Sara Stamey -- Novelist

Sara Stamey -- Writing & Editing Services Novelist

"Will I pick up Sara Stamey’s next novel? Better believe it!"

-- Ed Bryant, Twilight Zone review

The author praised by Publishers Weekly returns with her new novel.

Islands
A suspense novel set in the lush Caribbean.

"A memorable heroine, a poignant quest, a vivid setting, an engaging story, a Sara Stamey novel. Of course."
Laura Kalpakian, NEA award-winning author of Graced Land.

Tarragon Books, ISBN: 0-9724986-1-3 LOC #2002094857
Trade paperback (5 1/2 x 8 1/2") 320 pgs., $14.95
A Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association tradeshow selection.
Bookstores may order through PartnersWest Distributors.

Download a preview chapter of
Islands as .doc or as .txt

"A passionate writer, Stamey has concocted a mystery here that is a page turner from intriguing beginning to end."

· Bellingham Herald review

The author on a petroglyph trek for Islands research.

     "Welcome to Paradise," archeologist Susan Dunne hears on arrival at the Caribbean island to research petroglyphs and unravel the mystery of her brother's drowning. This sunny tourist mecca conceals shadowy secrets - violent native unrest, a sunken treasure guarded by legendary Jumbies, and a bloodthirsty cult. Are the bizarre visions she begins to experience tied to the cult or the ancient glyphs? The most disturbing secrets Susan must explore are the ones hidden in her own heart, challenging her definitions of truth and reality.

     Sara Stamey has returned to her Pacific Northwest roots, after years of wanderlust. Her journeys have included teaching scuba-diving in the Caribbean and Honduran islands, trekking around Greece and South America, operating a nuclear reactor at Hanford, and owning a farm in southern Chile.

     A creative-writing instructor for Western Washington University, she's also a freelance editor and "book doctor." She stays grounded with her native-plant restoration project in her sprawling Squalicum Creek backyard, shared with her husband, cats, and birds.

Islands is available in glossy-cover trade paperback (6 x 9") for $14.95. FREE SHIPPING for direct website orders.

Add a message to your order if you'd like an autographed copy. (If you already have the book and would like a personalized, autographed bookplate, e-mail Sara Stamey below.)

You may also order Islands through the BookSense System to purchase from your nearest independent bookstore.

Click HERE for review excerpts, author appearances, info on earlier novels, and latest news.

Sara Stamey, Member:

• SFWA (Science Fiction/Fantasy Writers of America) sfwa.org

• Authors Guild authorsguild.org

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