Riley's friend Parrish is the bright light. I was glad to see the bright spots in their relationships.
This was one of the most dysfunctional families I have read about in a long time. I don't know how he does it, but seems to win the family over, even though he did not come from "old money". He is patient and understanding and puts up with a lot of crap from Riley and Maggy. Nate Milas, an old friend of Riley's seems to be a saint. He is usually pretty good around his niece, but as the story progresses, he seems to not care anymore. He knows it, but doesn't seem to have the willpower to end it. Billy is a typical alcoholic some of the time. Thankfully, she changes by the end of the story. She says some terrible things to her mother that should not have been tolerated, I don't care if her father just died. Maggy is a bit much even with what she is going through. When she finds out that she is broke, she is not sure what to do. The family is basically living off trust funds that were left by Riley's father and grandfather. Billy is married to Scott and has always been a bit of an outsider. We meet Riley's family, her mother Evelyn, her Aunt Roo, and her brother Billy. Who killed him and why? What does Riley's family have to do with everything? Who else was involved in the bad investments? Was Wendell having an affair? When Wendell's body is found in the marina and it is determined that he was murdered, the story gets interesting. When he does not answer Maggy's calls or texts, they grow a bit concerned. When her husband, Wendell, does not show up on Belle Isle as promised, she assumes he is ducking his responsibilities once again. When she and her daughter Maggy arrive at the Summer Home, it is locked up tight with a foreclosure notice on the door. She has sold her house as she knows finances are tough, but she has no idea. In the past year her daughter was diagnosed with juvenile diabetes and she and her husband are getting a divorce.
Riley Griggs has her life turned upside down. I guess it is chick-lit, but it is also family drama as well as a murder mystery.
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