Mary Kay Andrews novels were recommended by a friend and I found it a great summer read. The location for the story is Belle Isle in North Carolina, an island purchased by Riley's grandfather and his brother. Riley's family had partially developed the land without being overly intrusive on the landscape, but when her father died and her husband assumed running the family business, he had other ideas for money making schemes. Riley and her daughter arrived on the island Memorial Day weekend and it was then that their lives began to unravel and the extent of her husband's bad business decisions came to light. Throw in a best friend, a Southern eccentric family and an ex-boyfriend and the story takes many twists and turns before the mysteries are solved.
