The Mother-In Law

The Mother-In-Law by Sally Hepworth

Diana Goodwin is cool, sophisticated, and elegant
in every way. She's admired in the community
for using her great wealth to help underprivileged,
pregnant refugees deliver healthy babies when they
have nowhere else to turn.

But daughter-in-law, Lucy, feels quite differently
about Diana. Her mother-in-law's subtle
but scathing criticism, ranges from the way Lucy's
raising the grandchildren to her inability to multi-
task. Diana's daughter, Nettie, with her
persistent infertility problems, and brooding
husband, Patrick, also feel subjected to the
matriarch's belief that everyone should face
adversity head-on without asking for help
from loved ones.

Thank goodness for Tom, their jovial father
who's willing to dole out the money when the kids
come crying for financial assistance. They can
count on him for understanding and support.

But when Tom dies of a hideous disease that robs
him of his dignity, things drastically change in
the Goodwin family. Diana retreats into a world of
her own, shunning anyone who tries to lift her spirits.

Shockingly, Diana is found dead one day of an
apparent suicide. Investigators suspect foul play,
especially when a short goodbye note in Diana's
handwriting, is found in a drawer, rather than near
her body. Her words reveal a battle with cancer, but
an autopsy shows no evidence of the disease.
Puzzling clues at the scene point to murder, and the reading
of Diana's will casts suspicion on everyone with a motive.

Was someone with a vendetta angry enough
to kill Diana?

Put this spellbinding mystery, filled with agonizing
family secrets and compelling sub-plots, on your
must-reads for the summer.