On a bright autumn afternoon in Truro, the Napier family celebrates one coupleโs golden wedding anniversary and anotherโs marriage. But for one member of the clan, the day turns dark. Chris Napier, prodigal son, suddenly spots the ragged specter of a former friend, Nicky Lanyonโa man whose own family was ruined by the same twist of fate with which the Napiers were blessed. And the next morning, Chris is horrified to find Nicky dead, hanging from a tree where the boys once playedโฆ.
For Chris, the suicide opens a floodgate of doubt and suspicion. How did his familyโs wealth slip out of the hands of a great-uncle, brutally murdered before he could change his will? Were the men convicted of the crime truly guilty? And who is the mysterious, seductive woman who claims to know the Napiersโ darkest secrets? As the crimes of two families are exposed, a series of violent acts shadows him and suddenly Chris knows heโs in uncharted watersโฆuntil a killer drops one last disguiseโfor the ultimate act of revenge.
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