Drama hits Nantucket as a new couple, The Richardsons, come for the summer with their personal concierge Coco. Everyone, including the chief of police, is swept up in the lavish parties and debauchery. Old and new relationships are tested, but can they all come together to find a missing person as the fun comes to an end in a fiery mess?
If you’re a fan of beautiful Nantucket scenery and Elin Hildebrand’s charm you will love this last stop on her Nantucket journey.

Thank you, NetGalley for an advance copy of Elin’s new book.

This is Chief Ed Kapenash’s last summer before he retires, but with just days left before it’s official, he gets a call that a girl is missing and the home of the new and notorious couple in Nantucket has burned to the ground.

I love the parallelism between this being Ed’s last summer and Elin’s last book, and I think the last few pages wrapped everything up well.

-Interesting dynamics between the characters
-Plays with themes of money and high society
-Messy relationships
-Beautiful setting in Nantucket
-A mysterious element that makes you want to keep reading
-Coco and Laumont’s characters were my favorite

What a bittersweet “ending” to Elin’s Nantucket books. If you have been reading her for a while, be ready for all the Easter Eggs. There was something so special about seeing all of the old characters back together along with our favorite Nantucket spots. Plus, our new main character Coco is connected to the Paradise series so you get a glimpse of St. Johns as well. Without including any spoilers, this one is a bit more mystery than Elin’s previous books, but she still did a great job including the family drama, small town gossip and swoony love stories. A perfect beach read!

Elin Hildenbrand's new novel, Swan Song, is a breath of fresh air. I love going to Nantucket with the author, and I particularly enjoyed this story of a couple who show up and buy a home that is probably the most expensive spectacle on the island. Bull and Leslee Richardson throw the most extravagant parties the locals have ever seen. They even have a personal concierge, named Coco, to make sure that their lives are perfect.

Ed Kapernash, the Chief of Police, is thinking about retirement at the end of the summer season and his wife, Andrea, can't wait. Their daughter, Kacy, arrives home from San Francisco where she works as a NICU nurse. With that cast of characters and luxurious things like lemons flown in from Italy, this was a page-turner. I'm sure everyone will agree!

Many thanks to the author, publisher, and NetGalley for the advanced copy of the book. The book will be published on June 11, 2024.

Please don’t say it is so! This is Elin Hilderbrand’s swan song of a novel and man does it deliver. Several well-loved characters return in this book and the Nantucket island is filled once again with good food, lavish parties along with drama and suspense. But the real star is the island itself. Thank you, Elin. I will miss your books.

I always love being transported to Nantucket. This story had many twists and turns. Resilience, karma, cliff hanger...it had all of it. I still have some unanswered questions but it was definitely worth the read.
Whether you're looking for a love story, mystery/thriller, this is for you. It's a perfect beach read! 9/10. Will recommend.

The title is bittersweet and telling. Nantuckets’s chief of police is retiring. It is at his retirement that his last case comes to him and his community. His replacement is willing to take a sideline position initially. It all began with the arrival of the Richardsons. A couple from down under that bought a house so long on the market it had its own nickname. The cast of characters all have ties to this quaint and storied hamlet. A place where kids are sailing as young as possible well into their retirement. The arrival of the Richardsons brings to the surface long simmering rivals and hurts within the well heeled. Chief Ed is determined to have his Swan Song be a memorable testament to years of service to a community he holds dear.

Thank you to NetGalley for giving me the opportunity to read an advanced copy of Swan Song. Elin Hilderbrand never disappoints and this book was no exception! I'm sad to see that she is retiring! Swan Song follows the story of Coco, a newcomer to Nantucket, who was hired to work for a new wealthy family, the Richardsons . Several characters from past books are included in this story. Coco befriends Chief Kapenash's daughter Kacy who is back for the summer. The Chief is getting ready to retire and Blond Sharon is going through a divorce. The Richardsons throw several lavish parties and become the IT couple of the summer. Everyone wants to be invited to these parties that become more exclusive. Near the end of summer, the Richardson's house burns down and Coco is missing. The Chief takes on one last case to try to figure out what happened.

Another great Nantucket novel by Elin if you loved the perfect couple and you loved the mystery of it you will love this book it’s a must read

Classic Elin Hildebrand! I didn’t want this to end, and I couldn’t put it down! I loved that this took place over just a couple of months, it was super fast paced and such a fun summer read. I guess we will see if we get more Nantucket books in the future, but if not, this was a great finale with throwbacks to so many previous books and characters.

