Seven years after Lauren's mother drowned in Wisteria, Lauren returns to the small Eastern Shore town where she spent summers with her beloved godmother, Aunt Jule. It is not the happy homecoming for which she had hoped. The large, riverfront home has fallen into disrepair. Aunt Jule acts strangely, one moment sharply criticizing Lauren, the next, admiring and flattering her at the expense of her own daughter, Holly. Jule's other daughter, Nora, is spooky, talking to herself more than anyone else. "Don't tell," she whispers, as questions about the death of Lauren's mother begin to resurface. Nick, a childhood friend to all three girls, has grown up gorgeous and acts as if he wants to be more than friends with Lauren. But suddenly he turns on her, blaming her for something she didn't do. How can Lauren trust him--trust any of them--after a series of nasty "accidents" makes it clear that someone in Wisteria wants Lauren dead?

"This tantalizing story has all of the ingredients for taut, page-turning excitement: murder, money, mystery, intrigue, family secrets, physical attraction....Chandler does an excellent job exploring the feelings and emotions involved when Lauren returns to the site of her mother's death...a good addition to a library or a classroom reading section." --Kliatt