Salty
by Kate Myers
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"A spirited romp on the Caribbean seas, Salty is an upstairs-downstairs tale with Kate Myers' signature colorful characters and a setting to die for. For fans of Below Deck and beyond, Salty belongs in your beach bag this summer. A fun and frothy treat!"--Rachel Koller Croft, USA Today bestselling author of Stone Cold Fox and We Love the Nightlife
From the bestselling author of Excavations, a hilarious page-turner about two estranged sisters who reunite to take down the luxury yacht owner who destroyed their childhood home--and might be responsible for the dead body next door.
Captain Denise is more comfortable facing down a stingray than a party guest, though she's punched both in recent memory. After spending half her life at the helm of yachts across the Caribbean, she's risen through the ranks thanks to one rule: never, ever mix with the owners.
Her sister, Helen, is a walking HR violation, one of many reasons the two haven't seen each other in years. Recently fired after burning all her bridges, Helen returns home to work for Denise.
The clashing sisters' first charter is for the Falcon family, shady real estate developers who mowed down Helen and Denise's childhood home to build condos. But then the latest Falcon building collapses--and a dead body turns up beside it. Helen and Denise comb through the wreckage to uncover just how low the Falcons will sink in order to stay afloat--before the big storm wipes out the evidence.
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Book Details
- ISBN
- 9780063385481
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Authors
- Kate Myers
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Published Date
- June 24, 2025
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 320
- Physical Info
- 1.3 in H x 9.1 in L x 6 in W (1.0 lb)
I tried so hard to keep going, but the back and forth is mind numbing. I am 24% in, and they still have not gotten to the meat of the story. I was tempted to skip several chapters ahead and see if anything changed, so I went to Goodreads and see from others that it does not get better. Thank you for the opportunity to read this, but it is my first NetGalley DNF. I don't have enough free time in my life to spend it forcing myself to read a book that I do not enjoy.
No plot. Unlikable characters. Did I miss something?
Denise is a no-nonsense boat captain and her younger sister, Helen, is more of a free-spirited social butterfly who also works on boats. When Helen begs Denise for a job, they find themselves reconnecting and uniting against a common enemy - the Falcons. The Falcons are real estate magnates who destroyed Denise’s and Helen’s childhood home and are currently mixed up in another shady deal…I enjoyed getting to know Denise and Helen (and Randy and others) and how they teamed up to take down the Falcons.Thank you to HarperVia and NetGalley for the opportunity to read a copy.
A quirky read featuring two sisters (one a yacht captain and one a free-spirited travel guide) who work together to expose the corrupt developers that built an environmentally destructive condo on their childhood home. I enjoyed the tropical island setting and the upstairs/downstairs dynamic of the yacht crew and yacht owners. I love a good beach read and this one is perfect for your beach bag this summer! 🏖️Kate Myers has a fantastic voice with great humor and I'll definitely read whatever she comes up with next. I'm also putting her first one, Excavations, on my to-read list.
Wow! What can I say about Kate Myer’s latest novel, *Salty*? This sarcastic, hilarious page-turner feels like it could be the love child of John Oliver's wit, mixed with *The White Lotus*and *Triangle of Sadness.*The novel is told from multiple points of view and revolves around two estranged, polar opposite sisters who reunite to take down the owner of a luxury yacht who has bought and ruined their childhood home. Readers also get to know the real estate moguls, the Falcons, their arrogant son, his naive but lovable fiancée, and the family's devious entourage.Like *The White Lotus* or *Triangle of Sadness* you get beachy vibes that are beautifully interwoven with themes of working-class struggles versus wealthy patrons. This read is well-written, fun, and suspenseful especially because of the play in time/sequence of events mixed with the multiple POVs.I would love to buy this as an audiobook to experience the cast of characters and their hilarity. I thoroughly enjoyed this novel and would highly recommend it to others. Thank you to HarperVia and NetGalley for this perfect beach read! I definitely am going back to read Myers’ Excavations.