I appreciated the ARC and will order this book for our library when released. Another perfect Nantucket summer with complex characters, sticky situations, and a romance or two. I love Elin Hilderbrand’s books. This one did not disappoint.

Classic Hilderbrand--enough said. I loved "reconnecting" with some of the characters from previous novels--seeing what has happened to them and where they are now in their lives. However, there are now new Nantucket residents for them to interact with--some not so wonderful, but at least interesting. The book went back and forth between past and present, which made the story roll out in bits and pieces and kept the reader on her/his toes to fit the pieces together. As usual Ms. Hilderbrand's descriptions are pitch perfect, her party descriptions are so enticing and my mouth was watering for the food and drink. I understand that this may be the last Nantucket book...one can only hope that she changes her mind, it won't be summer without an Elin Hilderbrand book!

I love all of Elin Hilderbrand’s books and this one didn’t disappoint! I feel like I belong in Nantucket with these people. Great read!

Already a big fan of Elin’s Nantucket books, this was a great finale! From the description of the characters to the drama and action of that particular summer to the vivid descriptions of Nantucket it’ll have you yearning to book a summer holiday to Nantucket ASAP! I loved how many old favorites made another appearance in this book like Blond Sharon, the Chief, and Fast Eddie. The newly introduced characters joined in seamlessly. Loved this book and the literary references throughout as well as Mary Oliver’s poem! Thank you for this advanced copy!

5 stars!!!!
Thank you Net Galley for this ARC of Elin Hilderbrand’s new book. The queen of beach reads is back to transport you to the island of Nantucket. Where everyone knows everyone, a new couple has just arrived and bought one of the most expensive houses on the island. This new couple has entangled themselves with all the classic families on the island, throwing lavish parties. But are they really who they appear to be?

Swoon! This one is so good! I love Elin Hilderbrand books and after reading this gem, I want to go back and read them all. So many cameos from her other books pop up in this story and I love when authors make their characters intersect like that! The details, the music references, the plot…Hilderbrand truly is the queen of the beach read. I loved it and I want to visit Nantucket! I feel like I have friends there! I just reviewed Swan Song by Elin Hilderbrand. #NetGalley

Excellent relaxing beach read. Always enjoy the way she writes character development. She is such a talented writer. Elin Hilderbrand never disappoints! I think that "The Rumor" may forever be my favorite but this definitely is in the top favorites.

Not a Swan Song, more like a Turkey Screech.
I was really disappointed in Swan Song. I've liked so many of Elin's books and always looked forward to them.
The last few have injected politics into the fray, which totally distracts from the story.
And it's as if her last book (supposedly final book, though she admits in the acknowledgements it might not be her last....The Tom Brady of Fiction?) she thought, "well, if I'm going out, might as well inject all my political ideals into the book!
We had to slog through environmentalism, racism, lesbianism, inter-racial couples, and painting Southern upbringing as typical backwoods, backwards, blue collar, stupid people.
But it's not like any of those topics helped the story or fit, it's as if she was using those topics to say, "Look how elitist and progressive I am!"
She also had explict sex scenes which I don't remember in any of her previous books. And though there were only a few, WHY? A good author is able to leave details to the imagination of the reader.
Once she got passed the progressive notes, the book turned into a delightful usual Elin novel. We focused on the characters, their drama, and things were going well in the middle of the book, and then it turned the last few chapters.
Extremely rushed.
The characters became caricatures.
The ending was neatly wrapped up in three pages.
Super disappointed.
I usually can't put her books down...this one I put down so many times at being put off by the various things I mentioned, and then literally rolled my eyes at the ending.
If you're a die hard Elin fan, by all means, you'll love it.
If you are a discerning reader that dislikes tropes, skip it and choose any book of Elin's but Swan Song...

I was really unimpressed with this book which was surprising since I have loved most of her other books. It meandered to much and the plot line was hard to follow or feel like there was one.

Special thanks to NetGalley for the advanced reader copy of this book. I am a huge Elin Hilderbrand fan. I love her character development and how she can make you feel apart of her settings. This book, was a little slow for me however and didn't really build as much as I would have liked. Overall a decent read, but not her best.