Wreck at Ada’s Reef

In The Swallowtail Legacy: Wreck at Ada’s Reef, twelve-year-old Lark Heron-Finch faces a summer of change on Swallowtail Island after the death of her mother. Joined by her sister and stepfamily, Lark becomes intrigued by a tragic boat accident from years past, shared by family friend Nadine, who hires her as a research assistant for a book about the island’s oldest resident, Dinah Purdy. As Lark delves into the mystery, she uncovers connections to her own family history, but soon realizes that some on the island will go to great lengths to keep buried secrets from surfacing. This engaging contemporary mystery weaves themes of family, self-discovery, and the pursuit of truth across generations.