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A return to the happy places of her youth raises many questions while putting a young woman’s life in jeopardy. Willow Stone spent many memorable times on Little North Island, Maine, until her parents told her she couldn’t go there anymore. Now, a letter arrives from the island, reopening old wounds. It’s from her beloved Aunt Sue, inviting Willow to come back for her wedding. Oddly, the letter is dated two months earlier but was only mailed a week ago. Willow learns that Sue’s inheritance of Cameron House infuriated Geralt Talbot, who considered himself the heir. And he may well be, now that Sue’s died after falling from Cameron House’s widow’s walk. Willow’s greeting from Sue’s friends, especially Rina Montalto, whom Sue had planned to wed, is far from friendly. Cameron House is the cause of a feud between Talbot and them. A devastated Willow is even more heartbroken to learn that for years Sue had written her letters that her parents had kept from her. All this time, Sue and Rina had thought that Willow was ghosting them. She’s drawn to Cameron House, where she’s greeted by many ghosts that others can’t see and finds hidden rooms guarding secrets. At the dinner after Sue’s funeral service, Talbot falls ill and dies from what turns out to be lithium poisoning. The police officer in charge is Willow’s old schoolmate and nemesis, Nick Tyler, and they squabble over the murder. Now that Talbot’s dead, a weighty question looms over who will inherit the Cameron estate: Talbot’s much younger wife or an islander whose claims to be a Cameron ring false. With help from the resident ghosts, Willow works to uncover the truth. A complex mystery with a surprise ending bolstered by charming characters, some of them still alive. Copyright © Kirkus Reviews, used with permission.