What happened to Amanda Holmes?
Twenty years ago, she was found bludgeoned in a rowboat at the MacAllister family’s Camp Macaw. No one was ever charged with the crime.
Now, after their parents’ sudden deaths, the MacAllister siblings return to camp to read the will and decide what to do with the prime real estate the camp occupies. Ryan needs to sell. Margaux hasn’t made up her mind. Mary believes in leaving well enough alone. Kate and Liddie—the twins—have opposing views. And Sean Booth, the groundskeeper, just hopes he still has a home when all is said and done.
But it’s more complicated than a simple vote. The will stipulates that until they unravel the mystery of what happened to Amanda, they can’t settle the estate. Any one of them could have done it, and each one is holding a piece of the puzzle. Will they work together to finally discover the truth, or will their secrets finally tear the family apart?
Now, after their parents’ sudden deaths, the MacAllister siblings return to camp to read the will and decide what to do with the prime real estate the camp occupies. Ryan needs to sell. Margaux hasn’t made up her mind. Mary believes in leaving well enough alone. Kate and Liddie—the twins—have opposing views. And Sean Booth, the groundskeeper, just hopes he still has a home when all is said and done.
But it’s more complicated than a simple vote. The will stipulates that until they unravel the mystery of what happened to Amanda, they can’t settle the estate. Any one of them could have done it, and each one is holding a piece of the puzzle. Will they work together to finally discover the truth, or will their secrets finally tear the family apart?
This was definitely a complex story, told by all of the MacAllister siblings in their own way. Ryan was not a likable character from the start and that didn't change for me as the story went on. While not all of his actions were bad, enough of them were for me to dislike him. Margaux, who was Amanda's best friend, wants to believe the best in everyone and seems to have the most difficulty in believing that one of her siblings had anything to do with what happened with Amanda. Mary appears to be the least involved, as she was younger than Margaux and Amanda, but she has her own secrets. The twins, Kate and Liddie are hiding the most things from their family, but since they were so young when the incident happened, how much of what they think they saw that night really happened? Sean, the groundskeeper, has the most to lose if the camp is sold and he really wants to protect Margaux above all else.
I really liked how the spreadsheet of where everyone was the night that Amanda was bludgeoned in the rowboat was updated at the beginning of each chapter, while the night in question is slowly explained by each character until you know who really did it....or do you actually know?
I give this 4 stars!
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| Published: 6/1/19 |
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