The twenty-third book in the popular Faith Fairchild mystery series, this time returning to Sanpere Island, Maine.
The Fourth of July is one of the hottest on record and even the breeze off Penobscot Bay canât seem to cool things down for Faith Fairchild and the rest of the folks on Sanpere Island. But the fireworks are just beginning. After the celebrations are over, Faith discovers a body in the woods near The Birches, an early twentieth-century âcottage.â
The body is identified as The Birchesâ housekeeper, who seems to have succumbed to a heart attack. The death is only one of the dramatic events upending the historic house. A family gathering has been called to decide who will inherit the much loved, and very valuable, estate that has been in the Proctor family for generations. With this much money involved, itâs just a matter of time before trouble arises.
Faith is juggling her own family problems. Her teenage son, Ben, has started a new job as a dishwasher at The Laughing Gull Lodgeâlearning things that could land him in very hot water. And her daughter Amy is worried about her new friend, Daisy Proctor. Daisy is terrifiedâconvinced that someone is trying to eliminate her mother from getting a share of The Birches. To protect her children, Faith has to find a possible murdererâbefore he strikes too close to her own home.