In the coastal town of Haven Harbor, blood runs thicker than waterโand just as freely . . .
Antique dealer Sarah Byrne has never unspooled the truth about her past to anyoneโnot even friend and fellow Mainely Needlepointer Angie Curtis. But the enigmatic Aussie finally has the one thing sheโs searched for all her lifeโfamily. And now she and long-lost half-brother, Ted Lawrence, a wealthy old artist and gallery owner in town, are ready to reveal their secret connection . . .
Tedโs adult children are suspicious of their newfound aunt Sarahโespecially after Ted, in declining health, announces plans to leave her his museum-worthy heirloom paintings. So when Ted is poisoned to death during a lobster bake, everyone assumes sheโs guilty. If Sarah and Angie canโt track down the real murderer in time, Sarahโs bound to learn how delicateโand deadlyโfamily dynamics can truly be . . .