NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK Nothing brings a family together like a
murder next door. I just loved how intriguing the mystery is but also the dynamics between a
grandmother a mother and a teenage daughter. -Reese Witherspoon Think: Gilmore Girls but
with murder. High-powered businesswoman Lana Rubicon has a lot to be proud of: her keen
intelligence impeccable taste and the L.A. real estate empire she's built. But when she finds
herself trapped 300 miles north of the city convalescing in a sleepy coastal town with her
adult daughter Beth and teenage granddaughter Jack Lana is stuck counting otters instead of
square footage-and hoping that boredom won't kill her before the cancer does. Then Jack-tiny in
stature but fiercely independent-happens upon a dead body while kayaking. She quickly becomes a
suspect in the homicide investigation and the Rubicon women are thrown into chaos. Beth thinks
Lana should focus on recovery but Lana has a better idea. She'll pull on her wig find the
true murderer protect her family and prove she still has power. With Jack and Beth's help
Lana uncovers a web of lies family vendettas and land disputes lurking beneath the surface of
a community populated by folksy conservationists and wealthy ranchers. But as their amateur
snooping advances into ever-more dangerous territory the headstrong Rubicon women must learn
to do the one thing they've always resisted: depend on each other.
