Mariner’s Hollow is a supernatural mystery set on a remote island off the Maine coast, where isolation, grief, and long-buried secrets converge. When Justice Worth is called to the home of an estranged aunt living alone on the desolate island of Mariner’s Hollow, he expects an uneasy visit — not the unraveling of his entire understanding of his family. A brutal winter storm cuts the island off from the mainland, and in its midst, his aunt dies under circumstances that look like suicide but feel deeply wrong.

Stranded in her creaking Victorian home, haunted by inexplicable presences, and pursued by a very human threat outside its walls, Justice begins to probe the truth behind her death. What he uncovers is a tangle of hidden histories, shifting loyalties, and myths the islanders refuse to speak of. As suspects multiply and dangers close in, the island spirits seem intent on drawing him toward the family secret his aunt died trying to protect — a truth someone on Mariner’s Hollow is willing to kill to keep buried.

Mariner’s Hollow blends atmospheric horror with psychological suspense, exploring how far people will go to defend the stories they live by, and what happens when those stories turn against them.

Publication History

Mariner’s Hollow was originally published in 2013 under the name F.G. Capitanio and received the 2014 Benjamin Franklin Award for YA Fiction. After its initial publication with Sweet Dreams Press, a small press out of Boston, the rights reverted to the author. It is now undergoing a major revision for traditional submission as an adult mystery/horror novel.

Current Status

Revised edition in active development.

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