The mysterious, violent death of a prominent New England patriarch exposes a nest of dark family secrets in New York Times bestselling author Richard North Pattersonâs twentieth compelling novel.
From #1 bestselling author Richard North Patterson comes a spellbinding psychological puzzle filled with unexpected legal twists, potentially criminal turns, and one familyâs shocking fall from grace.
After ten years away from home, Adam Blaine returns to Marthaâs Vineyard to attend the funeral of his estranged father, Ben, a famous and charismatic writer who was fond of sailboats, good wineâand women other than his wife. When Adam learns that Ben disinherited his family in favor of his mistress, he begins to wonder if his fatherâs deathâcaused by an inexplicable fall from a cliffâmight have been suicide or murder. Using his training as a CIA operative, Adam unearths some shattering revelations about the mistressâs past. But even more disturbing are the family secrets that canât stay buried any longerâsecrets that make Adam question everything he thought he knew about every player in this fateful game. Even himself...