with the characters. I often make notes about who the characters are in audible books to keep them straight but didn't need to in this book. The beginning and end were strong. The middle did seem to slow down a but but overall it was a good book.

To the review that called this book "woke" I disagree. I thought it was a representation of the US. There were a couple non white characters (1 in 4 in the US are not white), one character was assaulted as a teen (1 in 6 US women face this in their life), etc. The characters stood on their own rather than being fillers for some agenda. There were no "token" characters. They all played essential roles in the story and seem to reflect what I've seen demographically in the US each day in various cities and states.