48 pages • 1 hour read
Tourist Season
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Chapters 8-15Chapter Summaries & Analyses
Content Warning: This section of the guide includes discussion of graphic violence, death, sexual content, and substance use.
Chapter 8 Summary: “Descent: Harper”
Back at her cottage, Harper waits for Nolan to notice his missing things and come after her. Meanwhile, she muses on who Nolan thinks she is. She could tell him she isn’t the real Harper Starling but doesn’t want to explain the truth.
Nolan shows up, demanding his bag. He threatens to expose her for being involved with Arthur—implying that Arthur is La Plume, as per Sam’s theory. Horrified to hear about Sam’s sleuthing, Harper makes a deal with Nolan. She won’t report him to the FBI if he helps her keep Arthur safe from Sam. She will also return his bag and book and leave town. Nolan agrees.
Chapter 9 Summary: “Treasures: Harper”
Lukas comes over to clean Arthur’s gutters. Harper asks him to hide Nolan’s bag “somewhere [she] won’t find it” (103). Lukas gets anxious, demanding to know what’s going on. He doesn’t know the truth about Arthur’s past. Then Lukas reveals that a man is buying a piece of Lancaster land by Ballantyne River within the next three weeks.
After Lukas leaves, Harper panics about the land. She and Arthur have buried numerous bodies there. Alone, she tinkers with her chessboard and thinks about the past.
