Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Summer Affair | 2008 | Elin Hilderbrand | Buy |
| 2 | Nantucket | 2015 | Elin Hilderbrand | N/A |
| 3 | The Castaways | 2009 | Elin Hilderbrand | Buy |
| 4 | The Perfect Couple | 2018 | Elin Hilderbrand | Buy |
| 5 | Ідеальна пара | 2018 | Elin Hilderbrand | N/A |
| 6 | Swan Song | 2024 | Elin Hilderbrand | Buy |
Elin Hilderbrand has been called “the queen of beach reads” by New York magazine, and most of her novels are set on Nantucket island, where she lives. The Nantucket series collects several of her books that are specifically grouped under that label, beginning with A Summer Affair in 2008.
The Perfect Couple (2018) was Hilderbrand’s first murder mystery, set during a lavish Nantucket wedding that goes wrong when a body turns up in the harbor. It was adapted into a 2024 Netflix limited series starring Nicole Kidman. Swan Song (2024) features Police Chief Ed Kapenash investigating a house fire and a missing person during his final summer before retirement. After publishing Swan Song as her 30th book, Hilderbrand announced she would stop writing Nantucket-based novels, making it her farewell to the island setting that defined her career.