In Gold Creek, Michigan, legend has it that the ghost of a local grave digger still walks the cemetery, swinging his shovel, looking for his next victim to bury. But when the townâs wealthy undertaker dies, his estranged daughter must contend with the ghosts that haunt her own family âŚ
After she left home at seventeen, River swore she would never return to Gold Creek.
Growing up at the Gold Funeral Home and Memorial Gardens was a nightmare. Classmates constantly teased her for being part of the âGhoulâ family, while her own family denied that she was actually one of them. Her father, undertaker Gregory Gold, certainly never acted like a loving parent. He was far more interested in profiting off other peopleâs tragedies. But now Gregory has died. And River has surrendered to the pleas of her mother, Fiona, that she come back for his funeral.
But the mourning period is cut short when itâs revealed that Gregory died of poisoningâand Fiona is the number one suspect in his murder. Clearly, Fiona, his third wife and the funeral homeâs cosmetologist, is being framed. There are plenty of more-likely suspects, and River is determined to prove her motherâs innocence. That sheâll have to work with the sheriffâher high school enemyâis a small price to pay.
With a fortune at stake, River is sure the killer lies among Gregoryâs first two wives and their children and grandchildren. Yet soon, other discoveries will be made, and longstanding secrets unearthed. But when more people are murdered, the danger hits closer to home than River imagined possible. Drawn back into the livesâand liesâof the Golds, sheâll have to use her every resource to keep herself, and her loved ones, safe.