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Deathbed (Dovetail Cove, 1971)
The Dovetail Cove saga begins here—in July, 1971. Farrah’s on summer break and she’s sure to tell you she’s NOT twelve, she’s TWELVE-AND-A-HALF, thank you very much. The tiny island-town of Dovetail Cove is the only home she’s known. And tonight, she’s sneaking out to visit her Gran and show her a ‘mystery box’ she’s stumbled across at the Main Street Summer Market, dead certain there’s a story hidden within. And she’s right. Events reach back to 1956 and a shadowy ‘incident’ that started the darkness on the island. Only a handful know the true details of the incident. And even fewer have witnessed this new darkness, but Farrah will catch a glimpse of it tonight…at the edge of her Gran’s DEATHBED.
95 pages, Kindle Edition
Published December 15, 2016
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About the author
Jason McIntyre
29 books171 followersJASON MCINTYRE is the #1 Kindle Suspense author of THE NIGHT WALK MEN, bestsellers ON THE GATHERING STORM and SHED, plus the multi-layered literary suspense THALO BLUE. His short fiction has appeared in numerous magazines and won several awards.
His debut novel ON THE GATHERING STORM earned McIntyre a spot in the Top 20 Debut Authors for the Goodreads Choice Awards.
THE DEVIL'S RIGHT HAND is the latest instalment in the THE NIGHT WALK MEN saga and it's available now.
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Acclaim:
"Five stars! Grows up around you like a vine."
- Art Lange, Smashwords
"Completely unpredictable! Like something out of a Quentin Tarantino film, a memoir, and something so bizarre...out of the Twilight Zone.”
- Jennifer Nessen
"I needed to keep reading (until four in the morning!!) to see how it would turn out."
- Will Kagan, Smashwords
"This is a roller coaster ride: you're in the hot sun, chugging to the top, anticipating the drop the whole way and then--boom--the drop comes and you're gasping for air. The hot wind blasts you and your guts are in your throat. In the last half of the book, some scenes had me by the larynx. Highly recommended!"
- Dvier, Sony Reader Store
"[McIntyre] writes some of the most beautiful sentences being published today."
- Vincent Zandri, author of "The Remains"
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His debut novel ON THE GATHERING STORM earned McIntyre a spot in the Top 20 Debut Authors for the Goodreads Choice Awards.
THE DEVIL'S RIGHT HAND is the latest instalment in the THE NIGHT WALK MEN saga and it's available now.
* * *
Acclaim:
"Five stars! Grows up around you like a vine."
- Art Lange, Smashwords
"Completely unpredictable! Like something out of a Quentin Tarantino film, a memoir, and something so bizarre...out of the Twilight Zone.”
- Jennifer Nessen
"I needed to keep reading (until four in the morning!!) to see how it would turn out."
- Will Kagan, Smashwords
"This is a roller coaster ride: you're in the hot sun, chugging to the top, anticipating the drop the whole way and then--boom--the drop comes and you're gasping for air. The hot wind blasts you and your guts are in your throat. In the last half of the book, some scenes had me by the larynx. Highly recommended!"
- Dvier, Sony Reader Store
"[McIntyre] writes some of the most beautiful sentences being published today."
- Vincent Zandri, author of "The Remains"
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November 20, 2020
This is a 4.5 star read.
December 19, 2016
Dovetail Cove - the place and the series - is a fantastic creation. The saga covers a number of years, with each book taking place in a specific year. The author has been releasing them out of order because he's devious. And, in fairness, these all work as stand-alone novels, so they can be read in any order.
Deathbed is where the saga begins. Farrah is one of my favorite characters in the series. (We meet her again in a later book.) She is feisty, smart, defiant, and full of life. All of the characters stand out and are memorable. They are unique, while also feeling familiar, like people we'd meet anywhere or might already know.
The Dovetail Cove setting is so real, I'd swear this place actually exists. Jason McIntyre has a cinematic writing style, showing us what he sees and putting us right in the midst of this fictional island town.
The plot, with this book and all the others in the series, takes us to unexpected places. Just when we think we know what comes next, a curve in the road sends us spinning down into the abyss. This is dark suspense at its finest, with glimmers of hope and humor to light our way.
Deathbed is where the saga begins. Farrah is one of my favorite characters in the series. (We meet her again in a later book.) She is feisty, smart, defiant, and full of life. All of the characters stand out and are memorable. They are unique, while also feeling familiar, like people we'd meet anywhere or might already know.
The Dovetail Cove setting is so real, I'd swear this place actually exists. Jason McIntyre has a cinematic writing style, showing us what he sees and putting us right in the midst of this fictional island town.
The plot, with this book and all the others in the series, takes us to unexpected places. Just when we think we know what comes next, a curve in the road sends us spinning down into the abyss. This is dark suspense at its finest, with glimmers of hope and humor to light our way.
February 7, 2017
This is a wonderfully engrossing tale that kept me hooked from the start. There is a story within a story, and there seems to be a theme of connection running throughout about how everything and everyone is part of the bigger picture, each person's story making up the whole. Twelve-and-a-half year-old Farrah visits a market and buys a mystery box from quite a mysterious woman. Farrah is eager to share her find with her grandmother. Farrah has already opened the box and finds nothing of real interest but is sure that her gran will be able to tell her a story that will bring the box alive.
