48 pages • 1 hour read
Tourist Season
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Chapters 16-22Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of substance use, graphic violence, death, illness, and sexual content.
Chapter 16 Summary: “Running Dark: Harper”
The next day, Nolan tries to make plans with Harper again, but she ignores his texts. She tells herself that he is her enemy, and she doesn’t need him. Meanwhile, she takes Arthur to the hospital after the golf cart accident. While there, a drunk patient named Sean McMillan harangues and threatens Arthur.
The next morning, Harper frets over Sam’s interest in her “true identity and [her] disappearance four years ago” (196). Determined to keep her secrets hidden, she packs up mementos from her and Adam’s past and hides them in Arthur’s garage. The dank space reminds her of the place where Harvey held her, Adam, and Sloane. Afterward, she hunts down Sean at his motel and abducts him at gunpoint.
Chapter 17 Summary: “Fathoms: Nolan”
Nolan shows up at Harper’s unannounced when she ignores his texts. He is shocked to find her torturing a strange man behind the cottage. He warns her about Sam’s drone.
Harper explains that Sean is just the sort of tourist she and Arthur have always sought to eliminate. The lovers chat about their relationship until Sean bolts up and attacks them. Together, Harper and Nolan kill him.
