A house with a mysterious past, the family vanished six years ago, and no one knows a thing about what happened then... or what will happen next. Roe begins to remodel the house, and as she throws herself into the project, she finds she has thrown herself into the murky history of the missing family.

Ms. Harris has such a clever way of approaching her subjects, and her characters, and in this fourth outing, Aurora's personality is becoming much better defined and enhanced. Yet, even as the reader accepts the traits and patterns of Roe's life, there are many surprises in store, and Ms. Harris drops subtle hints that can slip by the inattentive reader. As the story progresses, and we are sucked deeper into the mystery and the horrors of the Julius family, we are also learning more about Martin the new spouse, along with his army buddy Shelby Youngblood and Youngblood's wife Angel, who become Martin and Roe's tenants and helpers in renovating the house. Are they bodyguards of some kind? Moreover, what about that mysterious resident of the garage apartment, the mother of the missing wife, Hope Julius? Who is she really, and why is she there?

Covering lots of territory, from Lawrenceton, Ga to New Orleans, Roe's new marriage, new house, and new life may be more dangerous than she has ever experienced before. A great read, with humor, dark thrilling tendrils of secrecy, and a deeper understanding of Aurora Teagarden, which makes this one of the best in the series, and a great find for new readers and old. ENJOY!