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Cold Ridge/U.S. Marshals #1.5
Shelter Island
A thrilling suspense from New York Times bestselling author Carla Neggers, available onits own for the first time.
Dr. Antonia Winter has a feeling she's being stalked. Thinkingthat someone sees her as a means of derailing the senatorial hopes of her boyfriend, HankCallahan, Antonia leaves Boston for a secluded wildlife sanctuary off the Cape. Whatbetter place to hide from threatening emails and mysterious whispers than a ramshacklecottage on a desolate coastal island? But she has unwittingly placed herself in she's been followed. With a powerful hurricane looming, Hank decides to go afterAntonia to bring her back. With no power and no way to return to the mainland, either thehurricane will get them—or an obsessed madman will.
Dr. Antonia Winter has a feeling she's being stalked. Thinkingthat someone sees her as a means of derailing the senatorial hopes of her boyfriend, HankCallahan, Antonia leaves Boston for a secluded wildlife sanctuary off the Cape. Whatbetter place to hide from threatening emails and mysterious whispers than a ramshacklecottage on a desolate coastal island? But she has unwittingly placed herself in she's been followed. With a powerful hurricane looming, Hank decides to go afterAntonia to bring her back. With no power and no way to return to the mainland, either thehurricane will get them—or an obsessed madman will.
152 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 15, 2003
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Carla Neggers
144 books1,618 followersCarla Neggers is the New York Times bestselling author of the Sharpe & Donovan series featuring Boston-based FBI agents Emma Sharpe and Colin Donovan, and the popular Swift River Valley series set in the small, fictional New England town of Knights Bridge. With many bestsellers to her credit, Carla loves to write now as much as she did when she climbed a tree at age eleven with a pad and pen and spun stories perched on her favorite branch.
A native New Englander, Carla and her husband divide their time between their hilltop home in Vermont, a sofa bed at their kids' places in Boston and various inns, hotels and hideaways on their travels, frequently to Ireland.
Find out more and sign up for Carla's newsletter at CarlaNeggers.com.
A native New Englander, Carla and her husband divide their time between their hilltop home in Vermont, a sofa bed at their kids' places in Boston and various inns, hotels and hideaways on their travels, frequently to Ireland.
Find out more and sign up for Carla's newsletter at CarlaNeggers.com.
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November 11, 2017
My first book by CN and boy was it short,lol! A novella from her series Cold Ridge/US Marshals. I enjoyed it and liked the characters. I'm gonna have to get my hands on the others in this series.
August 8, 2025
Does Dr. Antonia Winter have a stalker, or is she imagining it? She heads to Shelter Island to sort through things and distance herself from her boyfriend's political campaign. Hank Callahan notices Antonia appears anxious, and he cancels some appearances to find and help her. Antonia's stay on Shelter Island is hampered by an incoming hurricane and two unexpected guests. This is an easy read that is suspenseful and entertaining.
June 8, 2021
This story was okay, but the fact that it is 1.5 is weird. Since book 1 already has H & A married, then you already KNOW nothing serious will happen to them. It takes away all the potential suspense.
February 6, 2017
Another good one from Carla Neggers.
Another good one from Carla Neggers. Thanks! Just what I needed to read today. Perfect for a gloomy, rainy day.
Another good one from Carla Neggers. Thanks! Just what I needed to read today. Perfect for a gloomy, rainy day.
January 20, 2019
Read more as a prequel
July 16, 2019
Read July 2019 as part of the anthology “On the Edge”
September 11, 2019
Love Wins
Another good book about the Winter family. Two sisters, one uncle, a crazy guy and two best friends keep this story moving along.
Another good book about the Winter family. Two sisters, one uncle, a crazy guy and two best friends keep this story moving along.
January 3, 2020
Suspenseful plot, realistic characters. A good read.
November 23, 2022
Quick novella. Good characters but a fairly improbable plot.
September 29, 2023
liked the suspense of this story - can't wait to read the others
March 8, 2026
Misprints
Misprint make this difficult to read I like the author, not the presentation. Please do not buy this edition. Thanks
Misprint make this difficult to read I like the author, not the presentation. Please do not buy this edition. Thanks
January 20, 2011
Shelter Island was a short but great read but one that left me wanting more.
The thing with novellas are that the great ones are those that you want more from, a much better alternative than a full-length not-so-great read. Even though the story felt "bare" the characters and plot were all there to create the situation and resolve it.
Hank Callahan and Antonia Winter are familiar characters to the US Marshals series but their isn't, so this makes a good prelude to the series or even as a story to revisit characters. The adventure and chemistry, as expected are all there but the development was very minimal. Too simplistic, particularly for Hank and Antonia, two strong characters who I felt deserved an all out story.
The mystery was simple, easy to figure out but nonetheless still interesting. The culprit is given away early on, but then again it wasn't really a mystery but a suspense. Quite comical, there were many parts that were laugh-out-loud ridiculous (in a good way) than thrilling. Although, the story could have done with the profanity nickname given to Antonia, which was expressed more times than necessary, and given this was a short story came as as distracting.
The thing with novellas are that the great ones are those that you want more from, a much better alternative than a full-length not-so-great read. Even though the story felt "bare" the characters and plot were all there to create the situation and resolve it.
Hank Callahan and Antonia Winter are familiar characters to the US Marshals series but their isn't, so this makes a good prelude to the series or even as a story to revisit characters. The adventure and chemistry, as expected are all there but the development was very minimal. Too simplistic, particularly for Hank and Antonia, two strong characters who I felt deserved an all out story.
The mystery was simple, easy to figure out but nonetheless still interesting. The culprit is given away early on, but then again it wasn't really a mystery but a suspense. Quite comical, there were many parts that were laugh-out-loud ridiculous (in a good way) than thrilling. Although, the story could have done with the profanity nickname given to Antonia, which was expressed more times than necessary, and given this was a short story came as as distracting.
January 17, 2014
Shelter Island - Investigative Series #1 - (Congressman Hank Callahan and Dr. Antonio Winters) intro to characters of Shelter Island and Black Falls.
Boston doctor Antonia Winter has a feeling that someone is stalking her. Thinking someone sees her as a means of derailing the senatorial hopes of her boyfriend, Hank Callahan, Antonia leaves Boston for the secluded wilderness of Shelter Island.
Boston doctor Antonia Winter has a feeling that someone is stalking her. Thinking someone sees her as a means of derailing the senatorial hopes of her boyfriend, Hank Callahan, Antonia leaves Boston for the secluded wilderness of Shelter Island.
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May 26, 2010US Marshalls Short Story
June 18, 2010
predictable. only took me a couple hours to read.
May 16, 2013
I know that I read this story when it first came out. I re-read it in the collection that was re-issued in 2012.
November 6, 2015
I really enjoyed this book. it was a quick read but I liked it. I would recommend this book to others.
August 9, 2016
Shelter Island is the second book in the Cold Ridge series written by author Carla Neggers.
September 11, 2016
It's a novella. Short and to the point. Gave background on characters mentioned in Cold Ridge.
December 18, 2016
I jest finished reading this book and found it good.
October 12, 2015
Quick read. Wish there was more to the story.
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February 1, 2018One of the best book I have read in a while.
Very suspenseful - Not sure I yet I know what to believe
Very suspenseful - Not sure I yet I know what to believe
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