
Fiction
Tourist Season
by Brynne Weaver · 2025 · 400 pages
★4.67· 258 ratings
Tourist Season
Blood in the Garden
Harper Starling , a woman with a dark past, has found refuge in Cape Carnage, a quirky coastal town with a macabre reputation. She's the town's gardener—and its secret protector, disposing of predatory tourists with ruthless efficiency. Her garden flourishes, nourished by the remains of those who threaten her sanctuary. Harper 's only confidant is Arthur , an elderly man with fading memories and a hidden history of violence. Together, they maintain a fragile peace, but Harper 's sense of safety is as brittle as the bones she buries. The arrival of tourist season brings new dangers, and Harper
Theme 1: Blood in the Garden
This thread running through Tourist Season gives the story its emotional weight. Brynne Weaver weaves it into the narrative with skill, ensuring that the reader feels the stakes as deeply as the characters do.
Theme 2: Arrival of the Hunter
This thread running through Tourist Season gives the story its emotional weight. Brynne Weaver weaves it into the narrative with skill, ensuring that the reader feels the stakes as deeply as the characters do.
Theme 3: Tangled Fates Collide
This thread running through Tourist Season gives the story its emotional weight. Brynne Weaver weaves it into the narrative with skill, ensuring that the reader feels the stakes as deeply as the characters do.
What Readers Say About Tourist Season
Tourist Season has resonated with readers for its emotional honesty and vivid storytelling. Many describe finishing it in a single sitting — drawn forward by Brynne Weaver's prose and an almost desperate need to know how it ends.
A Passage Worth Sitting With
"Blood in the Garden" — Brynne Weaver, Tourist Season
About the Author
Brynne Weaver is the author of Tourist Season. Known for emotionally resonant storytelling, their work has found devoted readers across the globe.