Things go awry for Katie Bonner when her former mother-in-law, Margo, throws a housewarming party at her lakeside rental and one of her guests ends up dead in the water. Maxwell Preston was a devoted husbandâand a not-so-great dad. He was a beloved pharmacist who didnât take care of his ramshackle property, which is destined to be a hot commodity on Victoria Square when his heir puts it up for sale. But most of all, Preston was a stranger to the others who attended the party.
Meanwhile, Nona Fiske takes charge of Victoria Square's big summer extravaganzaâa disaster in the making, as what little power sheâs seized has gone straight to her head. The Davenport sisters have their own agenda, and theyâve not only been poking around to find out more about the dead man but what other mischief has been going on around the Square.
So, who killed Maxwell Preston, and why? Thatâs what Katie wants to knowâand sheâs willing to risk everything to find out.