Deathbed is a story that thrills and entertains the reader with lots of intrigue, adventure, and a touch of horror. The descriptive quality of the writing is excellent. There is a lot of wisdom in the pages, with thought-provoking and memorable quotes. The great thing is, Dovetail Cove is a series of books by Jason McIntyre, which means the reader can take another trip to this fascinating place by reading another story in the series. I am definitely going to be visiting again soon.
Deathbed is a story that thrills and entertains the reader with lots of intrigue, adventure, and a touch of horror. The descriptive quality of the writing is excellent. There is a lot of wisdom in the pages, with thought-provoking and memorable quotes. The great thing is, Dovetail Cove is a series of books by Jason McIntyre, which means the reader can take another trip to this fascinating place by reading another story in the series. I am definitely going to be visiting again soon.
October 18, 2017
I love the world that McIntyre creates. It reminds me a lot of King's Castle Rock. There is this atmospheric creepiness that surrounds the entire book, and it really draws you in. You need to know what is going to happen. As soon as I finished, I started on the next in the series, Bled. <3
October 19, 2017
I posted this on Amazon also, but want to spread the love for an indie author... I loved this book! The juxtaposition of two stories, a story about someone telling a story, both totally compelling... it sucked me in immediately and I finished the book in two days. As soon as I can I'll be buying the next in this series. If you like a little sci-fi, a good dose of thriller, a morally questionable protagonist, and/or realistically portrayed family connections... you will definitely like this book.
December 28, 2017
This is a tale that is more than a mystery or a snapshot of fear or about the terrible things that humans can do...it is all these things, but with an underlying sense of sadness and coping with life's tragedies.
Farrah is faced with many battles and is on the cusp of moving on from childhood; she also loves stories, ones that lie in the hearts of everyone, so when she discovers a mystery box...
This is a well-written story, one that is thought-provoking and insightful. It's poignant and beautifully done.
Highly recommended.
Farrah is faced with many battles and is on the cusp of moving on from childhood; she also loves stories, ones that lie in the hearts of everyone, so when she discovers a mystery box...
This is a well-written story, one that is thought-provoking and insightful. It's poignant and beautifully done.
Highly recommended.
March 3, 2022
Excellent entertaining listening 🔰😀
A will written family relationships in an adventure novel by Jason McIntyre book one ☝ In the Dovetail Cove Series. About a young 👦 girl buying a black box 📦 at a Saturday market which leads to a story that is a secret. I would recommend this novel to readers of fantasy novels. Enjoy the adventure of reading 👓 or listening 🎶 to novels of all kinds 🔰🏡😄 2022
A will written family relationships in an adventure novel by Jason McIntyre book one ☝ In the Dovetail Cove Series. About a young 👦 girl buying a black box 📦 at a Saturday market which leads to a story that is a secret. I would recommend this novel to readers of fantasy novels. Enjoy the adventure of reading 👓 or listening 🎶 to novels of all kinds 🔰🏡😄 2022
January 30, 2019
Great start to an exciting series
The titles of the series were what drew me in, I bought the whole set before even knowing if i would like the first novella. I got hooked in the first few pages, and need to continue this journey to the end. I love being surprised by truly excellent story telling, and this fits that description.
The titles of the series were what drew me in, I bought the whole set before even knowing if i would like the first novella. I got hooked in the first few pages, and need to continue this journey to the end. I love being surprised by truly excellent story telling, and this fits that description.
October 19, 2017
Different
Not what I expected but the writer kept me entrigued throughout the book. I enjoyed that it was a story inside of a story.
Not what I expected but the writer kept me entrigued throughout the book. I enjoyed that it was a story inside of a story.
December 3, 2017
Enjoyed the way this one was done.
January 27, 2017
I grew up in Portland, Oregon and I admit, McIntyre's creation of Dovetail Cove is so real, I looked it up on the map. It isn't there. I knew it wasn't, but I had to double check.
This series of books is not linear. One may enter at any place, and read in any order, thanks to the sneakiness and deviousness of the author. The saga 'starts' here, but it really doesn't make a difference. Each novel/novella is a stand alone, and each takes place in a different year.
Farrah is a young girl growing up with her father. Her mother is on the mainland, and Farrah really doesn't understand why just that she's not home. Farrah's Gran is dying, and Farrah likes to find stories to bring Gran. She buys a 'mystery box' from a woman at the town market, and discovers a dark story for Gran—and herself.
These books are not bedtime stories for your young children, unless you feed them a steady diet of Twilight Zone re-runs. But they are marvelous stories, well written and great fun, in a dark sort of way.
This series of books is not linear. One may enter at any place, and read in any order, thanks to the sneakiness and deviousness of the author. The saga 'starts' here, but it really doesn't make a difference. Each novel/novella is a stand alone, and each takes place in a different year.
Farrah is a young girl growing up with her father. Her mother is on the mainland, and Farrah really doesn't understand why just that she's not home. Farrah's Gran is dying, and Farrah likes to find stories to bring Gran. She buys a 'mystery box' from a woman at the town market, and discovers a dark story for Gran—and herself.
These books are not bedtime stories for your young children, unless you feed them a steady diet of Twilight Zone re-runs. But they are marvelous stories, well written and great fun, in a dark sort of way.
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